Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1994

Materials

SILK, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

2

Height

0.5

Length

77.0

Width

10.4

Description

PATTERN ON TIE IS GREY RECTANGLES, WITHIN A NAVY BLUE BACKGROUND. RED AND WHITE LINES GO AROUND RECTANGLES. HALF OF THE RECTANGLES HAVE A RED, WHITE, AND BLUE DESIGN IN THEM, THE OTHER HALF HAVE "1869" IN BLUE ABOVE "1994" IN RED. ON BACK OF TIE IS A GREY STRIP OF FABRIC, EMBROIDERED IN WHITE WITH TWO WHITE RECTANGLES, WITHIN WHICH IS "EATON". THERE IS A PAPER TAG ATTACHED TO THIS STRIP THAT READS "MADE IN-FAIT AU CANADA" AND HAS A RED MAPLE LEAF TO THE SIDE. A SMALL BLACK TAG ON INSIDE OF TIE READS "ALL SILK TOUTE SOIE". LINING OF TIE IS NAVY BLUE. TIE IS ENCASED WITHIN CLEAR PLASTIC.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

RETAIL TRADE

History

TIE WAS MADE TO CELEBRATE EATON'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY. SIMILAR ONE IN COLLECTION P19960050001-GA. MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.

Catalogue Number

P19990061004

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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