Box 4
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Quilt made by Honorè Savard, Donated by Evelyn Landis, 1865
Series — Box: 4
Identifier: Series 18
Scope and Contents
"Born in 1832, Honorè was a ship designer working in the Quebec shipyards until they burned. He later settled in Walsh County and is buried in Drayton. He designed many quilts, one of which won an award in England. This is his only quilt still in existence, perhaps because he considered it one of his lesser works, and it was stored away in the attic. In 1949, Polly Trost Savard and Roma Savard Osowski found the quilt top and added the backing. The fabric and thread of the top came from...
Dates:
created: 1865
Quilt made by Honorè Savard, 1865
Item — Box: 4
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
"Born in 1832, Honorè was a ship designer working in the Quebec shipyards until they burned. He later settled in Walsh County and is buried in Drayton. He designed many quilts, one of which won an award in England. This is his only quilt still in existence, perhaps because he considered it one of his lesser works, and it was stored away in the attic. In 1949, Polly Trost Savard and Roma Savard Osowski found the quilt top and added the backing. The fabric and thread of the top came from...
Dates:
created: 1865
Documentation:
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
"Born in 1832, Honorè was a ship designer working in the Quebec shipyards until they burned. He later settled in Walsh County and is buried in Drayton. He designed many quilts, one of which won an award in England. This is his only quilt still in existence, perhaps because he considered it one of his lesser works, and it was stored away in the attic. In 1949, Polly Trost Savard and Roma Savard Osowski found the quilt top and added the backing. The fabric and thread of the top came from...
Dates:
created: 1865