Sweater Item Number: 3500/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hand-knitted Cowichan-style pullover sweater, with collar. Design consists of grey bands with alternating dark brown and cream stripes in between. White, horizontal dotted line through grey bands, snowflake-like pattern through dark brown and cream stripes. Collar is plain grey. Cuffs and bottom edge bordered with a wide light brown band, trimmed with diagonal lines. Lines done in cream and dark brown. Brown cord looped through back of neck.
Narrative
The donor's mother, Millicent Sowerby, worked at the Cowichan Merchants store in Duncan, BC from 1930 to 1936. She either bought or traded for this sweater while working there. (The family believes she knew the woman who knitted the sweater, but the name wasn't recorded.)
Specific Techniques
Hair knitted into sweater for waterproofing purposes.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada between 1930 and 1936
- Owned by Judy Eggleton before June 3, 2021
- Received from Judy Eggleton (Donor) on June 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Sweater
- Identification Number
- 3500/1
- Type of Item
- sweater
- Material
- wool fibre, dye and fibre
- Overall
- height 64.8 cm, width 128.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
- Previous Owner
- Judy Eggleton
- Received from
- Judy Eggleton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1930 and 1936
- Ownership Date
- before June 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on June 3, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3500/0001