Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1900

Date Range To

1920

Materials

LEATHER, SAWDUST, COTTON, CHINA, METAL, CARD

No. Pieces

11

Height

76.0

Description

.1 DOLL.METAL FACE WITH PAINTED FEATURES, GLASS EYES, BISQUE HANDS, ARMS. ONE HAND MENDED. LEATHER LEGS ARE JOINTED AT THE HIPS. ELBOWS & KNEES ARE GUSSETED TO ALLOW MOVEMENT. BISQUE & METAL PORTIONS STUFFED WITH SAWDUST. .2 WIG. LIGHT BROWN FLAX FIBRE WIG, LINEN INSIDE, HEAVY CARD CAP. .3 BONNET. WHITE EYELET COTTON, HAND SEWN. .4 SLIP. WHITE COTTON TRIMMED WITH WHITE COTTON LACE. SKIRT IN STRIPS OF LACE & COTTON, APPEARS HOMEMADE. .5 BLOOMERS. WHITE COTTON WITH WHITE LACE TRIM, HOME MADE. BUTTON FASTENING. .6 DRESS. PINK COTTON WITH WHITE LACE TRIM ON SLEEVES, WAIST & COLLAR - CLOSES WITH 3 SNAP FASTENERS, FLOOR LENGTH. HOMEMADE. .7 STOCKINGS. COTTON KNIT STOCKINGS, MENDED AND STILL HAVE A FEW HOLES. RED. .8 SHOES. RED COTTON UPPERS, HEAVY CARD SOLE, SINGLE EYELET TIE CLOSING. .9 CHEMISE. WHITE COTTON WITH LACE TRIM SINGLE BUTTON CLOSING AT CROTCH. ONE TIE MISSING; ENTIRE BORDER TORN - PARTLY REPAIRED WITH YELLOW BIAS TAPE.

Subjects

TOY

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

*UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED AN ARTIFACT SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED ARTIFACTS AMONG THE ESTHER DOROTHY GROSE DONATION. [NOTE: INITIAL DOCUMENTATION LISTS THE DONOR AS MRS. H. GROSE. ARCHIVAL RESEARCH FOUND THE DONOR’S NAME TO BE ESTHER DOROTHY GROSE, WIFE OF HARRY JAMES GROSE. THE RECORD HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT THE DONOR’S FULL NAME.] PUNDYK SPOKE WITH THE DONOR’S SON, LEONARD GROSE, ABOUT THE DONATION OVER THE PHONE ON DECEMBER 10, 2018. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COMES FROM THAT CONVERSATION: GROSE REMEMBERS THIS DOLL BELONGING TO HIS MOTHER’S, WHO MOST LIKELY RECEIVED IT AS A CHILD WHILE ON THE FARM WHERE SHE GREW UP. GROSE RECOLLECTS IT BEING PRESERVED SAFELY BY HIS MOTHER IN THEIR HOME. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN ESTHER DOROTHY SPONHOLZ IN MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA. THE FAMILY WOULD LATER SETTLE ON A FARM THREE MILES NORTH OF ELKWATER LAKE, ALBERTA, ACCORDING TO LEONARD GROSE. SHE MET HER HUSBAND, HARRY JAMES GROSE IN CALGARY, WHERE THEY WERE BOTH ATTENDING THE CALGARY PROPHETIC BIBLE INSTITUTE. GROSE ADDED THAT HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN NORTH DAKOTA. THE COUPLE WAS MARRIED IN 1937 AND MOVED TO MEDICINE HAT IN 1938. THE FAMILY STAYED THERE UNTIL 1952. HARRY GROSE WAS IN THE FARM IMPLEMENT BUSINESS, WHICH THEN BROUGHT THE FAMILY TO LETHBRIDGE, WHERE LEONARD WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL. THE HENDERSON’S DIRECTORY FOR LETHBRIDGE IN 1953 LISTS HARRY GROSE AS THE PARTS MANAGER FOR NORRIE & FAWETT LTD. THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY PUBLISHED FOR ESTHER GROSE ON JANUARY 13, 1996 STATES THAT THE FAMILY RELOCATED TO THE CITY IN 1949. HARRY AND ESTHER STAYED IN THE CITY UNTIL HARRY’S PASSING ON MAY 12, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS. ESTHER THEN RELOCATED TO CALGARY, WHERE SHE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 10, 1996 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS. REGARDING THE INITIAL DOCUMENTATION OF MANY OF THE ARTIFACTS BEING FOUND FROM THE C.P.R. TRESTLE SITE IN LETHBRIDGE, GROSE EXPLAINED HIS PARENTS ENJOYED TO EXPLORE TOGETHER. HE STATED THEIR WALKS IN THE AREA WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE AFTER HE LEFT HOME, BUT HE WAS AWARE THAT HIS FATHER ESPECIALLY LIKED TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT CROPS. HIS MOTHER EXPLORED BECAUSE OF HER INTEREST IN LETHBRIDGE HISTORY. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE P19672916000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING COPIES OF THE ARCHIVAL REFERENCES USED FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND HENDERSON DIRECTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19672919000

Acquisition Date

1967-10

Collection

Museum

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