QUILT

Description: WHITE COTTON WITH SILK RIBBONS. THE COTTON SHEET IS COVERED WITH 66 RIBBONS (RED, YELLOW, BLUE, WHITE, PURPLE AND GREEN). FROM THE CALGARY EXHIBITION AND STAMPEDE, ALBERTA PROVINCIAL SEED FAIR, INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION CHICAGO. THE YEARS ON THE RIBBON VARY FROM 1932-1947. NOT STUFFED WITH TICKING. DESIGNS OF RIBBONS FORM SNOW FLAKES. STAINED AND YELLOWING, ESPECIALLY ON BACK.

History: ORIGINAL OWNER JOHN HAMILTON. SEE ATTACHED HISTORY. UPDATE 16 JUNE 2014: ON 4-5 JUNE 2014, ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM (RAM) CURATOR LUCIE HEINS VISITED THE GALT AS PART OF THE RAM’S INITIATIVE TO DOCUMENT QUILTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN ALBERTA. THE DOCUMENTATION WORK IS KNOWN AS THE ALBERTA QUILT PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO HEINS’ PROGRAM, THE DATA IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN QUILT INDEX. THIS QUILT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED NO. “AQP 2-0273” BY THE ALBERTA QUILT PROJECT. *2014 UPDATE* ACCORDING TO HIS LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY, THE DONOR, GEORGE WATSON JR., PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRDGE ON MAY 16, 2003, AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATSON FAMILY, INCLUDING WATSON SR.'S MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19830011000-GA.