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

53.0

Width

48.5

Description

RECTANGULAR, UNBLEACHED COTTON. OFF-WHITE. ONE SIDE OF BAG IS 1/2 COVERED WITH A LIGHT BLUE RECTANGLE, WITH A LIGHT GREEN DESIGN WITHIN IT. DESIGN CONSISTS OF THE OUTLINES OF A FLOWER, A FISH, A LEAF, A BIRD, WAVES, AND BELOW THIS IS A HAND. BELOW THIS READS "EATON" IN LIGHT GREEN. OTHER SIDE OF BAG IS 1/2 COVERED WITH A LIGHT GREEN RECTANGLE, WITH A LIGHT BLUE DESIGN WITHIN IT. DESIGN CONSISTS OF THE OUTLINES OF BIRDS, LEAVES, FISH, FLOWERS, AND HANDS. BELOW THIS READS "EATON" IN LIGHT BLUE. BAG HAS ONE BLUE, AND ONE GREEN STRAP TO FORM HANDLES. HAS A WHITE TAG INSIDE WITH BARCODE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS IN BLACK PRINT.

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

P19990061016

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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