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Catalog Number |
BR986.11.2 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Title |
Log Cabin Quilt |
Description |
A multi-coloured log cabin quilt with predominantly brown tones and solid colours (some blue, purple, red, and green, as well as some paisley and checkerboard prints). All centre squares are red. The border is brown with square corners. The backing is greyish with blue and brown stripes. |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1895 |
Artist |
Greeniaus, Catherine Ann |
Dimensions |
W-179 L-199 cm |
History |
Log Cabin style quilts were both popular and practical. They could be made from scraps of material and individual blocks were easier to work. with. They could also be used unquilted and unstuffed due to the amount of fabric used. Fabrics identified include silk, Shantung, taffeta, plaid, paisley, decorator fabric, heavy cotton and checkerboard. This quilt was made by Catherine Ann Greeniaus (1832-1920) née Kennedy who married Gaylord Greeniaus in 1854. It was donated by her grandson, Wilmer Greeniaus. Sebastian and Eve Greeniaus were United Empire Loyalists who first settled in Toronto Township around 1806. The farm was located on the 2nd Concession, off Dundas Street, in Toronto Township, now Clarkson. The farm was sold to the United Lands Corporation for the development of the Park Royal Subdivision that opened in 1958. Four generations of the Greeniaus family had lived on the farm. Ref: Barnett Scrapbooks, Canadiana Room, Mississauga Library Systems & Kathleen Hicks 'Clarkson and its Many Corners', Mississauga Library Systems, 2002 & Quilts and Other Bed Coverings in the Canadian Tradition, Ruth McKendry, 1979. |
People |
Greeniaus, Catherine Ann |