Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Turner, Sophia "Sophie" Steed, 1856-1936 |
Born |
1856 |
Deceased |
1936 |
Occupation |
Custodian of the Old Gaol Museum. |
Notes |
In early 1908 an unassuming suitcase was delivered to the Old Gaol Museum (now part of Old York). When Museum custodian Sophia Turner (1856–1936) opened the case, however, she realized immediately that the contents were far from ordinary—an almost-complete set of colonial American crewelwork bed hangings. The whimsical embroidered flowering vines, fruit trees, and animals as fresh in color as the day they were made. (Bulman Bed Hangings) |
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