Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

GIRL'S VEST

Date Range From

1948

Date Range To

1948

Materials

WOOL

No. Pieces

1

Length

30

Width

33.7

Description

GREEN UNLINED WOOL CHILD'S VEST. METALLIC GOLD BANDS SEWN ALONG LENGTH OF FRONT AND BACK; RED FLOWERS WITH BLUE AND YELLOW STEMS EMBROIDERED BETWEEN. FRONT LACED WITH RED NYLON CORD. CORD IS SNAGGED AND FRAYING IN PLACES.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

COSTUME BELONGED TO DONOR WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD (1949). LIVED IN CZECH REPUBLIC OF MORAVIA, IN TOWN CALLED PREROV. DONOR CAME TO CANADA WITH HUSBAND IN 1970. WENT TO EDMONTON FOR 3 WEEKS, THEN BROOKS FOR 1 1/2 YEARS, THEN SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE FOR 25 YEARS. DONOR'S HUSBAND WORKED AS AN IRRIGATION SPECIALIST. COSTUME WAS HANDMADE BY DONOR'S MOTHER, AND WAS WORN ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

UPDATE: ON 29 NOVEMBER 2024, DONOR LIBBY JONAS RE-VISITED THE GALT MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECORDED CONVERSATION ON HER 1999-DONATED OFFERINGS. AMONGST NEW INFORMATION SHARED, SHE PROVIDED HER MOTHER’S NAME - BERTA ULMOVA – AND THE LOCATION OF HER CHILDHOOD HOME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC--PREROV, MORAVIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19990002003

Acquisition Date

1999-07

Collection

Museum

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