Embroidered Cloth with Signatures CLOSE UP by Grantham WI

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This is a close up view of an embroidered cloth that was created by the Grantham WI around 1930. It is made of cotton.
Besides the red embroidery in the centre of each block, there are many names in black throughout the cloth. The names are old Grantham names such as Seacord/Secord, Fleming, Parnell, Wood, Jones, Arbuthnot, Buchanan, McNamara, Stewart, Read/Reed, Earle, Anderson, Lees, Wilson, Paxton, Malton, Putten, Elvey, Gare, Shelton, Christie, Dalton, Livingston, Smith and many more.
The embroidered cloth was stored in the home of Grantham WI member, Eugenie "Emma" McFadyen. Her daughter is donating the cloth to the St. Catharines Museum.

Notes

See other photo of the full cloth. Photo taken in July 2023.

Dates

about 1930

Subject(s)

Embroidery
Women's Institutes

Geographic Coverage

Grantham

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.20012 Longitude: -79.21628

Donor

Donated to the Museum by the daughter of life-time Grantham WI member Eugenie "Emma" McFadyen in July 2023

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