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1 of 1977

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Metadata

Object ID #

1986.036.001

Object Name

Quilt, Bed

Other Name

Quilt, Signature

Title

1917 Peabody Red Cross Name Quilt

Lexicon category

2: Building Furnishings

Date

November 23, 1917

Year Range from

1917

Year Range to

1917

Made

Peabody School Red Cross Workers

Place of Origin

Peabody, Grey County, Ontario

Description

1917 signature quilt / name quilt made by the Peabody School Red Cross Workers group of Sullivan Township. The quilt is made up of 30 blocks (five across, six down), each of which measures about 29 cm x 29 cm. In the center of each block is a cross motif (17.5 cm x 17.5 cm). The crosses (30) and the sashing around the squares are peach-coloured cotton fabric. The background of the squares is plain white. Each cross has one name embroidered in white (the soldier names are here). Each square has eight names embroidered in red. There are a total of 231 names. Twenty nine of the names are those of soldiers. Embroidered lettering on block #13 is, "Nov. 23, Peabody School, S.S. #10 Sullivan, 1917". One of the soldiers listed on the quilt, Private William McLaggan, has a portrait photograph in the Grey County Archives (see PF77 1986.036.002).
Block 1: Pte. Jim McDonald, Florence Lamb, Freda Diffel, Mr. E. Hooey, Mrs. E. Hooey, Helen Harkley, Mary Harkley, Rev. R. C. Rock, Mrs. R. C. Rock.
Block 2: Pte. Dave McDonald, Mrs. R. L. Tanner, Marjory Ellis, Tena Tanner, Kathleen Robb, Nell Ekinswiller, John Leack, Arnette Milhouse, Norman Ernest.
Block 3: Pte. Nelson Christie, Maggie Miller, Fred Lowe, Mr. Jas. Dobie, Mrs. Jas. Dobie, Alex Backer, May Albright, Rudolph Golem, Joseph Golem.
Block 4: Pte. Jim Kincard, Mr. Thos. Turner, Mrs. T. Turner, Robert Turner, Barbara Turner, Mrs. P. Kincard, Tena Kincard, Alberta McLaughlin, Selena Kincard.
Block 5: Pte. Vincent Karkruff, Margaret O'Hara, Kathryn O'Hara, Mr. Harry Harrison, Mr. Fred Priebe, Edwin O'Hara, Grace O'Hara, Mr. Chas. O'Hara, Mrs. C. O'Hara.
Block 6: Pte. Jack Cass, Mr. A. Woelfle, Mr. Walt Gray, Mr. S. M. Ewart, Edwin Haynes, Cecil Brugemann, Ida Mink, Mr. J. Armstrong, Jas. Patchell.
Block 7: Pte. Wm. McLaggan, Russell McDonald, George Agnew, Eliza Stoddart, Lottie Jacklin, Gertrude McDonald, Jean McLaggan, Peter McLaggan, Walter McLaggan.
Block 8: Major Bishop, Mary Golem, Maggie Ellis, Mrs. Fred Golem, Mr. Fred Golem, Mr. Jas. Ried, Mrs. Jas. Ried, Mr. Fred Maluske, Mrs. F. Maluske.
Block 9: Pte. Wm. Schildroth, Mr. Wm. Lusting, Mrs. Wm. Lusting, Mr. Sam Kriger, Harry Jones, Mr. C. Schildroth, Jno. Schildroth, Mr. Lewie Schildroth, Mrs. L. Schildroth.
Block 10: Pte. Chris Kemp, Walter Kemp, Hilda Kemp, Evelyn Kemp, Ivor Kemp, Mr. B. Wright, Arthur Ellis, Mrs. B. Wright.
Block 11: Corpl. A. McKinnon, John Gobert, Ella Gobert, Mrs. Jno. McKinnon, Vera McKinnon, Mrs. Jas. Aitcheson, Mrs. J. Aitcheson, Ada Aitcheson, Henry Gobert.
Block 12: Corpl. Wm. Anstead, Mr. Wm. Agnew, Pearl McMillan, Wm. S. Agnew, Wm. McDonald M.P.P., Mrs. Wm. Anstead, Joseph Agnew, Mr. Walter Agnew, Mrs. W. Agnew.
Block 13: Mr. Albert Lipskie, Mrs. A. Lipskie, Mr. Harry Carson, Mr. Wm. Bassatt, Mr. W. Poveoliskie, Tony Lipskie, Isabelle E. Mair, Kathryn Mair.
Block 14: Lieut. Robt. Pollock, Ferna Elder, Gladys Elder, Milred Knapp, Sara Elder, Mrs. R. J. Ball M.P., Mrs. R. J. Ball, Mr. Henry Knapp, Mrs. H. Knapp.
Block 15: Pte. Jno. Hatten, Alfred Shewell, Bert King, Mrs. Edward West, Vera West, Mrs. Jno. Kennedy, Eleanor Kennedy, Gertrude Kennedy, Frances Kennedy.
Block 16: Col. Wm. Douglas, Mr. Jas. Mair, Mrs. J. Mair, Clifford Johnson, Ruby Johnson, Gordon McDonald, Will McDonald, Mr. Wm. McDonald, Mrs. W. McDonald.
Block 17: Sergt. J. A. Long, Pte. Clark McGillvray, Lieut. A. R. Kelbourn, Janey M. Long, Annie Sinclair, Mr. Robt. Long, Mrs. R. Long, Edith B. Long, Mary Stephan.
Block 18: Pte. Wm. Cupskie, James Carter, Tom Ellis, Peter McColeman, Alex McColeman, Peter Fossold, Mr. Liebeck, Robt. Malinofski, Minnie McColeman.
Block 19: Pte. Peter Robinson, Mr. Geo. Agnew, Mrs. Geo. Agnew, Arthur Agnew, Mr. Don McDonald, John Robinson, Oscar Agnew, Mrs. Peter Robinson, George Robinson.
Block 20: Pte. Arthur Lynge, Mr. E. J. Cobean, Mrs. E. J. Cobean, Mr. J. B. Cruickshank, Mrs. Cruickshank, A. G. Mair, Tommy Mair, Mr. M. W. Mair, Mrs. M. W. Mair.
Block 21: Pte. Jos. Thompson, Elmer Hatten, John Floyd, Leonard Thompson, Walter Wm. Mair, Nettie McLaughlin, Lila Hooey, Mr. Jas. Thompson, Mrs. J. Thompson.
Block 22: Pte. R. J. Gray, Mr. Jno. Anderson, Mrs. Jas. Anderson, Gilbert Mair, Mr. Heinmmiller, George Ramage, W. S. Warmington.
Block 23: Pte. Jim Agnew, Mr. David Slomska, Mrs. D. Slomska, Mr. Fritz Golem, Mrs. F. Golem, Susie Slomska, Ruby Slomska, Mr. Julius Slomska, Mrs. J. Slomska.
Block 24: Pte. Lloyd Pollock, Jamie Anderson, David Anderson, Billy Anderson & Margaret, Mrs. W. J. Pollock, Cassie Pollock, Mr. G. Anderson, Mrs. G. Anderson.
Block 25: Pte. Ern. Hunter, Mrs. Geo. Fullerton, Mrs. Jno. Thompson, Ronald Yager, Hetta Shouldice, Ralph Fullerton, Ida Fullerton, Mrs. Sam Fenton, Margaret Fenton.
Block 26: Pte. Roy Maxwell, Major McNally, Jessie McNally, Eva McNally, Jimmie Mair, Gladys Patterson, Jim Harkley, Willa Patterson, Ruth Warren.
Block 27: Pte. Geo. Bluhm, Harry Fisher, Alfie Fisher, Grace V. Doyle, Mabel Harrison, Clara Knapp, Lewis Knapp, Rebecca Knapp, Bernice Craig.
Block 28: Pte. Jack Kincaid, Otto Marklevitz, Lizzie Smith, Chas. Marklevitz, Walter Miller, Mary Corlett, Wilson Fenton, Mrs. W. A. Mair, Mrs. Mair.
Block 29: Pte. J. C. McLean, Mr. Thos. Mair, Mrs. T. Mair, Mrs. H. Grantham, Wm. Grantham, May C. Mair, Viola Mair, Mr. Wm. Mair, Mrs. Jas. Mair.
Block 30: Pte. Albert Laffarty, Georgina Anderson, Ida Malinofski, Ada Willoughby, Neil Moore, Mr. Jas. O'Hara, Mrs. J. O'Hara, Mary O'Hara, Bob Campbell.

Provenance

Stitched by the Red Cross Workers at the Peabody School in the former Sullivan Township, Grey County, and completed on November 23, 1917. There are 231 names recorded on it, including 29 local soldiers. Quilts like this were often made by various groups during 1914-1918 to raise money for the war effort. A fee of ___ cents was charged to anyone who wished to have his or her name to appear on them. Each finished quilt would be then auctioned in order to raise even more funds.
Belonged to the MacDonald family and then to Donelda McClure.

Collection

Textiles, Bedding Collection

Material

Cotton/Embroidery Thread/Thread/Dye

Dimensions

W-69.685 L-84.252 inches

Found

Chesley, Bruce County

People

McLaggan, William
McClure, Donalda
Kincaid, James (Jim)

Subjects

Sullivan Township
Quilting
World War I (First World War/The Great War)
Quilts
Quilting bees
The Red Cross

Search Terms

58th Battalion
248th Battalion
S.S.#10 Sullivan (Peabody School)
Sullivan Township

Function

A name quilt, sometimes called a "signature quilt" or "autograph quilt", may not be everyone’s ideal of what should decorate a bed, as they are often red and white and patriotic (or church-related) in nature, and cluttered with embroidered names. However, it cannot be denied that they are enduring textile records of ordinary people who wished to help out a good cause.