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1 of 1977

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Metadata

Object ID #

2007.011.001

Object Name

Quilt, Bed

Other Name

Quilt, Signature

Title

Ayton W.I. Red Cross Quilt (early 1940s)

Lexicon category

2: Building Furnishings

Year Range from

1940

Year Range to

1945

Artist

Ayton Women's Institute

Made

Ayton Women's Institute

Place of Origin

Ayton, Municipality of West Grey, Grey County

Description

Ayton W. I. Red Cross fund-raising signature quilt / name quilt. Item has pink (maybe once red)-embroidered corner motifs (that from a distance, form red crosses) and bright blue-embroidered names on white fabric blocks. Each block has four pink corner motifs and each corner has two blue names (in two lines) which create a diamond effect. The quilt lines echo this diamond, and there is a central squarish quilt line in each block. Where the blocks meet, the pink corner motifs create a larger pink (cross) motif. The border area is white, with large plain quilted scallops. The edging is plain white. The quilt is thin, and lightweight. There are a total of 42 blocks; seven across and six down.
BLOCK 1: Mrs. D. McKenzie, Miss Ethel Wenger, Mrs. V. Cavanagh, Mrs. A. Terrill, Mrs. A. Wenger, Mrs. Rob Wenger, Mrs. Kreutziger, Miss May Wenger.
BLOCK 2: Mr. Erwin Robinson, Marie Robinson, Mrs. Erwin Robinson, Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Robert Robinson, Bruce Robinson, Mr. James Robinson, Isabelle Robinson.
BLOCK 3: Mr. Ted Widmeyer, Mr. Jack Lumsden, Mrs. Ted. Widmeyer, Pauline Detweiler, Mr. William Weigel, Frederick Seim, Mrs. Wm. Weigel, Minnie Saim.
BLOCK 4: Mr. Wm. H. Fisher, Mrs. Carl Bender, Mrs. Wm. H. Fisher, Mr. Herb Werner, Mr. Herb Fisher, Mrs. Herb Werner, Mrs. Herb Fisher, Mr. Carl Bender.
BLOCK 5: Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. G. Franke, Mrs. Armstrong, Mr. Christopher Horn, Rev. J. Langholz, Mrs. C. Jayne, Mrs. J. Langholz, Mrs. G. Zier.
BLOCK 6: Mrs. L. H. Widmeyer, Mr. Hedwig, Mr. Oscar Widmeyer, Mrs. Hedwig, Mrs. Oscar Widmeyer, Mr. Copland, Mr. L. H. Widmeyer, Mrs. Copland.
BLOCK 7: Mrs. E. Bowman, Mrs. Jas. Watt, Mrs. A. McLaughton, Mrs. J. E. Bender, Mrs. L. Herman, Mrs. A. Shiel, Mrs. W. O'Reilly, Mrs. W. Reid.
BLOCK 8: Dorothy Lobsinger, Mrs. J. Norton, Mr. Lawrence Fischer, Mr. Percy Fatum, Mr. Wm. Fischer, Mrs. Percy Fatum, Mrs. W. Hodgins, Mrs. Fesken.
BLOCK 9: Mrs. Andrew Wetlaufer, Mrs. Jas. Young, Miss Margaret Cullitow, Mrs. Wm. Little, Miss Luella Schreiber, Mrs. Sam Koenig, Mrs. Hy. Schreiber, Mrs. Jno. Lynett.
BLOCK 10: Mr. Erwin Teske, Mr. Fred Schroeder, Mrs. Erwin Teske, Mr. Chris Kraft, Mr. A. Collins, Mr. Roy McCulloch, Mrs. A. Collins, Mr. Arthur Rehkopf.
BLOCK 11: Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Schenk, Hilliard Schenk, Mr. & Mrs. G. Seim, Harry Schenk, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cox, Ruth Redford, Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Fortune, Woodburn Fortune.
BLOCK 12: Mr. Art Grunan, Mr. E. Kester, Mrs. A. Grunan, Mrs. E. Kester, Mr. L. E. Kester, Mrs. J. Mogk, Mrs. L. E. Kester, Mr. Stanley Kester.
BLOCK 13: Mrs. John Olbresht, Mrs. Ed Ryan, Mrs. ? Bieman, Mrs. Louis Grein, Mr. Nicholas Diemel, Miss J. Sheely, Mrs. Dave Hilgartner, Mrs. Jas. Morris.
BLOCK 14: Mr. Albert Widmeyer, Mrs. Joe Lynsh, Mrs. Albert Widmeyer, Mrs. Jno. Rowan, Mr. Ezra Pfeffer, Mr. Joe Lynch, Mrs. Ezra Pfeffer, Amanda Olbrecht.
BLOCK 15: Mrs. Amos Widmeyer, Mr. Elmer Fatum, Mr. Walter Widmeyer, Harold Widmeyer, Mrs. Walter Widmeyer, Irene Widmeyer, Mr. Amos Widmeyer, Mr. James Murray.
BLOCK 16: Mr. Wm. C. Fischer, Miss Berte Werner, Mr. Herman Grein, Mrs. John Werner, Mrs. Herman Grein, Mrs. Jacob Werner, Mr. William Kroft, Mrs. George Parker.
BLOCK 19: Rose Eisenbach, Mrs. Jennie Bowie, Lydia Eisenbach, Miss Tena Booth, Cora Eisenbach, Miss Ellen Bowie, Victor Eisenbach, Mrs. Adam Reid.
BLOCK 20: Mrs. Della Oehm, Gerald Oehm, Mrs. Albert Hoffman, Mrs. L. Schreiber, Mr. Isadore Schenk, Bobby Schenk, Mrs. Isadore Schenk, Jean Schenk.
BLOCK 21: Miss Florence Fisher, Mr. David Grein, Mr. Irwin Fisher, Mr. Charles Miller, Miss Marjorie Schenk, Mr. Lorne Domm, Mr. Everett Clarridge, Mr. Nelson Wirner.
BLOCK 22: Mrs. Alex McCulloch, Mr. Herb Klie, Mr. M. McArthur, Mrs. Herb Klie, Mrs. M. McArthur, Mr. Eldon Klie, Mr. Alex McCulloch, Mr. Clayton Klie.
BLOCK 23: Mr. Robert McMurray, Irene Schnell, Mrs. Wm. Baskus, Mrs. Hannah Sachs, Mr. George Ball, Miss Bertha Birr, Mrs. George Ball, Mrs. J. Schnell.
BLOCK 26: Mr. Chas. Rahn, Lorne Schenk, Mrs. Chas. Rahn, F. D. Schause, Mr. David Schenk, Melvin Schenk, Mrs. David Shenk, Lula Schenk.
BLOCK 27: Mr. & Mrs. A. Diebel, Lillie Bender, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Domm, Yvonne Bender, Mr. & Mrs. W. Stephen, Florence Hahn, Rev. & Mrs. N. Ernst, Mrs. Sam Grein.
BLOCK 28: Mr. & Mrs. A. Roedding, Mrs. J. Roedding, Dr. & Mrs. J. Easton, Edna Diebel, Dr. & Mrs. N. Easton, Donald Easton, Mr. & Mrs. O. Diebel, Ola Diebel.
BLOCK 29: Miss Marie Pinkerton, Miss Agnes Hume, Mr. Gordon Connell, James Connell, Mrs. Gordon Connell, Kathryn Connell, Mrs. Albert Pinkerton, Mrs. Peter Hume.
BLOCK 30: Mr. John Aitken, Miss Eva Fortune, Mrs. John Aitken, Miss Ruby Fortune, Mr. Fred Fortune, Miss Viola Fortune, Mrs. Fred Fortune, Miss Loretta Ryan.
BLOCK 31: Emma Phillips, Ethel Morrison, Mrs. F. Kester, Mr. & Mrs. V. Feick, Margaret Lippert, Ada B. Fortune, Mary Phillips, Elfreda Fischer.
BLOCK 32: Rev. J. H. Peters, Mr. Thomas Casey, Mrs. J. H. Peters, Miss Hedwig Bender, Donna Margret Peters, Mrs. Ira Halpenny, Ilse E. Peters, Mr. Martin Horn.
BLOCK 33: Mrs. George Widmeyer, Olive Widmeyer, Mr. J. F. Schause, Mr. James Booth, Mrs. J. F. Schause, Miss Tena Booth, Mr. George Widmeyer, Elaine Widmeyer.
BLOCK 34: Miss Pearl Foerster, Mrs. C. Kester, Miss Lily Horsburgh, Mrs. Noah Schenk, Mr. Oscar Foerster, Mrs. J. Derby, Mrs. Oscar Foerster, Mr. C. Kester.
BLOCK 35: Mr. & Mrs. L. Derbecker, Philip Weltz, Mr. & Mrs. V. Domm, Annie Reid, Mr. & Mrs. E. Domm, Tressa Jardine, Mr. & Mrs. A. Domm, Mr. C. Koehler.
BLOCK 36: Mrs. Norman Widmeyer, Mr. Norman Fritz, Mr. Charles Ruland, Mrs. Norman Fritz, Mrs. Charles Ruland, Mr. Sidney Love, Mr. Norman Widmeyer, Mrs. Sidney Love.
BLOCK 37: Miss Lois Banting, Harley Mann, Miss Grace Banting, Mr. Bob Leslie, Miss Marion Banting, Mr. Pat McGarry, Miss Helen Fortune, Dr. Cecil Hain.
BLOCK 38: Mrs. Wm. Keasis, Ross Phillip, Mrs. R. Nighawander, Hattie Martin, Mrs. Wm. Scoles, Miss Edna Weigel, Miss Mildred Hume, Mrs. George Grein.
BLOCK 39: Miss Emma Peters, Janey Macready, Mr. R. A. McCready, Margaret Macready, Mrs. R. A. Macready, Mr. M. D. Lynck, Mr. Harry McKinnon, Agnes Macready.
BLOCK 40: Georgina Hoffman, Mrs. Julia Baetz, Mrs. Fred. Dietrich, Mrs. John Weigel, Mrs. Lincolnn Becker, Gertrude Fisher, Mrs. Wilbert Pfeffer, Mrs. John Nicolis.
BLOCK 41: Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Hopkins, Rosemary Beninger, Mr. & Mrs. P. Benninger, Frances Forestall, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ball, Bernice Beninger, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Hahn, Robert McMurray.
BLOCK 42: Mrs. James Booth, Mrs. Tom Ryan, Mrs. M. Byers, Mrs. V. Glebe, Clayton Wittich, Mrs. W. Kenns, Rev. McNeil, Jacob Schnell.

Makers mark

Embroidered

Provenance

Made by the Ayton Women's Institute. It was a war-time project in the early 1940s, when the group was doing Red Cross work. They charged 10 cents to anyone who wanted to have his or her name embroidered on it, and after its completion, tickets were sold to win the item.

It belonged to Florence Morris, who ran a small cafe in Ayton. After her death, it was put on public display in a small hall in Ayton.

It was last owned by the Ayton Women's Institute.

Collection

Textiles, Bedding Collection

Material

Cotton/Embroidery Thread/Thread/Dye

Dimensions

W-68.898 L-80.315 inches

Found