PLATE, COMMEMORATIVE

Description: IVORY COLOURED. THERE IS A SUBTLE IMPRESSED BORDER AROUND EDGE OF PLATE. A GOLD BORDER IS ALSO PAINTED AROUND EDGE. CENTER OF PLATE FEATURES A HOSPITAL COMPLEX, ABOVE WHICH READS "LETHBRIDGE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL" AND BELOW "GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING 1910-1979", ALL IN BROWN. BOTTOM OF PLATE HAS A CANADIAN FLAG AND "DECORATED IN CANADA BY CREEMORE CHINA & GLASS CREEMORE, ONT" IN GOLD.

History: UNKNOWN. DONOR WAS BORN IN INDIAN HEAD SASKATCHEWAN; HER FAMILY MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1955, WHERE SHE HAS REMAINED EVER SINCE. HER FATHER WAS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR FROSST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN LETHBRIDGE. DONOR IS PAST EMPLOYEE OF GALT MUSEUM. DONOR'S HUSBAND ANDREW IMMIGRATED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1980; IS PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PERSONAL ARTIFACTS INCLUDING SOME DONATIONS MADE BY JEAN JOHNSTONE (NEE POTTS). AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ORIGINAL DONOR, JEAN JOHNSTONE WAS CONDUCTED. WHEN ASKED IF SHE REMEMBERED THE ARTIFACT SHE STATED, “I BELIEVE THAT WAS MY MOTHER’S. AND SHE WAS A GREAT SUPPORTER LIKE THE HOSPITAL WAS BEING BUILT IN 1955 WHEN WE CAME. IT WAS BRAND NEW LIKE IT WASN’T EVEN OPEN YET I DON’T BELIEVE THE HOSPITAL AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FUNDRAISER BUT SHE HAD IT FOREVER. AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS, I BELIEVE, THAT IS WAS A GOOD THING TO HAVE BECAUSE THAT HOSPITAL WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE TORN DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT SO THEY COULD PUT WINGS ONTO IT.” WHEN ASKED IF HER MOTHER HAD IT ON DISPLAY, “SHE HAD A LOT OF THINGS ON DISPLAY. SHE HAD A - I HAVE IT TODAY, IT’S A CURVED - A CHINA CABINET WITH CURVED GLASS - WITH CURVED SIDES, GLASS SIDES.” FOR FULL INTERVIEW AND TRANSCRIPT PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.