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BAG

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CUTLERY BAG
Date Range From
1910
Date Range To
1920
Materials
LINEN, FLANNEL
Catalogue Number
P19980065001
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CUTLERY BAG
Date Range From
1910
Date Range To
1920
Materials
LINEN, FLANNEL
No. Pieces
1
Length
50.2
Width
25.4
Description
BEIGE LINEN FLATWARE BAG. RECTANGULAR, WITH ONE END ROUNDED; EMBROIDERED WITH FLOWER BASKET AND "KNIVES"; LILAC COLORED TRIM. STITCHED TO REVERSE IS YELLOW FLANNEL POUCH WITH OVERLAPPING FLAP. POUCH IS STITCHED ALONG WIDTH IN BANDS APPROXIMATELY 3.3CM WIDE, FORMING POCKETS FOR HOLDING CUTLERY. SOME STITCHES COMING LOOSE AT TOP OF POUCH; SEVERAL SMALL BROWN STAINS.
Subjects
CONTAINER
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
ORIGINAL OWNER WAS CECIL MCNABB, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF THOMAS M. MCNABB. USED ORIGINALLY TO STORE KNIVES AND FORKS; MCNABB FAMILY HEIRLOOM. THOMAS MEFFAN MCNABB ARRIVED IN LETHBRIDGE FROM SCOTLAND IN 1885. HE WAS THE THIRD MAYOR OF LETHBRIDGE AND MASTER OF THE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD RUNNING BETWEEN LETHBRIDGE AND GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR DONOR'S RELATION.
Catalogue Number
P19980065001
Acquisition Date
1998-11
Collection
Museum
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