UNIFORM, ETHNIC
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact922
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WOMAN'S TRADITIONAL DRESS
- Date Range From
- 1955
- Date Range To
- 1965
- Materials
- VELVETEEN, COTTON, SATIN
- Catalogue Number
- P19738223000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WOMAN'S TRADITIONAL DRESS
- Date Range From
- 1955
- Date Range To
- 1965
- Materials
- VELVETEEN, COTTON, SATIN
- No. Pieces
- 8
- Description
- .1 WOMAN'S VEST. 64(L) X 44(W). VELVETEEN, CROSS STITCH, SEQUINS, RHINESTONES. SIZE MEDIUM. BORDER DECORATED IN SILVER, BLUE, GREEN AND CLEAR SEQUINS. GLASS BEAD & WHITE RHINESTONES. UKRAINIAN FLORAL CROSS-STITCH PATTERN IN RED, WINE, GREEN. LINING OF BLACK RAVENNA. .2 WOMAN'S BLOUSE. 49(L) X 41(W). COTTON, CROSS-STITCH, EMBROIDERY. SIZE: 10. UKRAINIAN FLORAL AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS. COLORS: BLACK, WINE, GREEN, YELLOW, 2 SNAP FASTENERS AT NECK. NO COLLAR. GATHERED AT WAIST. .3 WOMAN'S SASH. GEOMETRIC PATTERN. MACHINE MADE. WHITE, RED AND BLACK. .4 APRON. 61(L - W/O TIES) X 54(W). RAYON-LINEN, RAYON FRINGE, CROSS-STITCH. COLORS: GREEN, YELLOW, BLACK, RED, PURPLE AND PINK. .5 WOMAN'S SKIRT. 68.6 CM LTH. COTTON, SATIN, RIBBONS. RED COTTON DECORATED WITH WHITE, GREEN, PINK AND BLUE RIBBONS. HAND MADE. .6 WOMAN'S SLIP. COTTON, COTTON EYELET. SIZE: 10. WHITE. .7 WOMAN'S FLOWER AND RIBBON HEADDRESS. 83.9 CM (RIBBONS). CLOTH, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, COLORS: RED, PINK, GREEN, GOLD, BLUE, WHITE. .8 COSTUME BEAD NECKLACE. 38.1 CM WTH. WOODEN BEADS, GILT METAL.THREE STRAND ORANGE PAINTED WOODEN BEADS AND ALSO GILT BEADS. CLASP IS GILT METAL.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- ETHNOGRAPHIC
- History
- UKRAINIAN HERITAGE. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO COSTUME’S DRESSING. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING THREE DONATED BY THE UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF LETHBRIDGE. THOUGH THE ASSOCIATION HAS DISBANDED, SHE WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS OBJECT AND 81 OTHERS DONATED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN 1973 WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF THE GALT MUSEUM'S 'UKRAINIAN ROOM' EXHIBIT. ACCORDING TO LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM 1969 AND 1976, AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE GALT ARCHIVES (199110764419, 1991107612370, 199110764421, AND 199110764422) THE UKRAINIAN ROOM WAS INSTALLED IN 1966, WHEN THE MUSEUM WAS MOVED FROM THE BOWMAN CENTRE TO THE GALT HOSPITAL BUILDING. THE ROOM WAS FURNISHED WITH OBJECTS DONATED BY THE UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION, AND THE GROUP HELD ANNUAL TEAS THERE. THOUGH THE CATALOGUE NUMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION DONATION REFLECT A 1973 DONATION DATE, THE INITIAL ACQUISITION YEAR LISTED IN HARDCOPY FILES IS 1966, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE OPENING DATE OF THE UKRAINIAN ROOM. IN ADDITION, ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ROOM DEPICT OBJECTS THAT ARE NOW HELD IN COLLECTIONS (P19738277001-GA, P19738277002-GA, AND P19738277003-GA CAN BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED, WITH OTHER OBJECTS IDENTIFIED SPECULATIVELY). IN 1984 THE MUSEUM DISMANTLED ALL ITS DISPLAYS IN PREPARATION FOR THE BUILDING'S RENOVATION AND EXPANSION, AND ACCORDING TO BRAD BROWN, GALT EXHIBIT DESIGNER, WHEN THE FACILITY REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1985 ALL THE EXHIBITS HAD BEEN REWORKED, AND THE UKRAINIAN ROOM NO LONGER EXISTED. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING THIS ARTIFACT DONATED BY THE UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION. THE ATTEMPTS MADE TO CONTACT PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GALT MUSEUM UKRAINIAN ROOM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ABOUT THE DONATION. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19738197000 FOR HARDCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738223000
- Acquisition Date
- 1966-02
- Collection
- Museum
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