Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TABLE LAMP W/SHADE

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1990

Materials

CERAMIC, CLOTH, METAL

No. Pieces

2

Height

50.2

Diameter

35.7

Description

1.BASE-47.5(H)X14.0CM(D). INDIAN RED COLOURED CERAMIC ROUNDED BASE. "12" "63" BROWN ELECTRICAL CORD ATTACHED, HAS RED STICKER ON IT "CAUTION FULLY EXTEND BEFORE USING". GOLD COLOURED SOCKET, FIXTURE EXTENDS OVER BULB IN ORDER TO SUSPEND SHADE "MADE IN CANADA" "680W 250V". HAS 100 WATT LIGHTBULB IN IT. 2.SHADE-27.7(HT)X35.7CM(D). OFF-WHITE CYLINDRICAL SHAPED, FLARES TOWARD THE BOTTOM. HAS CREAM AND GOLD COLOURED EMBROIDERED TRIM AROUND THE TOP. HAS 8 SUPPORT RODS BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER LAYER. HAS 3 METAL RODS ATTACHED TO AN INNER CIRCLE TO ALLOW IT TO BE SUSPENDED FROM LAMP. INNER LAYER OF FABRIC HAS 2 RIPS IN IT, ONE IS 12.5CM LONG, THE OTHER IS 3.3CM LONG. OUTER FABRIC HAS 1 RIP 4CM LONG, AND A FEW SMALLER ONES.

Subjects

LIGHTING DEVICE

Historical Association

FURNISHINGS

History

ARTIFACT IS PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION GIVEN TO MUSEUM FROM THE PIONEER PEMMICAN CLUB. IN 1998 THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE REQUIRED THAT THE CLUB MOVE OUT OF ITS BUILDING AT 122 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TO ALLOW THAT BUILDING TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE GREEN ACRES FOUNDATION BUILDING. THE NEW BUILDING FOR THE PEMMICAN CLUB REQUIRED THEM TO SHARE SPACE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL CLUB, THUS THE BUILDING WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RETAIN THE LARGE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS. THE PEMMICAN CLUB BEGAN COLLECTING THE MEMORABILIA OF ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR PIONEERING ANCESTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CLUB BYLAW WHICH STIPULATED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS AND THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA. THEY BEGAN COLLECTING THE ARTIFACTS ABOUT 1958 OR 1959 WHEN ONE OF THE MORE INFLUENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB, DEAN ROSCOE YATES, LEFT AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE WHICH HAD VARIOUS STIPULATIONS ATTACHED TO IT, ONE OF WHICH WAS TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR THE CLUB IN A BUILDING TO BE NAMED THE GENEVIEVE YATES MEMORIAL. THROUGH SOME NEGOTIATION WITH THE CITY A "TRADE-OFF" OCCURRED AND THE CITY PROVIDED THE CLUB WITH ITS OWN BUILDING ON STAFFORD DRIVE. ONCE SITUATED HERE IN 1965 THE CLUB BEGAN COLLECTING THE ARTIFACTS AND THEY WERE PUT ON DISPLAY OVER THE YEARS WITHIN THE CLUB'S BUILDING FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT OPENING UP THESE DISPLAYS DURING THE DAY FOR THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY AFTER THE CLUB WAS MOVED BESIDE THE GALT MUSEUM. HOWEVER THIS NEVER OCCURED DUE TO LIMITED STAFF. FROM JULY 9TH TO OCTOBER 28, 1992, MEMBERS OF THE PIONEER PEMMICAN CLUB, INCLUDING BILL GOLDIE & AL BAINES, TOOK AN INVENTORY OF THE ARTICLES THAT HAD BEEN DONATED TO THE CLUB, IN THE BUILDING AT 122-5 AVE., SOUTH. THEY IDENTIFIED EACH ARTIFACT BY WRITING A NUMBER ON IT IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER, IN BLACK FELT MARKER. MANY OF THE ARTIFACTS IN THIS COLLECTION STILL HAVE A NUMBER ON THEM- WILL BE NOTED IN THE ARTIFACT'S DESCRIPTION OR HISTORY. SOME ARTIFACTS WILL ALSO HAVE A PLASTIC TAG STUCK ON THEM WITH AN EMBOSSED NUMBER BEGINNING WITH "1987". THESE ARE FROM AN INVENTORY DONE BY THE CLUB IN 1987 WHEN ARTIFACTS WERE LOCATED IN AN OLDER BUILDING. THE PEMMICAN CLUB ITSELF WAS BEGAN IN 1894. WHEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AT THE TIME WERE HOLDING SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND DANCES, SEEMINGLY EXCLUDING SENIORS. ON DECEMBER 12, 1894, A GROUP OF ORIGINAL PIONEERS, WHO HAD ARRIVED PRIOR TO 1886,CALLED A MEETING AND ORGANIZED UNDER THE NAME OF THE PEMMICAN CLUB, WHO MET SOCIALLY AND SUPPORTED ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OF NEED. THEY HELD THEIR FIRST NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE IN 1894, AND IT BECAME AN ANNUAL TRADITION IN LETHBRIDGE.

Catalogue Number

P19990035001

Acquisition Date

2000-06

Collection

Museum

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