QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-24

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park Collection

Country Heritage Park Number:

CHPPC1977.5.73

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher

Source of the information on this quilt:

Judy Lyons, on behalf of Country Heritage Park

When was the form filled out?

March 2013

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

David Nattress

Location of data collection:

8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt Top

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt Top

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

unfinished edge

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

unfinished

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Burgundy; Coral; Cream; Fuchsia; Gold; Green; Lavender; Maroon; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; Rust; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

H.1886; JHH;

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

in blocks

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1886

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

j lyons

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

commemorative

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

17" square of geometric small pieces

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Rayon; Silk; Other blends

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen; Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

appliqued vases, anchors, monument moon hears, stars

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

This quilt in the collection of CHP has the same fabrics and feel of work that the other small blocks of accession number 1977.5.58 (a-d). They are from the same donor.

Quilt top made by:

Maker Unknown; Member of the Laird Family of Mississauga, ON

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mississauga

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donor inherited

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Cover of Canada Quilts, February 1992, - A Victorian Crazy Quilt from about 1900, from the collection of the Ontario Agricultural Museum. The quilt was given to the museum by Lewis Laird of Mississauga and nothing is known of its history. One wonders who could I.H., 1886, have been, and is he or she the quiltmaker, or the person being mourned in the patch with grave marker and sad vines. Page 1.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

crazy quilt traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public

Quilt owner's name:

Country Heritage Park (Country Heritage Agricultural Society)

Quilt owner's city:

Milton

Quilt owner's province:

Ontario

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mississauga

Quiltmaker's province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

There are 5 other blocks made by this maker in the Country Heritage Park Permanent Collection

Who photographed this quilt?

j lyons

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