Quilt
Keillor House Museum
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| Object Name: | Quilt |
|---|---|
| Artist/Maker: | Vera (Colburne) Walker |
| Object Type: | Bed |
| Category: | Category 2: Furnishings |
| Material: | fibre |
| Technique: | quilted |
| Accession Number: | 2018.2.1 |
| Origin-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Origin-Country: | Canada |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Latest Production Date: | 1967-12-31 |
| Description: | A pieced quilt featuring blocks featuring a Maple Leaf pattern alternating with plain white blocks. Each maple leaf is made from a different coloured patterned fabric. |
| Narrative: | Vera (Colburne) Walker was born in McKees Mills NB on June 17, 1907. She learned to sew and crochet from her grandmother but crochet was her favourite. She briefly worked for Humphrey Wollen Mills "Maritime Cap" (a textile factory). She lived in Sunny Brae (now part of Moncton NB) for her entire married life and was involved with the Sunny Brae Baptist Church, Golden Rule Society, and Women's Missionary Group. She passed away in April of 1986. |
| History of Use: | Donor Daphne Sharpe inherited the quilt from her mother and the quilt's maker Vera Walker. Vera and her sisters made the quilt possibly for Canada's Centennial. |
| Length: | 238 cm |
| Width: | 183 cm |
| Credit Line - Image: | For copyright contact the Keillor House Museum. |
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| Institution City: | Dorchester |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |