AR1. CLOTHING
Clothing: Apron
Description: Apron/smock worn by Anna Wiens Tiessen when she was in Schönfeld, South Russia. White, with lace and pink flowered border. Front pocket and back button closure. Some yellow stains on item when it was acquired. Back button closure.
Donation Date: August 8, 1992.
Donor: Mrs. Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.8
Clothing: Apron
Description: Apron given as a gift by a Mrs. Martin circa 1923, Eigenheim, Saskatchewan. White sheer cotton, lace trim, tucks at the sides.
Year: Circa 1923
Donation Date: October 7, 1992
Donor: Jacob and Gertrude Koop
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.124.5
Clothing: Apron
Description: Apron of cotton, with a blue, red and white stripe.
Donation Date:
Donor: Margarethe Fast
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.126.8
Clothing: Baby blouse
Description: Two baby blouses:
a) Small blouse of white cotton, lace embroidery, and tie at the back.
b) Larger blouse of white cotton, lace embroidery, two button back closure, and "handmade" tag sewn inside collar.
Donation Date:
Donor: Hedy Klassen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.105.2a-b
Clothing: Baby bonnets
Description: Two handmade, white knitted baby bonnets. Used in Russia. One slightly larger than the other.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.92.1a-b
Clothing: Baby Bonnet
Description: Crocheted white bonnet, worn by Susanna Woelk (Sally’s sister) when she was a baby in 1920. It was made by her mother Maria Froese. They lived in Siberia and later moved to Myrluka
Year:1920
Donor: Henry and Sally Dyck
Location: On display
Accession Number: On display
Clothing: Baby carrying pillowcase
Description: White eyelet-trimmed pillowcase used to cover a pillow for carrying baby. Used when a family went visiting in Russia. Five button closure, ties on the sides.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.92.2
Clothing: Bag
Description: Mennonite World Conference bag with the MWC 1990 logo. Brown burlap bag used by Peter and Helen Epp at the MWC in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1990.
Donation Date: 1990
Donor: Peter A. & Helen (Tiessen) Epp
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 993.137.13b
Clothing: Blouse
Description: Silk blouse worn by Mrs. Agatha Wiens made in 1912 from a scarf given to her by her husband (Henry B. Wiens) on her wedding day (September 19, 1896 Schoenfeld, Russia). Blouse is off-white/beige silk, with a lace collar, snap closure buttons at the back, clear beaded decorative stitching. Quite short waist and arm length (3/4 length). Some brownish stains and a tear under left sleeve when item was acquired.
Year: 1912
Donation Date: August 9, 1992
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location:
Accession Number: 992.87.1
Clothing: Blouse
Description: Blouse is part of a winter outfit set, which belonged to Mrs. Flaming (mother of Anne Konrad) worn early 1900's. It is hand-made of maroon-coloured, heavy cloth, with embroidery at the collar and cuffs, snap closures and an undershirt, which is attached.
Year: Early 1900's
Donation Date: August 21, 1992
Donor: Abe & Anne (Flaming) Konrad
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.107.1a
Clothing: Blouse
Description: Long sleeve white cotton blouse with black and red cross stitch embroidery, two mother of pearl buttons/button holes on each embroidered cuff, seven same buttons/ button holes on front placket, top button missing. Blouse well preserved and in excellent condition. Made by Katharina Neufeld Fast, daughter of Gerhard and Anna Enns Neufeld of Felsenburg estate, in the former Soviet Union, near Rosenhof estates. Probably part of dowry made in Russia or early years in Canada - Katharina and her siblings emigrated to Kitchener, Canada in the 1920's. Fabric may have come from Forsythe Shirt Factory where female Neufeld family members were employed in early 1920's. Katharina was second wife of Peter B. Fast, late of Leamington, Ontario.
Year: Pre 1925
Donation Date: September 26, 1994
Donor: Jacob J. and (late) Mary Fast Brown
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 994.346.1a
Clothing: Bonnet
Description: Headdress worn by Prussian, Russian and early Canadian and Mexican married Mennonite women. Black lace, in good condition.
Year: 1900's
Donation Date:
Donor: Et Cetera Shoppe
Location: Display Cabinet
Accession Number: 993.22.8
Clothing: Boots
Description: Black Russian boots worn by Wilhelm Andres (of Niagara-on-the-Lake). He got them and a coat in exchange for food when he lived in the USSR. He immigrated to Canada 1920.
Year: Circa 1920
Donation Date: October 20, 1992
Donor: Henry Koop
Location: On display
Accession Number: 992.120.1b
Clothing: Brooch
Description: Cream-coloured plastic brooch in the shape of a rose with leaves. Pin at back to fasten.
Donation Date: August 21, 1992
Donor: Irma Mathies
Location: Glass front display cabinet
Accession Number: 992.106.2
Clothing: Cap
Description: Fur cap given to Karl Epp by Waldemar Hildebrand (of Karaganda, Russia, now of Fulda, Germany). Cap is black/grey fur with earflaps and ties for under the chin.
Donation Date:
Donor: Karl Epp
Location: On display
Accession Number: 993.14.1
Clothing: Cap
Description: Cap worn by Peter Epp at the Mennonite World Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1990. It is a blue cap with white MWC 1990 logo.
Year: 1990
Donation Date:
Donor: Peter A. Epp
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 993.137.13a
Clothing: Coat
Description: Child's coat (vest) belonging to Anna Wiens Tiessen when she was in Schönfeld, South Russia. Beige with red trim embroidery.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Mrs. Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.7
Clothing: Coat and Hat Set
Description: Knitted coat and hat set of red wool belonging to Susanna Froese Woelk when she lived with her family in Myrilubovka, Siberia. The wool is from her father's (Dietrich Froese 1884-1965) sheep, her mother Maria Penner spun the yarn and a Mennonite neighbour knitted the set circa 1920. The warm winter hat was also worn when Susanna was going to school in Canada.
Year: Circa 1920
Donation Date: February 16, 1993
Donor: Susanna Froese Woelk
Location: On display
Accession Number: 993.12.1a-b
Clothing: Coat
Description: Russian coat belonging to Wilhelm Andres (Niagara-on-the-Lake) worn when he lived in the USSR. He got the coat and a pair of boots in exchange for food when he lived in the USSR. He emigrated to Canada in 1920. The coat is of black cashmere fabric, with a lining of Russian mink fur, and a collar of Persian lamb.
Donation Date: October 20, 1992.
Donor: Henry Koop
Location: On display
Accession Number: 992.120.1a
Clothing: Coat
Description: Fur coat purchased in Riga in 1925. It was owned by Mrs. Heinrich Willms nee Kornelsen.
Year: Circa 1925.
Donation Date: August 29, 1995.
Donor: Irene (Willms) Woodsit
Location: On display
Accession Number: 995.361.1
Clothing: Collar and Choker
Description: 1) Crocheted white collar, worn by daughter Anna Tiessen.
2) Neck Lace (human hair choker), belonged to Agatha
Tiessen (wife) - Brown colour with gold colour clasps
and front ornament. Brought from Russia.
Donation Date: October 31, 2000.
Donor: Gerhard Tiessen
Location: Glass front display cabinet
Accession Number: 000.408.1&2
Clothing: Doll
Description: The doll, named Matroschka, was made by Juta Hildebrand-Marek in Moscow, Russia, in 1993. The face and hands are made with a stocking and starch. Juta’s mother was born a Hildbrand, from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna.
Year: 1993
Donation Date: April 11, 1994
Donor: Marie Huebert
Location: On display
Accession Number: 994.328.1
Clothing: Eyeglasses with case
Description: Two pairs of oval shaped lenses, wire frame eyeglasses. One pair is tinted, one pair is clear glass. The glasses were used in Russia by the parents of Henry B. and Agatha Wiens. The case is black-painted wood.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Display case 3
Accession Number: 992.92.7a-c
Clothing: Fabric
Description: A piece of white cotton (cheesecloth) with panels of green embroidery stitching. Comes from Paraguay and the material is sufficient for one blouse or shirt. The panels can be used as trim on the sleeves and down the front of the shirt. The embroidery was done by Mary Cornies, sister of Mrs. Peter Epp.
Donation Date:
Donor: Helen (Tiessen) Epp
Location: On display
Accession Number:005.7
Clothing: Fabric
Description:A piece of white cotton (cheesecloth) with panels
of green embrodery stitching.Material is sufficient for one blouse or shirt. The panels could be used as trim on the sleeves and
down the front of the shirt. The embroidery was by Mary Cornies, sister of Mrs. Peter Epp
Donation Date:
Donor: Unknown
Location: On display under glass
Accession Number: 006.381.8
Clothing: Handbag
Description: Black handbag crocheted by Elizabeth Dick Flaming when a teenager, for church use.
Donation Date:
Donor: Anna (Flaming) Konrad
Location: Glass case
Accession Number: 994.127.3
Clothing: Hair Ribbon
Description: Hair ribbon of black lace with a black velvet centre, on a maroon comb.
Donation Date: August 21, 1992
Donor: Irma Mathies
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.106.1
Clothing: Handkerchief
Description: Handmade, men’s common style handkerchief. White with green, brown, orange striped border.
Donation Date: August 26, 1992
Donor: Margaret Rempel
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.79.16
Clothing: Haube (Head covering)
Description: Black ‘Haube’, belonged to grandmother Agatha Janzen Friesen, born May 23, 1866, Hierschau, Molotschna colony, Russia, (widow) came to Canada with her children on the Minnedosa in 1924.
Year: 1864
Donation Date: Aug.17/98
Donor: Margaret Driedger (Braun)
Location: On display
Accession Number: 998.395.2
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Clothing: Head Covering
Description: Black, belonged to Agatha Janzen b. 1869
Year: 1869
Donation Date: August 17 1998.
Donor: Agatha (Driedger) Neufeld
Location: On display
Accession Number: 998.394.1
Clothing: Headdress (Haube)
Description: Headdress (Haube) worn by Mrs. Warkentin (Henry B. Wiens' mother) in Russia circa 1920's. Black lace, sequined pin, black buttons, black ostrich feather plume, lace ties for under chin. There are also pins with the headdress. Lace was beginning to turn brown when item was acquired.
Year: Circa 1920s
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.92.5
Clothing: Jacket
Description: Jacket/women's "camisole" worn by Mrs. Margareta Warkentin (mother of Henry B. Wiens) in Schoenfeld, Russia 1915. The jacket is brown/white striped women's short-sleeved, with brown ribbon edging, five button front closure and gathered sides. All buttons were missing and the inside lining had a tear when item was acquired.
Year: Circa 1915.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.2
Clothing: Old Colony Couple
Description: The Ohm and his Mumtje are wearing the black Old Colony style outfits still worn in Mexico, complete with the Ohm's Schlorren and the Mumtje's Haube. She stands slightly behind him, as is fitting for an Ohm's Mumtje.
Year: 1992
Donor: Elizabeth Janzen Dick
Location: On display
Accession Number: 993.312.2
Clothing: Outfit
Description: Plastic doll dressed in typical Sunday outfit worn by present day (1993) Mennonite women in Seminole, Texas settlement. Beige straw hat with green satin ribbon, white headscarf, dark, long sleeved print dress, green lace apron with green satin ribbon at waist.
Donation Date: October 25, 1993.
Donor: Bill and Tina Hiebert
Location: On display
Accession Number: 993.313.1
Clothing: Pillow sham
Description: Embroidered with "Ruhig, Papa Schläft" (Quiet, Papa is sleeping)
Year: 1920's
Donation Date: September 26, 1994
Donor: Jacob J. and Mary (Fast) Brown
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 994.346.2a
Clothing: Purse
Description: Handmade brown felt purse used by Mrs. Henry B. Wiens. Has a drawstring, blue embroidered flowers. One hole patched already when item was acquired.
Year: Circa 1908
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.9
Clothing: Purse
Description: Black knitted purse with drawstring, similar in style to that used by the Old Colony Mennonite women. Not known if it is an original.
Donation Date: May, 1993
Donor: Obtained by donation after the LMH yard sale, May 1993
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 993.259.1
Clothing: Runner
Description: Embroidered initials at 1 end; crocheted lace edgings at both ends
Year: 1920's
Donation Date: September 26, 1994
Donor: Jacob J. and Mary (Fast) Brown
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 994.346.2b
Clothing: Runner and Doilies
Description: Biege coloured (3)
Year: 1920's
Donation Date: September 26, 1994
Donor: Jacob J. and Mary (Fast) Brown
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 994.346.2c
Clothing: Scarf
Description: Red & gold scarf, belonged to grandmother Agatha Janzen Friesen b. 1866
Year: 1866
Donor: Margaret (Driedger) Braun
Location: On display
Accession Number: 998.395.1
Clothing: Shawl
Description: Shawl belonging to Margareta Warkentin (mother of Henry B. Wiens) in Schönfeld, South Russia 1910. It is green, brown, and gray plaid with tassles.
Year: 1910
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.3
Clothing: Shawl
Description: Shawl belonging to Mrs. Warkentin (mother of Henry B. Wiens) in Russia. Black floral embroidering, black tassled edging on black shawl.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.92.9
Clothing: Shawl
Description: Shawl worn by Margareta Friesen Wiens Driedger Warkentin who died in 1930's. Shawl is black oblong with a fringe on three sides.
Year: 1900's
Donation Date:
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.109.3
Clothing: Shawl
Description: Beaded, hand-made shawl or cape (black).
Donation Date: June 16, 1997
Donor: Mary S. Ashmore Gill
Location: Display case
Accession Number: 997.382.1
Clothing: Shoes
Description: Black leather shoes, with laced tops worn by Margaretha Fast.
Year:
Donation Date:
Donor: Margaretha Fast
Location: On display
Accession Number: 992.126.10a-b
Clothing: Skirt
Description: Skirt is part of winter outfit set, of maroon-coloured heavy cloth. It belonged to Mrs. Flaming (mother of Anne Konrad) worn early 1900's. Long, full skirt (ankle-length), handmade with one section pieced onto the bottom to lengthen, snap closures at back. Some tears in skirt, and some snap fasteners missing when item was acquired.
Year: Early 1900's
Donation Date: August 21, 1992.
Donor: Anne (Flaming) Konrad
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.107.1b
Clothing: Slippers (Schlorren)
Description: Men's, black cloth, worn-looking when acquired. Made of heavy woollen cloth with felt interfacing. Trimmed with grosgrain ribbon; worn in Mexico.
Donation Date: Unknown
Donor: Et Cetera Shoppe
Location: Display cabinet
Accession Number: 993.22.9
Clothing: Sock Tops
Description:
(a) Black wool knitted socks with green red, grey band half way up the leg Portion - 53.5 cm
(b) Tan wool knitted socks that have been expertly darned by Margarette Hamm who was Margaret Driedger’s grandmother
(c) Black wool knitted sock tops from Russia. New foot pieces would be knitted when needed - 30 cm. (until after WW II)
(d) Light coloured sock tops blue wool knitted with a small band of salmon colour near the top - 39 cm
(e) Black-grey mix wool knitted sock tops-25 cm.
Donation Date:
Donor: Margaret (Willms) Driedger
Location: On display
Accession Number: 005.84.5 a,b,c,d,e
Clothing: Stockings
Description: Two pairs of stockings made by Margareta Warkentin for her grand-daughter Anna Wiens Tiessen in 1910, Schoenfeld, Russia. Stockings are beige crocheting, child's size, in perfect condition.
Date: 1910
Donation Date:
Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.87.10a-b
Clothing: Stockings
Description: One pair of white knit stockings given to Mrs. Henry B. Wiens (Agatha) for her wedding, 1896, Schoenfeld, Russia. Knee-length.
Year: 1896
Donation Date:
Donor: Henry Derksen family
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.92.8
Clothing: Stockings
Description: Stockings, off-white, lace top edging.
Year: Before time of emigration
Donation Date:
Donor: Margaretha Fast
Location: On display
Accession Number: 992.127.9
Clothing: Thread
Description: White, pure silk thread spun from silk made by silkworms fed on mulberry leaves in Molotschna Colony, Russia, home of Abram and Marie Wall, maternal grandparents of Edith Isaak Tiessen (mother Frieda Wall Fast Isaak).
Year: c 1920
Donation Date:
Donor: Edith Isaak Tiessen
Location: On display
Accession Number: 994.28.3
Clothing: Ukrainian Blouse
Description: White linen with cross-stitching band (green, yellow, peach, blue, grey) around the neck and bottom of sleeves, bottom of garment, a band from the left shoulder to bottom of garment. The blouse was worn by Margaret’s mother, Erna Willms in New York, Ukraine, in the early 1920’s.
Year: 1920
Donation Date: February 8, 2005
Donor: Margaret (Willms) Driedger
Location: On display
Accession Number: 005.84.4
Clothing: UMEI Uniform
Description: UMEI uniform worn by Paula Driedger 1982- 86, green
jumper and white blouse, 90cm wide, 96 cm long
Year: 1982 -1986
Donation Date: February 8, 2005
Donor: Margaret (Willms) Driedger
Location: On display
Accession Number: 005.84.8
Clothing: UMEI Uniform
Description: Blue UMEI uniform worn by Paula Thiessen from 1985, when it replaced the green jumper which had been the uniform since 1946. The blue jumper differed from the green jumper in that it could be worn as a jumper, or worn as a skirt by removing the top. Uniforms were discontinued in 1987
Donation Date: April 13, 2005
Donor: Harold & Mary Thiessen
Location: On display
Accession Number: 005.410.15
Clothing: Undershirt
Description: White cotton top, cut at waist area and left un-hemmed, white crotched butterfly design front and back yolk. Two ties at back neck opening. Presumably made at Felsenburg Estate, her home until time of emigration.
Year: Pre 1918
Donation Date: September 26, 1994.
Donor: Jacob J. and late Mary (Fast) Brown
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 994.346.1b
Clothing: Uniform and Hairnet
Description: Uniform and hairnet worn by workers at the Boese Canning Factory (later Pyramid Canners) in Leamington,1956. This factory was begun by Mennonites and run by Mennonites for many years. Uniform size 36, white with blue trim. Hairnet worn to cover worker's hair, white plastic visor, black knit net (elastic).
Year: 1956
Donation Date: August 9, 1992.
Donor: Margaret (Willms) Driedger
Location: Archival box
Accession Number: 992.84.1a-b
Clothing: Watch chain
Description: Engagement gift of Margaretha Neufeld to fiance Johann Fast. Made of Margaretha's hair, Lindenthal, South Russia.
Year: c.1895
Accession Number: 994.127.2
Clothing: Watch
Description: Gold watch donated by Annie Dick Warkentin. Annie was born on the estate of Rapow, Molotschna 1917. Annie's grandmother, Margaretha Thiessen Enns was the original owner of the watch. The cord on the watch was fashioned from her mother's
(Margeretha Enns Dick's) long hair.
Donation Date: January 12, 1993.
Donor: Annie (Dick) Warkentin
Location: Glass front display cabinet
Accession Number: 993.1
Clothing: Watch
Description: Two watches, one man's, one woman's style, belonged to Hedy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klassen.
(a)Belonging to Mr. F. Klassen; copper-coloured strap with "cross, heart and anchor" attachment; "second" hand missing; "Confucius" brand name.
(b) Belonging to Mrs. F. Klassen; smaller, feminine version; E.Y. initials on lid; "minute" hand missing; "Calame Robert" brand name; no strap.
Donation Date: August 9, 1992
Donor: Hedy Klassen
Location: Display case 3
Accession Number: 992.86.1a-b