WRISTLET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WOMEN'S (PR)
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- WOOL, GLASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19738311000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WOMEN'S (PR)
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- WOOL, GLASS
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Length
- 12.1
- Width
- 8.3
- Description
- 2 LADIES WRISTLETS. BLACK SEED BEADS KNITTED INTO WRISTLET. SEVERAL HOLES. HAND MADE.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- REFERENCE: MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE 1894. *2014 UPDATE* DONOR JESSIE WATSON WAS THE WIFE OF GEORGE WATSON SR. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATSON FAMILY, INCLUDING WATSON SR.'S MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19830011000-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A WRISTLET DONATED BY JESSIE WATSON. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. JESSIE MARGARET WATSON (NEE ROBINSON) WAS BORN IN HARVEY STATION, YORK COUNTY, NEW BRUNSWICK AND MOVED WEST WITH HER FAMILY IN 1911. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE ROBINSON (HER MOTHER’S NAME IS UNKNOWN). JESSIE WAS EDUCATED IN LETHBRIDGE AND ATTENDED NORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING IN CALGARY IN 1917. SHE TAUGHT WEST OF CLARESHOLM, HARDIEVILLE, AND CENTRAL SCHOOL. SHE WAS MARRIED TO GEORGE WATSON ON DECEMBER 28, 1921 AND SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 80 ON JULY 3, 1979. GEORGE WATSON EDUCATED IN LETHBRIDGE AND ATTENDED NORMAL SCHOOL IN CALGARY. IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, GEORGE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, SERVING AS A FLYING CADET. FOLLOWING THE WAR, HE TAUGHT SCHOOL IN SLEEPY HALLOW, MILK RIVER, COALHURST, COALDALE, AND AT THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. FROM 1950-1961 HE SERVED AS VICE-PRINCIPAL OF HAMILTON SCHOOL, THE FIRST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN LETHBRIDGE. GEORGE WAS THE SON OF ROBERT WATSON AND JESSIE WATSON (NEE KERR). HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON JUNE 27, 1980. ROBERT WATSON MARRIED JESSIE KERR IN LETHBRIDGE IN 1890. ROBERT PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 76 ON FEBRUARY 20, 1940. JESSIE PASSED AWAY IN MARCH 1954. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738311000
- Acquisition Date
- 1968-03
- Collection
- Museum
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