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Metadata
Object ID # |
2012.079.001 |
Object Name |
Quilt, Bed |
Other Name |
Quilt, Signature |
Title |
Name Quilt By the Banks Church Ladies' Society (1931) |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
1931 |
Year Range from |
1931 |
Year Range to |
1931 |
Artist |
Banks Church Ladies' Society |
Made |
Banks Church Ladies' Society |
Place of Origin |
Banks, Collingwood Township, Grey County, Ontario |
Description |
Red-embroidered-on-white signature quilt top / name quilt top or comforter cover. In addition to the name blocks, the item has alternating, coloured embroidery farm motif blocks. It has a total of fifty-three embroidered blocks. Each name block has twelve names on it. The quilt top has some empty areas, and it was not quilted, but appears to have been finished as a light summer spread, with a plain white backing. It is open along the bottom edge, presumably in order to insert the batting. Block 2: Madge Lanktree, Margaret McAllister, Miss Eva Sproule, Mrs. Geo. Simpson, Mrs. L. Somerville, Norman Holden, Miss Elva Rusk, Bessie McKinlay, Baby Houston, Maurice Wilson, Donald McAllister, Harvey McKinlay. Block 4: Miss Annie Graham, Mr. C. Brocklebank, Ross Shaw, Mr. A. A. Ramage, Mr. Chas. Taylor, Mr. John Galt, Eva Crawford, Mrs. Chas. Taylor, Irene Binkley, Wesley Taylor, Mr. Richard Cherry, Evelyn Taylor. Block 6: Ina Lanktree, Mr. Tom Gastland, Mr. W. I. Field, Cecilla Campbell, Mrs. Maurice Wilson, J. C. Sinclair, Mrs. W. McInnes, Mr. Victor McKenzie, Mrs. F. N. Hindle, Gilyron Bros., Mr. Benj. Hollingsworth, Mrs. W. I. Field Block 7: Farmhouse Block 8: Norene Gould, Mrs. T. D. Carscadden, Velma Wilson, Samuel Graham, Mrs. Jennie Moore, Wilde Bros., Mr. H. Hawton, Mrs. H. Hawton, Mr. R. J. Graham, Roy Lanktree, Jessie Greenland, Burton Lanktree Block 9: Tractor with driver Block 10: G. H. Finlay, Betty Lalonde, J. H. Finlay, Geo. B. Henry, Mrs. S. Burnside, J. A. Gibb, Mrs. R. G. Hunt, F. A. Nettleton, Leila McKeown, Mrs. Wyatt Smith, Mrs. Geo. Elliott, Cassie Shaw Block 11: Apple Tree Block 12: Mr. Walter Knuff, Mrs. Walter Knuff, Mrs. David Bowie, Mae Moore, Mrs. William Lougheed, Mr. William Lougheed, Doreen Lanktree, Mrs. James Lanktree, Mr. James Lanktree, Henry Graham, Mrs. Henry Graham, Mrs. J. Lougheed Block 13: Barn and silo Block 14: Helen Shaw, Mrs. Geo. Carscadden, Mrs. I. Skelton, Isabel Shaw, Margaret Ann Grier, Mrs. A. Smith, Robt. Shaw, Mrs. Robt. Shaw, Mary Shaw, Viola Shaw, Dan Hawman, Ruby Shaw Block 15: Horse Block 16: James Wilson, Mrs. Harry Sheridan, Betty Wilson, Roy Lanktree, Mr. Fred Lanktree, Mrs. Fred Lanktree, Miss Bessie Hindle, Miss Mildred Maxwell, Mr. Wesley James, Mrs. Albert Hindle, Mrs. D. S. McArthur, Miss Mary Hindle Block 17: Cow Block 18: Mrs. H. Finn, Mrs. J. W. Hutchison, Mr. J. W. Hutchison, Elizabeth Brooks, Mrs. Fred Carscadden, Mrs. W. F. Aylward, Ronald Sheridan, Mrs. George Sheridan, Thelma Sheridan, Mrs. Frank Boell, Mrs. Jack Lougheed, Mrs. Almore Shaw Block 19: Two sheep/Ewes Block 20: Mrs. J. Holmes, Mr. & Mrs. B. Broughton, Mrs. J. A. Conn, Mr. J. A. Conn, Mr. Victor Porteous M.P., Mrs. Victor Porteous, Tommy Holmes, Mrs. Bruce Hamilton, Mr. Bruce Hamilton, Mr. John Acres, Beaver Valley Creamery, Mrs. John Acres Block 21: Mule?/Donkey? Block 22: Lloyd Knox, Neil McDonald, Isla Knox, Mrs. A. L. Melick, Rev. Robt. Wiseman, Mrs. Robt. Wiseman, George Graham, Archie Arbutknot, Marion Collins, Mr. C. W. Hartman, Mrs. T. P. Armstrong, Mr. T. P. Armstrong Block 23: Pig / Hog Block 24: Velma Reid, Mrs. Margaret A. Whately, Mrs. May Smith, Annie Hogg, Mrs. Claude Running, Mr. Claude Running, Ian C. Shaw, Mrs. Emerson Brown, Miss Jean Idle, Audrey Ferris, Mrs. Roy Ferris, Mr. Roy Ferris Block 25: Goat Block 26: I. M. Begg, Mrs. Chas. Brockelbank, Mary Jean Trott, Muriel Graham, Whit. Hammond, A. D. Lavery, Orville Shaw, Mrs. Hilliard Shaw, Hilliard Shaw, Harry Trott, Dr. Robertson, Jimmie Trott Block 27: Cat Block 28: Agnes C. Macphail M.P, T. Stewart Cooper Agr. Rep., Frank Hartman, Mr. Geo. Boone, Mr. Norman Shaw, Mrs. Norm Shaw, Mr. Walter Reekie, Mrs. Walter Reekie, Mr. Frank Smith, Mr. W. R. Hurst, Vernice Shaw, Mr. J. A. Gilson Block 29: Dog Block 30: Title block with five maple leaves Block 31: Duck Block 32: Inez Hamwood, Mrs. John Robinson, Frank Galloway, J. D. Holden, Mrs. Norman Dobson, Orville McArthur, Jim Brown, Mrs. Earl Brown, Earl Brown, Muriel Conn, Mr. John Robinson, Alma Robinson Block 33: Rooster / Chicken Block 34: Mr. J. T. Knott, Mrs. J. T. Knott, Mrs. J. Jamieson, Dr. J. Mitchell, Collingwood Hardware, Mrs. Egbert May, Mrs. Garald Clancy, Rev. J. H. Stringer, Mr. Garald Clancy, Mrs. K. V. McArthur, Mr. B. S. Carefoot, Mrs. J. A. Knox Block 35: Hen / Chicken Block 36: Mrs. Franks, Annie McDuffie, Mac McDuffie, Muriel Brown, Margaret J. Shaw, Lillian Foote, Mrs. Jack Rear, Mrs. Albert Rear, Mr. Albert Rear, Patrick G. Copeland, Russell Brocklebank, Charles Sheridan Block 37: Girl wearing a dress Block 38: Mrs. Wesley Abra, Mrs. Thomas Shaw, Mrs. M. Clark, Lucas Shaw, Mr. Thomas Shaw, Mrs. E. Allen, Audrey Henderson, Mrs. Cecil Shaw, I. B. Lucas, Mrs. J. Allen, Mrs. D. Carmichael, Mrs. B. Henderson Block 39: Birds / Doves? Block 40: Mr. George Moore, Mrs. George Moore, Marjorie Reid, Vernon Pearen, Mrs. Harvey Reid, Edna Pearen, Florence Feighen, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mr. George Mitchell, Edmund Shaw, Mr. Emerson Brown, Mr. H. H. Isaacs Block 41: Duck Block 42: Mrs. W. Breese, Mr. Cecil Shaw, William Breese, Roland McDonald, Mrs. J. W. McDonald, Jack McDonald, Muriel Henderson, Mr. J. W. McDonald, Hartley Sheridan, Donald McArthur, Mrs. Jim Brown, Ross Shaw Block 43: Boy fishing Block 44: Mrs. R. Pinch, Mrs. Wm. McArthur, Mrs. Alex Brown, Mr. W. Broughton, Mrs. L. Lanktree, Mrs. W. Broughton, Elsa Marshall, Mrs. B. Carefoot, Doris Marshall, Jack Topp, Miss V. Hollingsworth, Mr. Geo. Keast Block 45: Male turkey Block 46: Mr. F. V. Parkinson, Mrs. Fred V. Parkinson, D. J. Taylor M.P.P., Mrs. Geo. S. Henry, Hon. Geo. S. Henry M.P.P., L. F. Boyd, Mrs. S. A. Morrison, Mrs. S. A. Morrison I.P.S., Vic. Armstrong, Dr. A. E. Cummings, Mrs. Vic. Armstrong, G. D. Binkley & Son Block 47: Woman using a churn Block 48: Mr. Victor Prince, Miss Lena Lougheed, Mr. Wesley Brown, Noreen Conn, Mrs. William Fulford, Miss Betty McCann, Francis McKinlay, Mrs. Herb Gould, Mr. H. Gould, Mr. Wm. Fulford, Mrs. C. Brocklebank, Gordon Shaw Block 49: Haystacks, fence and two mice Block 50: Ina Hindle, Mr. Harry Sheridan, Merle Holden, Kenneth Lougheed, Mrs. Isaac Armstrong, Mrs. I. Armstrong, Mrs. Archie Holden, Mrs. C. A. Holden, Mr. C. A. Holden, Mrs. A. Huston, Rev. A. Huston, Miss Jessie Lougheed Block 51: Well with pail / bucket Block 52: Mr. L. Somerville, Mr. Archie Campbell, Mr. Geo. Simpson, Mr. J. Shipley, Louise Conn, John Holden, Mrs. D. McKinlay, Mr. Duncan McKinlay, Mrs. Wm. Fulford, Mr. T. H. Shaw, Mrs. T. H. Shaw, Harry Shaw Block 53: Frog and Owl Block 54: Mrs. I. C. Sisson, Randall J. Taylor, Mrs. B. L. Ross, John Sherwood, Mrs. Jas. Hollingsworth, Mrs. W. H. Johnson, Mrs. Wm. Reid, Mr. John W. McKittrick, Walter Bros., Mr. Angus Rusk, Mrs. Arch. McArthur, Mrs. Angus Rusk. Block 56: Mrs. G. E. Moore, Miss Margaret Brown R.N., Mrs. P. Hoggard, W. G. Marshall, Mrs. W. G. Marshall, C. T. Stephens, Mr. J. P. Mickler, Gordon W. Marshall, Mr. Arch. Bullock, Mary J. Marshall, Harvey J. Marshall, Mr. Jesse James. Block 58: Mr. Robt. McEwen, Malcolm McLean Barrister, Miss Minnie James, Dr. F. Moore, The Robert Simpson Ltd., Mrs. Eliza Fawcett, Mr. Chas. McLeod, G. W. Morley Barrister, Wm. A. Chatterson, Mrs. Chas. McLeod, Mrs. Archie Campbell, Dr. T. J. Simpson. |
Provenance |
Made by the Banks Church Ladies' Society in Banks, Grey County. Dates to 1931. Belonged to Mary Shaw. A newspaper clipping from 1931 was found with it, and mentions the blocks being handed in and the names being recorded by the secretary of the Banks Ladies' Society. Last owned by Edmund and Donna Shaw of Thornbury, Grey County. When Mary Shaw died in 1982, Edmund inherited it. His name is recorded on the top, as are those of his grandmother, Margaret Shaw (née Hawman), his mother and his aunts. All were mentioned in the 1931 article. Edmund's parents were Norman Shaw and Pearl Shaw (née Knox). |
Collection |
Textiles, Bedding Collection |
Material |
Cotton/Thread/Embroidery Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-70.079 L-79.134 D-0.118 inches |
Found |
Thornbury, Town of the Blue Mountains, Grey County |
People |
Shaw, Mary Macphail, Agnes Porteous, Victor Cooper, Tommy (T. S.) Reekie, Walter Shaw, Norman and Pearl Hollingsworth, Benjamin Graham, Samuel |
Subjects |
Quilting The Great Depression Churches Cats Dogs Pets Animals Bedspreads Embroidery Farm life Farms Pigs Birds Maple leaf Canadiana Apple trees |
Search Terms |
Collingwood Township Banks Knox Presbyterian Church (later United) |