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2017.6.10 - Vest, Man

A men's blue striped vest dated 1950.

Record Type: Object

2017.6.11.05 - Dress, Wedding Gauntlet Veil, Wedding Veil, Bridal Crinoline

Woman's bridal dress; tight fitted bodice with short puff sleeves and a full floor-length skirt that falls from the natural waist. Both the skirt and bodice are lined with an off-white satin fabric overlayed with a fine cotton lawn frabric. An outer decorative layer of delicate cotton lawn features cutwork of large flowers and leaves. This decorative layer is split at the skirt front to reveal the underlayer which features a vertical row of dec...

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2017.6.12.02 - Shoe, Wedding Shoe, Woman

A pair of woman's off-white wedding shoes (.01 and .02) dated 1953. The uppers consist of crisscrossed straps with an open waist and toe; ankle strap and metal buckle closure. Both the straps and the wedge heels are covered in a brocade fabric, off-white in colour with a white and gold metallic thread floral pattern. The shoes match wedding dress 2017.6.11.05.

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2017.6.9 - Vest, Man

A men's silk and cotton red vest dated 1950.

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2018.24.2.02 - Shoe, Baby Shoe, Infant

A pair of white and blue infant saddle shoes (.01 and .02) dated circa 1960. White leather with navy blue leather appliques at sides and at heel. Flat white cotton laces.

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2018.24.3.02 - Shoe, Baby Shoe, Infant

A pair of white leather baby shoes (.01 & .02) with round white cotton shoelaces. Decorative pierced zig-zag pattern along eyelets. Dated circa 1962. Includes their original box (2018.34.4).

Record Type: Object

2018.24.4 - Package, Product Box, Shoe

An original cardboard box for the pair of baby shoes (2018.24.3.02) dated to 1962. Plastic film is across the opening at the front. The box has an illustration of a child in a clown uniform playing with a dog (on the front), playing with a seal (on the right side) and an elephant (on the left side). In dark green lettering on the front is printed "La Parisette". On the back in dark green lettering, in both English and French, is the manufacture...

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2018.24.5 - Dress, Baby

An infant's pink cotton, short-sleeved dress dated circa 1962. Contains cream coloured lace trims around the ends of the sleeves and around the neck, along with a pink ribbon bow at the top of the dress. Cream coloured polka dots pattern along the entire dress, and two cream coloured buttons on the back of the dress. The printing on the front of the tag displays: Honey Suckle Fashions 12 Mos. An Exclusive Design Sears, Roebuck and Co. ...

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2018.24.6 - Dress, Baby

An infant's cream coloured cotton slip dated circa 1962. Contains lace details and a tulle like skirt. There is ribbon bow at the top of the slip. Printed on the front of the tag is: Styled by Wundies of Canada Printed on the back of the tag is: Style Size 1

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2022.19.2 - Ring, Teething

Circular plastic cream-coloured teething ring dated to 1932.

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2022.19.8.03 - Galosh Overshoe, Man

A pair of men's black rubber galoshes (.01 and .02) and its original paper receipt (.03) from "The Shoe House" in Guelph dated to 1965. Stamped on the bottom of the overshoes is the maker's mark "totes/ Natural Rubber/ Made in U.S.A./ X-Large".

Record Type: Object