Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1940

Materials

LINEN, FLOSS

No. Pieces

3

Description

1. CREAM LINEN CROCHETED HALF APRON. 37.2CM (LENGTH) X 38.2CM (WIDTH). THIN TIES SERRATED AT ENDS AND HAVE DIAGONAL LINES OF FILLED IN HOLES ACROSS TIES. WAISTBAND HAS SMALLER STITCHES AND IS SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN TIES. FRONT OF APRON IS IN A SHIELD SHAPE WITH A SCALLOPED BORDER AND HALF CIRCLE DESIGNS. RIGHT TIE IS 3/4CM LONGER THAN THE LEFT STRAP. HAS BEEN HEAVILY STARCHED. 2. CREAM LINEN HALF APRON. 50.4CM (LENGTH) X 42CM (WIDTH). APRON HAS TIES WITH A SEAM ON EITHER TIE 1/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE TIE, AND THEY WIDEN TOWARDS THE END. FRONT OF APRON IS IN SHAPE OF A SHIELD WITH SCALLOPED EDGES THAT ARE HEAVILY EMBROIDERED WITH WHITE FLOSS. CUTWORK OF A FLORAL AND LEAF PATTERN WITH HEAVILY EMBROIDERED EDGES IS IN THE BOTTOM MIDDLE OF THE APRON. THERE ARE SOME SMALL TEARS IN THE CUTWORK. THE APRON HAS BEEN STARCHED. 3. CREAM LINEN FULL APRON. 94.8CM (LENGTH) X 101CM (WIDTH). APRON HAS BIB WHICH IS SAME PIECE OF FABRIC AS THE SKIRT. SKIRT HAS TWO VERTICAL SEAMS AT SIDE OF BODY. ENTIRE APRON EXCLUDING TIES IS TRIMMED WITH A SERRATED CROCHETED BORDER. THERE IS CUTWORK OF A FLORAL AND LEAF PATTERN WHICH IS EDGED BY WHITE EMROIDERY FLOSS ON THE BIB AND SKIRT. THE SKIRT CUTWORK HAS CRESCENT SHAPE DESIGNS ABOVE THE FLORAL DESIGNS WHICH HAS CIRCLES EMBROIDRED AROUND THE CRESCENTS. THERE ARE TIES WHICH ARE ATTACHED UNDER THE ARMS AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE SKIRT. THESE TIES WIDEN TOWARDS THE ENDS. THERE ARE ALSO SHOULDER STRAPS WHICH GO OVER THE SHOULDER BLADES AND CRISS-CROSS BEFORE ATTACHING TO THE LOWER TIES, THEY NARROW TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. THE NECKLINE IS V-SHAPED, AND THE APRON WOULD TIE AROUND THE ENTIRE BODY. THERE IS A STAIN ON THE END OF ONE TIE. HAS BEEN HEAVILY STARCHED.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

APRONS WERE USED TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS OF THE DONOR'S AND THEIR FAMILY IN ABOUT 1930 (DATE ESTIMATED BY DONOR). *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A PAIR OF GLOVES DONATED BY ANNE DUECK. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. ANNE DUECK PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 81 ON DECEMBER 13, 2004. ACCORDING TO HER OBITUARY “ANNE WAS KNOWN FOR HER TEACHING IN THE COMMUNITY OF COALDALE AT JOHN DAVIDSON AND R.I. BAKER SCHOOLS UNTIL HER RETIREMENT.” SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF PETER P. DUECK AND ANNA DUECK (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). PETER P. DUECK PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 88 ON AUGUST 9, 1983. ANNA DUECK (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) WAS BORN IN THE CRIMEA AND MOVED TO CANADA IN 1926. ACCORDING TO HER OBITUARY, SHE LIVED IN COALDALE FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, EXCEPT FOR ONE YEAR. SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 86 ON DECEMBER 13, 1981. PETER DUECK’S BROTHER WAS NAMED FRANK DUECK. FRANK PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 78 ON JANUARY 9, 1983. ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY, HE WAS BORN, RAISED, AND EDUCATED IN RUSSIA AND MOVED TO CANADA IN 1926, WHERE HE FARMED IN THE COALDALE DISTRICT BEFORE RETIRING TO LETHBRIDGE AND THEN CALGARY. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

*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. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK.

Catalogue Number

P19940005004

Acquisition Date

1994-01

Collection

Museum

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