Material Type

Artifact

Materials

NYLON

No. Pieces

2

Length

35

Width

1.5

Description

2 RIBBONS, FIRST IS WHITE NYLON RIBBON WITH RED AND GREEN PLAID DESIGN. SECOND IS RED, WHITE, BLUE, AND YELLOW PLAID NYLON , WITH DIAGONALLY CUT ENDS. BOTH ARE VERY STIFF AND WRINKLED, BUT CLEAN.

Subjects

ADORNMENT

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

ITEMS BELONGED TO DONOR'S MOTHER, MARY WAGNESS. SEE P19970007001-GA AND ARCHIVES FOR FAMILY HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A RIBBON AND A DICKEY DONATED BY SHIRLEY TUCKER. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. MARY CHRISTINA WAGNESS (NEE ROBERTSON) WAS BORN IN CLAYTON, ON ON FEBRUARY 28, 1905, THE DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. J.B. ROBERTSON. IN 1917 HER FAMILY MOVED FROM ANTHER, SK TO ENCHANT, AB. AFTER COMPLETING A BUSINESS COURSE IN CALGARY, MARY WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE IN STAVELY, AB. ACCORDING TO HER WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT, MARY WORKED FOR THE BANK FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE HER MARRIAGE. SHE WAS MARRIED TO EARL WAGNESS ON AUGUST 7, 1929 AND THE COUPLE LIVED IN WOODHOUSE, BARONS, AND MILK RIVER, BEFORE RETIRING TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1956. MARY PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 95 IN APRIL 2000. EARL RANDOLPH WAGNESS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON NOVEMBER 23, 1990. HE WAS THE SON OF MARTIN WAGNESS AND CAROLINA WAGNESS (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF THE BOXED TEXTILE COLLECTION. ON 8 MARCH 2018, PUNDYK INTERVIEWED SISTERS SHIRLEY TUCKER AND JEAN SCMITT ABOUT THE ARTIFACTS DONATED BY TUCKER. WHEN ASKED IF THEY REMEMBERED THE ARTIFACT: SHIRLEY: “IT OBVIOUSLY HAD TO BE MATERIAL OF THE ERA, OR SOMETHING.” JEAN: “WOULD IT HAVE BEEN ON A CURLING OUTFIT, AT ALL? I’M THINKING WITH THESE HATS?” SHIRLEY: “LIKE A BAND OR TYPE OF THING?” THE INTERVIEW AND A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW CAN BE FOUND IN THE PERMANENT FILE P19970007001.

Catalogue Number

P19960068003

Acquisition Date

1996-12

Collection

Museum

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