PLAQUE

Description: WOOD PLAQUE, CUT IN THE SHAPE OF ALBERTA. MOUNTED ON PLAQUE IS AN 'ALBERTA' WILD ROSE, MADE FROM LEATHER (PINK PETALS, GREEN LEAVES) AND A YELLOW POMPOM IN THE CENTER. AT BOTTOM OF PLAQUE IS A BRASS PLATE IMPRESSED WITH "LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT CIRCUS 1980" IN CURSIVE. ABOVE BRASS PLATE IS A SMALL OVAL STICKER THAT READS "BOY SCOUTS OF CANADA". AT TOP OF PLAQUE IS A ROUND STICKER THAT READS "ALBERTA 75 1905 1980". FRONT OF PLAQUE IS LACQUERED. BACK HAS BRASS HARDWARE FOR HANGING PLAQUE.

History: SEE P20000098001-GA FOR HISTORY.; *UPDATE* IN 2021, TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED THIS COLLECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACT WAS PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.