winding sheet

winding sheet A neighbor (65 yrs) tell me she remebers when a "winding sheet" was used . She attended a funeral about fifteen years ago and such an object was used. It was a white sheet laid corner-wise (fig 4) The lower corner was pulled over the feet; then the side corners were pulled in...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77354
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77354 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 winding sheet 1972/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77354 eng eng W Zita Johnson, 68-11MS, p. 054 Renews References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15950 W_15620_winding sheet (verso) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77354 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z winding sheet A neighbor (65 yrs) tell me she remebers when a "winding sheet" was used . She attended a funeral about fifteen years ago and such an object was used. It was a white sheet laid corner-wise (fig 4) The lower corner was pulled over the feet; then the side corners were pulled in and lastly the top corner was pulled over the face. The top cover had a cross on it, however I don't know if this cross was simply cut in the sheet or if it was worked (embroidered). [over] [reverse] (Fig 4) (winding Sheet) [check] JH 8/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'winding cloth', 'stroud'] withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
winding sheet
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description winding sheet A neighbor (65 yrs) tell me she remebers when a "winding sheet" was used . She attended a funeral about fifteen years ago and such an object was used. It was a white sheet laid corner-wise (fig 4) The lower corner was pulled over the feet; then the side corners were pulled in and lastly the top corner was pulled over the face. The top cover had a cross on it, however I don't know if this cross was simply cut in the sheet or if it was worked (embroidered). [over] [reverse] (Fig 4) (winding Sheet) [check] JH 8/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'winding cloth', 'stroud'] withdrawn but no stamp
format Manuscript
title winding sheet
title_short winding sheet
title_full winding sheet
title_fullStr winding sheet
title_full_unstemmed winding sheet
title_sort winding sheet
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77354
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation W
Zita Johnson, 68-11MS, p. 054
Renews
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15950
W_15620_winding sheet (verso)
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77354
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