Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

SET, SIX CLOTHING PATTERNS

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1970

Materials

PAPER

No. Pieces

6+

Description

1. BROWN PAPER ENVELOPE WITH BLACK PRINT READING "PATTERN FROM WINNIPEG FREE PRESS"; ADDRESSED TO "MRS LEVI MACDONALD". ENVELOPE WORN AT EDGES. CONTAINS VARIOUS FOLDED PATTERN PIECES, WRAPPED IN INSTRUCTION SHEET PRINTED AT TOP WITH "SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE, CUTTING AND SEWING GUIDE FOR PATTERN NO.680". PAPER FOLDED AND CREASED; SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED. 2. YELLOW PAPER ENVELOPE WITH BLACK PRINT READING "CONTENTS: MERCHANDISE [...] MARIAN MARTIN PATTERNS". ADDRESSED TO "MRS. H. CARTERHAM [...] BUFFALO N.Y.". ENVELOPE IS TORN ACROSS WIDTH. CONTAINS WAXED PAPER ENVELOPE MARKED "MARIAN MARTIN"; FOLDED INSTRUCTION SHEET WITH "MARIAN MARTIN SEW-CHART" AT BOTTOM; AND ASSORTED FOLDED PATTERN PIECES, CUT OUT. 3. BROWN PAPER ENVELOPE, PRINTED ON ONE SIDE WITH IMAGE OF DRESS AND "PATTERN 8469". INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEWING PRINTED AT RIGHT. ENVELOPE FLAP TORN. CONTAINS ASSORTED PIECES OF PATTERN, CUT OUT AND FOLDED TOGETHER. 4. BROWN PAPER ENVELOPE, PRINTED ON ONE SIDE WITH IMAGE OF GIRL WEARING DRESS PATTERN NUMBER "2639". REVERSE HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR LAYING OUT PATTERN AND MEASURING FABRIC. FLAP AND CORNERS OF ENVELOPE WORN. CONTAINS INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR "THE NEW DELTOR", PRINTED DOUBLE-SIDED. BY "BUTTERICK QUARTERLY". ALSO INCLUDES ASSORTED PATTERN PIECES, CUT OUT AND FOLDED TOGETHER. 5. WHITE PAPER ENVELOPE, PRINTED ON FRONT WITH COLOR PHOTO OF WOMAN WEARING RED DRESS; READS AT SIDE "PICTORIAL REVIEW PRINTED PATTERN NO. 8691". CONTAINS INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR "THE NEW PICTOGRAPH", PRINTED DOUBLE-SIDED; AND VARIOUS PATTERN PIECES, CUT OUT AND FOLDED TOGETHER (HAS SOME PINS). 6. WHITE PAPER ENVELOPE, PRINTED ON FRONT WITH BLACK & WHITE IMAGE OF SEVERAL DRESSES BEING MODELED. PATTERN NO. "7784"; "BUTTERICK PATTERN INCLUDING THE DELTOR". "ESTELLA MACDONALD" HANDWRITTEN TWICE ON ENVELOPE. CONTAINS GREEN INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR "THE NEW DELTOR"; AND SEVERAL PATTERN PIECES, CUT OUT AND FOLDED TOGETHER.

Subjects

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

FOR HISTORY SEE P19950049001-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING PARTS OF SEVERAL ITEMS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. LEVI MACDONALD PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 88 ON OCTOBER 6, 1977. HE WAS BORN IN WEST TILBURY TOWNSHIP, ESSEX COUNTY, ON ON JULY 30, 1889, THE SON OF HIRAM AND ALICE (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) MACDONALD. IN 1914, LEVI MARRIED ESTELLA AGNES CHALMERS. IN 1918, THEY LIVED IN BURDETT AND THEN IN TABER IN 1921. ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY, “HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE ALBERTA FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE, THE MOOSE LODGE, THE CANADIAN LEGION, AND THE ELKS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. ESTELLA AGNES MACDONALD (NEE CHALMERS) WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONTARIO. ESTELLA PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON MAY 11, 1981. LEA HIRAM MACDONALD WAS BORN IN LOWBANKS, ON ON MARCH 11, 1928 AND GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM IN TABER. HE MARRIED BEVERLY AYERS IN GREAT FALLS, MT ON MARCH 10, 1958. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79 ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007. THE DONOR IS THE DAUGHTER OF MAURICE/MAURY DAHLQUIST AND MARY (NEE MACDONALD) DAHLQUIST, OF BELLEVUE, WA. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19950049 FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILE ARTIFACTS AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING FIFTEEN ARTIFACTS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. ATTEMPTS MADE TO CONTACT THE DONOR TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC ARTIFACTS AND THEIR USE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

*UPDATE* IN 2021 TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK.

Catalogue Number

P19980063034

Acquisition Date

1990-10

Collection

Museum

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