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1954.89.1 - Dress

One piece dress of white muslin, circa 1818. Long sleeves. Ruffled edging around collar and cuffs. High waist which gathers. Inner and outer bodice which ties at the front. Short and long sleeves.

Record Type: Object

1998.15.1 - Quilt, Signature Quilt, Autograph

White and blue cotton Signature Quilt dated circa 1925. Twenty-five white square blocks are pieced together with blue sashing. Each square has 25 names embroidered on it in light blue thread. In total, there are 625 names embroidered on the quilt.

Record Type: Object

2002.36.1 - Quilt, Autograph Quilt, Signature

White cotton signature quilt with embroidered names in red. The quilt is dated to 1929. Made up of thirty square blocks arranged five across and six down. Names are grouped in lines of four; four groupings arranged diagonally at each corner and one grouping in the centre; plus the embroiderer's name. Solid white cotton backing. Quilting is done in white thead; criss-crossing diagonal lines creating a pattern of small squares or diamonds.

Record Type: Object

2009.19.1 - Quilt, Signature Quilt, Autograph

Blue and white machine-pieced Signature Quilt hand-embroidered in blue with members of the Teviotdale Women's Institute, 1954-1974. The quilt has a sawtooth border in blue and white triangles. Beside each member's name is embroidered the year in which they joined. In the centre of the quilt is embroidered the crest of the W. I. and the motto "For Home and Country." At top is embroidered "Teviotdale W. I. / 1954 - May 1974."

Record Type: Object