Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.045.050 |
Object Name |
Cushion |
Title |
Embroidered Butterfly and Flowers Cushion |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Made |
McKay (née Beattie), Olive |
Place of Origin |
Unknown/Grey County, Ontario |
Description |
Rectangular cushion with eight yellow flowers stitched on the front (one is a bud), and a butterfly floating in the upper right corner and scalloped lace edging and down stuffing, |
Provenance |
Likely made by Olive McKay (neé Beattie) of Jackson, after she married Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay in 1930. They farmed on his parents' farm located about one mile north of Leith, at Lot 28, Concession A in Sydenham Township, Grey County until 1940, when they moved to Derby Township to another farm (Lot 9, Concession 8, along Highway 21). The item was last kept by their daughter, Donna McKay-Mills of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Burlap/Embroidery Thread/Feather/Thread/Dye |
Found |
Derby Township (formerly), Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Olive McKay, Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay-Mills, Donna |
Subjects |
Embroidery Butterflies Feathers |
Search Terms |
Jackson Leith (Village and area of) |
Function |
Using on a couch or sofa for comfort. |