Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MAN'S DRESS LINEN

Date Range From

1890

Date Range To

1900

Materials

LINEN

No. Pieces

1

Length

48.3

Width

5.7

Description

"S 204" INKED ON INSIDE. POLISHED LINEN.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

REF: MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE 1894. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A COLLAR DONATED BY E.A. SHARMAN. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. ERNEST A. (REPORTED AS BOTH AUGUSTIN AND AUGUSTUS IN THE HERALD) WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1876 IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND, THE SON OF A FARMER AND SHEEP RAISER. FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION FROM HARBOROUGH COLLEGE, HE MOVED TO CANADA IN 1892 AND REPORTEDLY ARRIVED IN THE LETHBRIDGE AREA IN APRIL 1893. ON OCTOBER 28, 1908, ERNEST MARRIED CHARLOTTE MARY (NEE MCNAUGHTON) AT ST. AUGUSTIN’S CHURCH, LETHBRIDGE. AT THE TIME, ERNEST WAS WORKING AS A MANAGER OF THE MACHINERY DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST JOBBING & COMMISSION COMPANY. CHARLOTTE IS LISTED AS THE SISTER OF MRS. SYDNEY (MARJORIE) JACKSON IN HER WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT. SYDNEY JACKSON WAS AN EARLY RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE AND WORKED FOR THE CITY’S FIRST DRUGGIST, J.D. HIGGINBOTHAM. CHARLOTTE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 88 ON MAY 30, 1964. CHARLOTTE AND HER SISTER MARJORIE CAME TO LETHBRIDGE FROM CLINTON, ON. ERNEST WAS A MEMBER OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, THE MASONS, THE UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS, AND THE UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA CO-OPERATIVE. FOLLOWING 11 YEARS WITH THE NORTHWEST JOBBING AND COMMISSION COMPANY, ERNEST OPERATED A REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE COMPANY. IN 1916, HE ENTERED THE IMPLEMENT BUSINESS, AND AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH WAS OWNER OF THE E.A. SHARMAN COMPANY. SEE ARCHIVES 20021008130 FOR A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE E.A. SHARMAN COMPANY. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

Catalogue Number

P19640772000

Acquisition Date

1964-11

Collection

Museum

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