Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CHILD'S DRESS BOLERO/JACKET

Date Range From

1890

Date Range To

1900

Materials

VELVET

No. Pieces

1

Length

28.5

Width

24

Description

BLACK VELVET BOY'S DRESS JACKET WITH 7 LARGE ROUND SILVER STONED BUTTONS, THAT ALMOST LOOK LIKE RHINESTONES. JACKET DOES NOT FASTEN, BUT HAS A V-SHAPED DIP IN THE FRONT. LABEL ON THE BACK OF THE NECK MARKED "S & W LONDON". JACKET IS LINE WITH WHITE SILK, AND IS VERY WELL MADE. ITEM IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. SMALL STAINS ON LINING.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, FRANK H. WATSON. WORE AS A THREE OR FOUR YEAR OLD IN ENGLAND. DONOR'S GRANDFATHER WAS GEORGE HERBERT WATSON WHO CAME FROM SCARBOUROUGH, ENGLAND IN THE 1890'S, AND FIRST SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE REGION. FAMILY MOVED TO KELOWNA, BC IN 1919 & OPERATED WATSON ORCHARD LTD. TO 1980. G.H. WATSON WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUDD REED IN A DAIRY IN LETHBRIDGE.

Catalogue Number

P19980031004

Acquisition Date

1998-04

Collection

Museum

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