Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BABY PILLOW SLIP

Date

1934

Materials

COTTON, LACE

No. Pieces

1

Length

34.4

Width

24.8

Description

WHITE COTTON PILLOW SLIP HAS TWO STRAIGHT SEAMS ALONG LENGTH AND WIDTH. THE OTHER LENGTH IS FOLDED OVER, AND THE LAST SIDE IS OPEN FOR PILLOW INSERTION. THIS SIDE HAS A SEAM, AND THEN AT THE END THERE IS A STRIP OF CHAIN STITCHING. THIS SIDE IS TRIMMED WITH WHITE SCALLOPED LACE AND HAS BLUE ZIG-ZAGS ALONG CASE'S EDGE. THERE IS SOILING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PILLOW AND THE SEAMS ARE FRAYING. CASE HAS BEEN STARCHED.

Subjects

BEDDING

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

SEE HISTORY OF P19940006001-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A PILLOWCASE DONATED BY PAT JOHNSTON. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND MEMORIES: NEW DAYTON & DISTRICT 1900-1978. PAT AND BILL JOHNSTON WERE CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THESE ITEMS, WALTER SINCLAIR PAGE AND HELEN HACKNEY PAGE (NEE WOOD). WALTER SINCLAIR PAGE WAS BORN IN LEEDS, ND AND MOVED TO CANADA IN 1934 WHERE HE SETTLED IN NEW DAYTON, JOINING HIS MOTHER’S BROTHERS CARROL LEE ATKINS AND RALPH ATKINS, WHO HAD SETTLED IN THE AREA IN 1907. IN 1966 THE PAGES MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE FOLLOWING WALTER’S RETIREMENT. WALTER PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 70 ON DECEMBER 28, 1978. HELEN HACKNEY PAGE (NEE WOOD) WAS BORN IN ENFIELD, IL AND WAS MARRIED TO WALTER PAGE IN 1926. HELEN MOVED FROM NEW DAYTON TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1966 AND REMAINED IN LETHBRIDGE UNTIL DECEMBER 1993 WHEN SHE MOVED TO A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY IN CANMORE, AB. HELEN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 91 ON FEBRUARY 2, 1994. WALTER AND HELEN HAD TWO SONS WHO BOTH DIED IN INFANCY. THEIR NAMES AND THEIR DATES OF BIRTH/DEATH ARE UNKNOWN AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND MEMORIES: NEW DAYTON & DISTRICT 1900-1978. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES, WHICH INCLUDED 5 ARTIFACTS DONATED BY PAT JOHNSTON. RESEARCH CONDUCTED FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Catalogue Number

P19940006011

Acquisition Date

1994-01

Collection

Museum

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