Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2016.011.002 |
Object Name |
Handkerchief |
Title |
Wedding Handkerchief of Ellen Milson |
Date |
1898 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown/Euphrasia Township (formerly), Municipality of Grey Highlands, Grey County |
Description |
A cream-coloured, scalloped-edged, white-embroidered handkerchief that was kept in Ellen Milson's wedding dress pocket. There is a symmetrical design of eight fine lines in a group, which intersect at the corners to make a linear margin. Inside the corners of the margin are four embroidered floral sprays, in triangular embroidered dot containers, one per corner. There are also some small white embroidered decoration at the perimeter. The scalloped edge is finished in white thread. |
Provenance |
May have been made by Ellen Reid (b. 1872 in Sydenham Township) or one of her relatives. Her parents were William Reid and Catherine Reid (nee Inglis). Ellen Reid married William George Milson in 1898. The item was part of her wedding attire. The Milsons farmed in Euphrasia Township, Grey County. It next belonged to Vera McCrabb (nee Milson), and subsequently by her daughter, Erma Speer (née McCrabb), of Alvanley, Grey County. |
Collection |
Personal Gear |
Material |
Textile/Linen/Embroidery Thread |
Dimensions |
W-29.5 L-29.5 D-0.2 cm |
Found |
Alvanley, Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
McCrabb, Vera Milson, Ellen |
Subjects |
Wedding costume Weddings Handkerchiefs Brides |
Search Terms |
Euphrasia Township |
Function |
An all-white, fine quality handkerchief, that was used at the wedding of Ellen Milson in 1898. She kept it neatly folded in a pocket of her wedding dress afterwards. |