Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

EVENING BAG, POUCH, HAND BAG

Date Range From

1880

Date Range To

1910

Materials

VELVET, COTTON, BEADS

No. Pieces

1

Height

31.5

Width

23

Description

BLACK SUEDE POUCH IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH THE TOP BEING GATHERED BY A BLACK STRING WHICH LEAVES A ROUNDED GATHERED STRIP OF MATERIAL AT THE TOP OF THE SACK. FRONT OF BAG IS DECORATED WITH EMBROIDERED LEAF PATTERN, THIS IS TRACED BY BLACK BEADS. THERE ARE ALSO THREE SIMILAR BLACK BEAD PATTERNS ON THE FRONT OF THE BAG, AND TWO OF THESE ON THE BACK. THERE IS ONE EMBROIDERED LEAF AND TRACED BEAD PATTERN ON THE BACK. LINING IS COTTON YELLOW SPLASH AND BLUE, PINK, AND GREEN FLORAL DESIGN. VELVET HAS WORN OFF IN MANY PLACES, THREADS ARE COMING LOOSE AROUND EMBROIDERY, LINING IS FADED AND TORN AROUND SEAMS, AND STRING IS FRAYED. SEAM AROUND STRINGS IS ALSO TORN.

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

P19930078005

Acquisition Date

1993-12

Collection

Museum

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