Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BOY SCOUT'S SCARF

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1990

Materials

COTTON

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.2

Length

105.3

Width

51.8

Description

TRIANGULAR SCARF. MADE UP OF TWO TRIANGLES OF MATERIAL SEWN TOGETHER. ONE TRIANGLE IS BLUE, THE OTHER IS RED. THERE IS A BADGE IN ONE CORNER OF SCARF. BADGE IS TRIANGULAR. BACKGROUND COLOUR OF PATCH IS GREEN; IS EMBROIDERED WITH TWO GOLD FLEUR DE LIS', AND A GOLD CROSS WITH A WHTIE BIRD ON TOP. AT TOP OF BADGE READS "ST. BASIL'S" IN GOLD, AND AT BOTTOM IS "15" IN GOLD. BADGES EDGES ARE FINISHED WITH WHITE THREAD. SCARF HAS A NUMBER OF HORIZONTAL CREASES IN IT AND SMALL PIN HOLES.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

ASSOCIATIONS

History

SCARF CAME FOLDED IN A PLASTIC BAG WITH A TAG THAT IDENTIFIED IT AS BELONGING TO THE 15TH LETHBRIDGE SCOUT TROOP. SEE P20000098001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY. *UPDATE 2021* ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2021, A COLLECTIONS RESEARCH ASSISTANT INTERN MET WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED TO BOY SCOUTS IN THE COLLECTION. THIS WAS INITIATED THROUGH THE 2021 ROLLED TEXTILE AUDIT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS DERIVED FROM THE INTERVIEW. WHEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE HIS CONNECTION TO LOCAL SCOUTING, RON REPLIED: “…I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SCOUTING IN THE LETHBRIDGE AREA FOR OVER 45 YEARS, BUT I SERVED AS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FROM 1992 UNTIL 2000, AND THEN I SERVED AS AREA COMMISSIONER…AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS SINCE.” RON COMMENTED ON THE SCRIPT ON THE NECKERCHIEF: “…THAT’S ACTUALLY GOT ST. BASIL’S 15TH LETHBRIDGE [ON IT].” RON ELABORATED: “THEY ARE STILL AN EXISTING, OPERATING GROUP, AND THEY ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE…” RON TALKED ABOUT THE USE OF NECKERCHIEFS AND THE PATCHES: “THIS WAS PART OF THEIR DRESS UNIFORM. OR, A LOT OF TIMES, BOYS WOULD WEAR AN ACTIVITY SHIRT (LIKE A T-SHIRT), BUT THEY COULD WEAR THEIR NECKER WITH IT. SO, IT BASICALLY IDENTIFIED [THEIR GROUP]… THESE WERE THEIR GROUP COLORS… FOR EXAMPLE, ON THIS ONE, THAT PATCH…ST. BASIL’S WAS THEIR SPONSOR… THAT’S THE PATCH THAT ST. BASIL’S CREATED AS THEIR SPONSOR PATCH…” FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P20000098061

Acquisition Date

2001-07

Collection

Museum

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