Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession # |
1955.18.13 |
Item Name |
Bookmark Embroidery, Punchcard Embroidery, Punched Paper |
Description |
Brown silk ribbon with rectangular punched paper embroidery attached to one side. Depicts image of the Holy Bible flanked by text: "Gods gift / to man". Leaf design stitched around the outer edge. Worked in green and yellow wool. |
Date |
1850-1890 CIRCA |
Provenance |
The donors, Marion and Hannah Parkinson, were daughters of Lazarus Parkinson Jr. and Jane Tolton, daughter of Henry and first wife, Nancy (Smith). In 1881, Lazarus, Jane and family moved to Bruce Co. and farmed there. They returned to Eramosa Twp. in 1904 and farmed 200 acres at lot 15, conc. 1 & 2. Their children were Eleanor, Marion (donor), Hannah (donor), Henry and Stanley. Their grandfather, Henry Tolton, had two wives: Nancy Smith, their grandmother, and Eleanor Goble, their step-grandmother. This bookmark possibly belonged to Eleanor (Goble) Tolton as so many pieces in this collection belong to her. |
Person \ Organization |
Tolton Parkinson |
Place |
Eramosa Twp. |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1890 |