Round floral slippers pocket

General Description: 

A round purse. The front features flower, leaf and stem beaded designs on a burgundy velvet background. The edges were trimmed and wrapped in a satin textile. The inside of the front pocket and back are an empty black sateen textile. The split pocket suggests that this piece was used as a slipper holder and was likely wall mounted. 

Object Type: 
Purse
Colour: 

burgundy, dark green, beige, bright green, translucent, white, blue, light purple, pink, dark pink, dark orange, green, orange, gold, red, cyan, dark blue, dark red, bright red, yellow, black, silver

Date Reported: 
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Personal Objects; Personal Gear
GMD: 
object
Historical Context: 

A2.WIL: The period concentrating on Reverend Edward Francis Wilson's arrival , and the subsequent building of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School , 1871-1892. Reverend E.F. Wilson was principal of the school from 1873 - 1892, and thereafter was relocated to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. The A2.WIL.0 collection included bead work collected by Reverend E.F. Wilson and Archibald Wilson, Principal of Elkhorn, Residential School, Washakada. The bead work is most likely from the late 1800s. Mrs. Graham, a descendant of E.F. Wilson, graciously donated the bead work to the Shingwauk Project. She said, "I want these to go back to where they belong"

Custodial History: 
Previously known as A2.WIL.0.19; 2011.02.02.48a-b
Start Date: 
ca. 1880
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1920
Style or Pattern: 
trim, leaves, stems, flowers
Process: 
machine sewn; handbeaded
Date Range: 
[ca. 1880-1920]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-4_008_003a-b_Photo Documentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.4 cm of object. - 1 purse : col. ; 33 x 0.4 cm

Conservation Notes: 

(A) Fig.1 - Material Loss - Front top all edges - threads present - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Staining - Front center - dark spots - randomized locations - 0.1-0.3cm - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.3 - Foreign Matter - Front top left - white tone - 1.9cm - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.4 - Missing Beads - Front right center - 1 dark green bead - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Front right side - white tone - 1.4cm - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Front lower right - areas outlining bead work - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.7 - Holes - Back top center - 0.2cm - 1.5 cm apart - 2 holes - due to handling and use; Fig.8 - Holes - Back top right side - 0.1cm - 1.3cm apart - due to handling and use; Fig.9 - Hole - Back lower center - 0.3cm - due to handling and use; Fig.10 - Holes - Back lower left center - 0.2cm - 0.5cm apart - due to handling and use; Fig.11 - Holes - Back bottom center - 0.1cm - 0.3cm apart - due to handling and use; Fig.12 - Hole - Back bottom right center - 0.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.13 - Pin - Top back right - pinned - purpose unknown (B) Fig.1 - Pin

Notes: 

Box 008 is oversized.

Two sided pocket, with seam down centre.

 

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-004-008OS
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Accession No: 
Artifact collection, beadwork series
Materials required: 

acid-free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
008OS
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage