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Mary Ann Orillia Karlan Carolan
Canada
Mary Ann Orillia Karlan Carolan is remembered by her family as the first white baby to have been born in a settlement near Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. The town was subsequently named after her, and is now known as Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
Carolan completed this quilt before marrying James Carolan and inscribed it with her initials "MOK." The 21 pieced and appliqued lily blocks are set with an equal number of plain white blocks and are framed by a winding, delicate grapevine border, which includes embroidered red tendrils.
North Carolina Lily by Mary Ann Orilla Carolan
Written by MacDowell, Marsha (1987)
MacDowell, Marsha and Fitzgerald, Ruth, ed. Michigan Quilts: 150 Years of a Textile Tradition, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI, 1987, page 20-21.
Michigan State University Museum
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Michigan State University Museum Museum
Michigan Quilt Project
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1862
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