Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TIE

Date

1994

Materials

SILK, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Length

140.6

Width

10

Description

SILK TIE HAS SAME PATTERN AS P19960050002-GA EXCEPT GREY BACKGROUND OF SQUARES IS SHADED, AND HAS NO BLUE BORDER WITH RED STRIPE. ONE END OF TIE COMES TO A POINT WITH UNDERSIDE FOLDED TO MAKE A DIAMOND. TIE BEGINS TO FLARE TOWARDS OTHER END WHICH ALSO COMES TO A POINT AND HAS FOLDED UNDERSIDE. AT FOLD ON NARROW END IS TAG THAT READS "100% SILK/SOIE CA 00010". OTHER FOLD HAS BLACK TAG THAT READS "ALL SILK". A LITTLE WAYS UP IS CLOTH TAG THAT READS "EATON" WITH PAPER TAG THAT READS "MADE IN-FAIT AU CANADA" WITH A MAPLE LEAF THAT IS ATTACHED WITH PLASTIC THREAD.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

PERSONAL CARE

History

FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S DEPARTMENT STORE. CELEBRATING ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1994. WAS GIVEN TO DONOR AS THANKS FOR THE MUSEUM'S ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR CELEBRATION DISPLAY. DONOR HAS BEEN CURATOR/CO-ORDINATOR OF THE SIR ALEXANDER GALT MUSEUM SINCE 1987, SHE PLANS TO RETIRE IN 1997.

Catalogue Number

P19960050001

Acquisition Date

1996-08

Collection

Museum

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