Material Type

Artifact

Date

1903

Materials

COTTON, SEQUINS, SATIN

No. Pieces

1

Length

83.9

Description

SMALL LABEL AT BACK OF NECK READS: "THE T. EATON CO LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA". FASTENED DOWN FRONT WITH HOOK AND EYES, ONE HOOK MISSING. ALSO A SATIN TIE TAPE AT FRONT. MACHINE SEWN, LATER HAND REPAIRED. LACE AROUND BOTTOM TORN IS SEVERAL PLACES. STYLE GENERALLY IS: STAND UP RUFFLE COLLAR, GATHERED AT BACK SEQUINS AND LACE AROUND TOP AND BOTTOM. CAPE IS BLACK IN COLOR.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

REFERENCE: 1903 EATON'S CATALOGUE. DONOR CLAIMS CAPE WAS HER GRANDMOTHERS (100 YEARS AGO) WHO LIVED IN ONTARIO. MRS. MACKAY (THE GRANDMOTHER) GAVE THE CAPE TO A MRS. MCDOUGALL WHO CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1917. AFTER MRS. MCDOUGALL'S DEATH, THE DONOR RECEIVED IT. *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING THIS CAPE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPILED USING THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARCHIVES AND INFORMATION FOUND ON THE GENEALOGY WEBSITE, WWW.FINDAGRAVE.COM. THE DONOR, FLORRIE ISABEL MARJERISON (NEE MACDOUGALL), WAS BORN ON JANUARY 14, 1899 IN HAWKSTON, ONTARIO TO PARENTS, WILLIAM MACDOUGALL AND FLORA MACDOUGALL (NEE MCKAY). HER SIBLINGS WERE JOHN "JACK" MACDOUGALL (1904-1967) AND ALICE MACDOUGALL (1902-1974). ACCORDING TO MARJERISON’S OBITUARY PUBLISHED IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, THE FAMILY CAME TO SOUTHERN ALBERTA IN 1917. SHE MARRIED EVERETT MARJERISON IN GRASSY LAKE IN 1923. THEIR CHILDREN WERE ROBERT AND AUSTIN (D. 1926). THE DONOR PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON DECEMBER 22, 1991 AT THE AGE OF 92 YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF DONATION, THESE ARTIFACTS FIRST BELONGED TO MARJERISON'S GRANDMOTHER. SOURCES ON THE FIND A GRAVE WEBSITE STATE THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HER MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, FLORA MCKAY (NEE GALBRAITH) OR HER PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, EUPHEMIA "EFFIE" MCKAY (NEE ROBERTSON). THE DONOR'S MOTHER, FLORA MACDOUGALL, WAS BORN ON MARCH 21, 1867 TO DONALD MCKAY (1827-1914) AND FLORA MCKAY (1839-1910) IN ONTARIO. THE DONOR'S FATHER, WILLIAM MACDOUGALL, WAS BORN IN ONTARIO ON FEBRUARY 2, 1970 TO ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL (1826-N.D.) AND EFFIE MACDOUGALL (1838-1916). WILLIAM'S MOTHER TOOK THE LAST NAME "MCKAY" AFTER HER SECOND MARRIAGE TO ANGUS MCKAY (1834-1916) IN 1887. WILLIAM'S OBITUARY STATES HE WAS A FARMER OF THE KIPP DISTRICT. WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED IN ALBERTA FROM ONTARIO IN 1917, HE FARMED IN THE GRASSY LAKE DISTRICT UNTIL 1924. HE THEN MOVED TO CARDSTON, WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL 1934 WHEN HE FINALLY TOOK UP LAND NEAR KIPP. THE ARTIFACTS CAME TO ALBERTA WITH THE DONOR'S MOTHER, FLORA MACDOUGALL WHEN THE FAMILY MOVED FROM ONTARIO. MRS. MACDOUGALL PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE DURING NOVEMBER 1955. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD CLIPPINGS AND HARD COPIES OF ONLINE RESEARCH.

Catalogue Number

P19740087000

Acquisition Date

1974-10

Collection

Museum

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