75 Mennonite Quilts
from Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
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Page 2 (numbers 13-19) |
| Selections from this
collection were on exhibit at the People's
Place Quilt Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from March 21 to
November 1, 2003. |
| The quilts
on this page span three generations of the same family. |
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#13 Crown
of Thorns
circa 1910 68 x 78
excellent (small moth hole)
unusual border, nice weight and feel |
#14 Steeplechase
circa 1910 72 x 82
perfect, used
sateens
From: St. Jacobs |
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#15
& #16 (and #5 on Page 1) Log Cabin
(rare, unusual pattern made almost exclusively by Waterloo County
Mennonites)
circa 1930 69 x 84 (both are smaller than #5 on page 1)
crisp, unused
bright sateens, dark fine wools
From: St. Jacobs
(this collection has three of four nearly identical quilts made by
a mother for her four daughters -- there are variations of borders,
size, and some colors -- leading to each having a different effect) |
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#17 Nine
Patch
circa 1930 76 x 84
crisp, unused
with some older fabrics
From: St. Jacobs
(maker of 15 & 16 had two of her daughters hand-stitch this and
18)
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#18 Nine
Patch
circa 1930 71 x 80
crisp, unused
with some older fabrics
From: St. Jacobs
(see description of 17)
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#19 Flower
Pot
circa 1930-1940 75 x 84
crisp, unused
some fabrics much older
From: St. Jacobs |
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This space is reserved for quilts from the next generation of this
family.
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Page 3 (numbers 20-31)
Page 4 (numbers 32-43)
Page 5 (numbers 44-52) Return
to Page 1 (numbers 1-12)
Thumbnails of the fifty two quilts pictured
Please write us if you are interested in seeing the other quilts from the
collection. |
Digitial
images above:
1. Some of the images have circles ("hot spots") that come from
the camera flash.
2. The edges of the quilts are fine and normal, but, in the images, they
appear rough. This is an artifact of the digital photography.
3. Every attempt has been made to achieve the original colors and brightness,
however this was very difficult. Even if this had been possible, every computer
screen shows colors in different ways.
4. The images are not to scale. Sizes are given with each.
5. Resolution of digital images miss the subtley of color, tone, and fine
detail.
6. Heaviness, size, and emotional and spiritual power of the quilts are
lost in the images. |
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