Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BUNTING BAG

Date

1934

Materials

FLEECE, SATIN

No. Pieces

1

Length

73

Width

41

Description

PINK FLEECE BUNTING BAG HAS BLUE SATIN TRIM AROUND ALL EDGES. BACK OF BAG HAS FLEECE DOG AND CAT SEWN ONTO BOTTOM FOR DECORATION. THEY STICK UP FROM THE FABRIC AND ARE BROWN AND WHITE WITH EMBROIDERY FLOSS DETAILS. THE DOG IS LOOKING AT THE CAT WITH ONE EAR PERKED UP AND TONGUE OUT, AND THE CAT HAS GREEN EYES AND HIS EARS ARE LAYING FLAT WHILE LOOKING AT THE DOG. THE CORNERS OF THE BAG ARE ROUNDED, AND THE SIDES ARE FOLDED OVER. THEY FASTEN TOGETHER AT ONE CORNER WITH A BLUE RIBBON IN A BOW, WITH ANOTHER BLUE RIBBON BOW BEING BELOW THE FIRST. THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG IS FOLDED UPWARDS, SO THERE ARE NOW FOUR LAYERS AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS SEWN TO THE FIRST FOLDS ALONG ROUNDED CORNERS IN TWO PLACES IN EACH CORNER. RIBBON IS BEGINNING TO FRAY ALONG EDGES.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

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

P19940006012

Acquisition Date

1994-01

Collection

Museum

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