Doily
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| Nom de l'objet : | Doily |
| Matériaux : | linen, embroidery silk |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2008.3.6 |
| Date de début de production : | 1906 |
| Description : | A fine embriodered square table mat or doily. Fabric is of a fine linen in an off-white colour. Embroidery is expertly completed with multi-strand soft ecru floss. Each side edge has eleven five scallop points, while each corner has a nine scallop point. Inside each corner point is a twelve armed star motif. At the base of each point interval is a heart motif. The main design consists of two figures of leaves, stems and flowers. There are many different embroidery stitches used to depict a variety of leaf and flower styles. |
| Fonctions : | This doily was made by Miss Appelbe for Annie HarrisSayers as a wedding gift in 1906. The donor writes _Miss Appelbe of Oakville who was noted for her work and even did some for Queen Victoria. The Appelbes were a well known family (Appelbe College)and great friends of the Harrises. Cecil Applebe went into partnership with my father in the fruit orchard business just before WW I. He was a bachelor and had a room in our home for some time, He was like a second father to me and I adored him. We all called him Mr App. He built the house that was next to Mazo's and lived there after Dad left. He moved to Shanty Bay where he bought a farm and the house changed hands 3-4 times until the infamous Mr Baker, the last owner, was killed while trying to rob a young couple smooching on a side road!!_ Annie Harris Sayers (1882-1986) was born in 1882, to Arthur and Mary Harris (n‚e Magrath), of Benares. Annie and her younger sister Naomi were raised in an atmosphere of upper middle class comfort. They were educated at home by governesses, and then were sent to Miss Dupont's School for Ladies in Toronto, where they stayed with their aunts throughout the week. As Annie and Naomi grew up, Benares was a frequent area for lawn tennis matches, weekend parties, and croquet games on the lawn. Annie Harris married Beverly Sayers in 1906, and together they built a house on the southern part of the Benares Estate, given to them by Annie's parents. After their marriage ended in 1925, Annie continued to live in the _Log Bungalow_, raising her three children alone. Annie and Beverly had three children: Geoffrey, (1907-1998); Dora, (1915-2004); and Barbara, (1920-). Annie was known as a very creative, generous, and sweet woman. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 1982 with a large party at Benares. She lived to be 104, dying in 1986. She is buried at Spring Creek Cemetery in Clarkson. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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