Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

EVENING BAG, SHOULDER BAG

Date Range From

1870

Date Range To

1900

Materials

BRASS, STEEL, SYNTHETIC FABRIC

No. Pieces

1

Height

23.3

Width

11.8

Description

BRASS BEADED BAG IS RECTANGULAR WITH HANGING BEADWORK AT THE BOTTOM. THIS INCLUDES THREE TRIANGULAR SHAPED DIAMOND BEADING GROUPS THAT ARE SEPARATED BY TASSELS WHICH ALSO HANG FROM THE DIAMOND GROUPS, THE ENTIRE EFFECT OF THIS DESIGN IS THREE TASSELED POINTS. THE DESIGN OF THE BEADS ON THE BAG ARE A GOLD STRIP ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM WITH ALTERNATING GOLD AND SILVER ZIG-ZAGS IN THE MIDDLE. THE CENTRE STRIP HAS GOLD AND SILVER DIAMOND SHAPED BEADING. THE PURSE CLOSES AT THE TOP WITH A GOLD COLOURED HINGED FRAME WITH TWO PROTRUDING AND INTERLOCKING GOLD COLOURED KNOBS. THE FRAME HAS A LEAF DESIGN ON THE OUTSIDE AND READS "MADE IN FRANCE" IN A STAMP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE INSIDE. TWO CIRCULAR HOOKS ARE WELDED ON TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE FRAME, THE STEEL CHAIN IS LOOPED THROUGH THESE HOOKS TO FORM A DOUBLE CHAIN STRAP. LINING IS A SYNTHETIC FABRIC THAT HAS A POCKET SEWN INTO THE SIDE WITH THREE PLEATS IN THE MIDDLE. A FABRIC LABEL ON THIS POCKET IS SEWN ON AND READS "MADE IN FRANCE" IN RED INK. TASSELS ARE MISSING ALONG ONE OF THE DIAMOND GROUPS, BEADS ARE BEGINNING TO TARNISH IN SOME PLACES, STEEL HANDLE IS TARNISHED AND HAS SOME MINOR CORROSION. BEADING IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE FRAME, AS IS THE LINING.

Subjects

PERSONAL GEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

SAME HISTORY AS P19930078001-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A PETTICOAT DONATED BY STAN GREGORY. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. STANLEY J. GREGORY WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1923 IN CALGARY, THE SON OF ARTHUR AND MARGARET GREGORY (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) AND HE SPENT HIS EARLY YEARS ON THE FAMILY RANCH NEAR IRRICANE. IN 1941 STAN JOINED THE RCAF AND SERVED IN NOVA SCOTIA, OPERATING RADAR AND WIRELESS UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. FOLLOWING THE WAR, HE MARRIED HIS CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART CHARLOTTE LINTON. STAN ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA AND RECEIVED HIS DOCTORATE IN MEDICINE IN 1954. THE COUPLE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1956, WHERE STAN WORKED AT THE BIGELOW FOWLER CLINIC UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1988. STAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79 ON APRIL 16, 2002. CHARLOTTE GEORGINA HELEN GREGORY (NEE LINTON) WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 3, 1923 IN CALGARY, WHERE SHE WAS RAISED AND EDUCATED. CHARLOTTE RECEIVED HER REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE AT THE CALGARY GENERAL HOSPITAL. SHE WAS MARRIED TO STAN GREGORY ON NOVEMBER 4, 1945. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS WARWICK LINTON (DIED IN 1924) AND CHARLOTTE “CHADDY” LINTON (NEE THOMSON) (DIED IN 1982). CHARLOTTE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 68 ON APRIL 1, 1992. CHARLOTTE “CHADDY” LINTON WAS BORN IN GALT, ON AND MOVED TO PARKLAND, AB IN 1904 WITH HER PARENTS WHERE THE FAMILY TOOK UP A HOMESTEAD. SHE GRADUATED FROM NURSING FROM THE CALGARY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 1917 AND WAS MARRIED TO WARWICK I. LINTON IN 1921. SHE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1973. SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 87 ON MARCH 29, 1982. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

Catalogue Number

P19930078004

Acquisition Date

1993-12

Collection

Museum

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