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Metadata
Object ID # |
1977.026.001 |
Object Name |
Quilt, Bed |
Other Name |
Quilt, Signature |
Title |
St. George's Anglican Church Red Cross Quilt (1914-1918) |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
c. 1915 |
Year Range from |
1914 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Artist |
St. George's Anglican Church Red Cross Society |
Made |
St. George's Anglican Church Red Cross Society |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
A white cotton patriotic signature quilt / name quilt. In each block there are four names embroidered in a medium blue thread that are on an angle and radiate out from an embroidered red circle. There are 130 names on the quilt. There is a border on the top and bottom that is 27.4 cm wide. In each corner of the top and bottom border there is a red embroidered maple leaf. There are 36 blocks in total (six across and six down). Inscription takes over block 15, 16, 21 and 22. There are three outlined circles: Outer circle: "The employees of the Nort American (they forgot the 'h' in "north") Furniture Co., Owen Sound, Ont". Middle circle: "Made by the Red Cross Works of St. Paul's Church". Centre circle: "H.B. Smith President J.A. Mincher M.G.R". There is an outline drawing of North America and in the centre it reads, "North American Furniture Company, Owen Sound, Ont". There are some parts of the writing that was not finished; white embroidery. Block 1: Wes Cameron, Jno. McKay, R. Flannigan, Albert Silk. Block 2: Art Wilson, F. Barber, E. Kiddle, G. Forbes. Block 3: A. Green, D. McCaffrey, W. Breen, Art McGill. Block 4: Miss Dinan, J. A. Minehner, Miss Rossiter, H. B. Smith. Block 5: J. W. Connell, Wm. Ward, Syd Smith, R. W. Best. Block 6: Capt. Pollock, Capt. Dobie, Capt. Corrie, Capt. Mercer. Block 7: B. E. Leavens, H. B. Jackman, F. Gorrer, C. Cumberland. Block 8: D. Marshall, F. Walker, M. A. Clark, O. Bechard. Block 9: W. Thompson, A. Roseborough, A. Ibbert, A. George. Block 10: W. J. Lougheed, C. Grimolby, J. Kiddle, W. Gilchrist. Block 11: H. Leslie, H. B. Beattie, J. C. Hyslop, M. McMurray. Block 12: S. Grasser, B. McMann, Col. McFarland, A. Urquhart Block 13: Geo. Bindan, B. Beattie, R. Browne, N. Macphatter. Block 14: J. Calcutt, H. Hanslay, F. Herd, A. Morrow. Block 17: J. Shier, W. Brooks, A. Dennis, J. A. Keeling. Block 18: Jas. Taylor, H. B. Smith, R. D. Little, J. McQuacker. Block 19: D. Plank, B. Agnew, B. McGrath, A. Davis. Block 20: R. Rowe, B. Clark, J. Hanslay, A. Baker. Block 23: A. Robertson, T. Urquhart, J. Brown, W. J. Robinson. Block 24: Wm. Gilchrist, Mrs. W. J. Lougheed, J. Gilchrist, W. J. Lougheed. Block 25: Geo. Foot, R. S. Bronne, W. Brannan, Art Sehl. Block 26: Dave Young, Jno. Magnusson, J. Fraser, S. P. Magnusson. Block 27: Miss Foot, Miss Dinan, Miss Day, Miss Harrison. Block 28: J. Slight, L. H. Foerrtter, N. Emmons, Bert Bebb. Block 29: F. Austin, A. Plante, T. Charlton, T. Forbes. Block 30: W. Brown, F. Austin, A. Dennis, R. W. Best. Block 31: O. F. Suhneider, T. Guardhouse, A. Brooks, Wm. Hill. Block 32: J. Erbach, W. Redfern, Chas. Webb, Geo. Bindon. Block 33: T. Oliver, N. Jackman, Wm. McKenzie, Geo. Hutton. Block 34: T. Many, P. Cowley, G. McNabb, W. G. Neath. Block 35: O. Sword, N. Marshall, H. B. Smith, J. A. Minchney. Block 36: W. Clark, B. Foote, A. Bayer, F. Foote. |
Provenance |
This name quilt was made during the Great War (later called the First World War) as a fund-raising project by the St. George's Anglican Church Red Cross Society women at Owen Sound, Grey County. The names on the quilt record employees of the North American Furniture Company, which was also located in Owen Sound. There are also some military officer names, e.g. Colonel McFarland, Captain Dobie (these officers were involved with the 147th Battalion when it was raised in 1915-1916). Colonel McFarland was from Markdale, Grey County. Capt. Dobie was from Sullivan Township. The Red Cross group made quilts to order and sold them for $10. A fee of 10 cents was charged to anyone wishing his or her name to appear on them. This quilt was purchased by George J. Foot and used by him and his wife. Eva C. Foot at their house at 4th Avenue West and then later at 574 13th Street West. The quilt was passed on to Alice Foot (Mrs. Johnstone Douglas Urquhart). Mrs. Alice Urquhart died at Toronto on March 4, 1976. The quilt subsequently belonged to Josephine Walker (née Urquhart) of Toronto, one of Alice's daughters. |
Collection |
Textiles, Bedding Collection |
Material |
Cotton/Embroidery Thread/Thread |
Dimensions |
W-53.583 L-76.772 inches |
Found |
Toronto, Ontario |
People |
Foot, George McFarland, George Franklin (Colonel) Smith, Horace B. McQuaker, John Little, R. D. (Robert) Urquhart, T. Mincher, J. A. |
Subjects |
The Red Cross World War I (First World War/The Great War) Embroidery Maple leaf Symbols Canada |
Search Terms |
Canadian Red Cross Society North American Furniture Co. Limited St. George's Anglican Church (Owen Sound) St. Paul's Anglican Church (Owen Sound) |
Function |
During the First World War, the Red Cross group at St. George's Anglican Church made quilts to order and sold them for $10. A fee of 10 cents was charged to anyone wishing his or her name to appear on them. |