Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ALTERBOY'S CASSOCK

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1950

Materials

COTTON OR COTTON BLEND

No. Pieces

1

Length

114.5

Width

34

Description

BLACK HIGH COLLARED NECK COTTON OR COTTON BLEND CASSOCK WITH 8 SNAP FASTENERS DOWN THE FRONT. 2 LABELS INSIDE COLLAR: "GROUP 1" & "LENGTH 45" AGES 8-9". 8TH SNAP FASTENER IS TORN.

Subjects

CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT

Historical Association

RELIGION

History

USED BY ALTERBOY'S FOR REGULAR SERVICES UNTIL 1975. OBLATES ACTIVE IN LETHBRIDGE AREA SINCE 1ST BAPTISM AT FORT HAMILTON BY FATHER SCOLLEN IN 1873. FATHER VAN TIGHEM CELEBRATED THE 1ST MASS IN 1884 IN COALBANKS. THEREAFTER ESTABLISHING A PARISH IN 1886 & BUILDING 1ST ST. PATRICKS CHURCH IN 1887 IN SEPTEMBER VAN TIGHEM MOVED TO NEW PARISH AS ITS PRIEST. THE OBLATE OF MARY IMMACULATE (OMI) HISTORICALLY SOMETIMES CALLED THE BLACKROBES BECAUSE OF THEIR CHARACTERISTIC BLACK ROBES. THE OBLATES ARE RETIRING FROM LETHBRIDGE IN JULY .1990. THIS ROBE WAS NORMALLY WORN WITH A CINCTURE OR BELT SNAP FASTENED AT THE WAIST WITH A LARGE CROSS (12.7 X 20.4) & HUNG BY A CORD FROM THE NECK.

Catalogue Number

P19900013007

Acquisition Date

1990-07

Collection

Museum

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