Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

COTTON SHOPPING BAG

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1999

Materials

COTTON

No. Pieces

1

Height

2.5

Length

50.8

Width

27.5

Description

RECTANGULAR, WHITE COTTON. HAS TWO GREEN STRAPS FOR HANDLES. ON FRONT OF BAG, IN SILKSCREEN, IS A DESIGN. IT CONSISTS OF AN ORANGE AND PINK SUN, A PURPLE AND PINK BEACH BALL, TWO GREEN TREES, AN ORANGE WOMAN, A BODY OF PURPLE WATER, A PINK FISH, A TURQUOISE STAR, AND TWO PURPLE SWIRL DESIGNS. BELOW THIS IN PURPLE IS "EATON". ON BACK OF BAG, ACROSS THE BOTTOM, IS A LINE OF SHAPES OF DIFFERENT COLOURS. INSIDE BAG IS A WHITE TAG THAT READS "MERIDIAN VANCOUVER, BC CANADA TEL:604/732-9021 FAX:604/736-4910 MADE IN CHINA". BAG APPEARS UNUSED.

Subjects

MERCHANDISING T&E

CONTAINER

Historical Association

RETAIL TRADE

History

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

P19990061014

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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