AR1. CLOTHING

Clothing: UMEI Jumper

Description: UMEI uniform worn by Paula Driedger 1982- 86 green

                Jumper and white blouse, 90cm wide, 96 cm long

Year: 1982 -1986

Donor: Margaret Driedger – Feb.05

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 1986.

                The blue jumper differed from the green jumper

in that it could be worn as a jumper, or the top

could be removed and worn a s a skirt. Uniforms

were discontinued in 1987

Year:

Donor: Harold & Mary Thiessen

Location: on display

Accession Number: 005.410.15

 

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.

Year:

Donor: Mrs. Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.87.8

Clothing: Apron

Description: Apron given as a gift from a Mrs. Martin circa 1923, Eigenheim, Saskatchewan.  White sheer cotton, lace trim, tucks at the sides.

Year: circa 1923

Donor: Jacob and Gertrude Koop

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.124.5

Clothing: Apron

Description: Apron of cotton, with a blue, red and white stripe.

Year:

Donor: Margarethe Fast

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: Hedy Klassen

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: 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 bu 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.

Year:

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: 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.

Year: 1990

Donor: Peter A. Epp

Located: 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

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 992.87.1

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

Donor: Anne Konrad

Located: 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 - Kath. and siblings emigrated to Kitchener, Canada in  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: before 1925

Donor: Jacob J and (late) Mary Fast Brown

Located: archival box marked Brown

Accession Number: 994.346.1a

Clothing: Bonnet

Description: Headdress worn by Prussian, Russian and early Canadian and Mexican  married Mennonite women.  Black lace, good condition.

Year: 1900's

Donor: Et Cetera Shoppe

Located: 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 emigrated to Canada 1920.

Year: circa 1920

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: shoebox under storage chest

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.

Year:

Donor: Irma Matthies

Located: display table 3

Accession Number: 992.106.2

Clothing: Cap

Description: Fur cap given to Karl Epp by Waldemar Hildebrand (of Karaganda, now of Fulda, Germany).  Cap is black/grey fur with earflaps and ties for under the chin.

Year:

Donor: Karl Epp

Located: display shelf

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

Donor: Peter A. Epp

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: Mrs. Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 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 (Diedrich 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

Donor: Susanna Froese Woelk

Located: display shelf

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.

Year: circa 1920

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: storage chest

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:

Donor: Irene Woodsit (Willms)

Located:

Accession Number: 995.361.1

Clothing:Collar and Choker

Description: Crocheted  white collar, worn by daughter Anna

             Tiessen.

             Neck Lace (human hair choker), belonged to Agatha

             Tiessen (wife) - Brown colour with gold colour clasps

             and front ornament. brought from Russia.

Year:

Donated Date: Oct. 31/00

Donor: Gerhard Tiessen

Located: Glass cabinet

Accession Number: 000.408.1&2

Clothing: Doll

Description: made in 1993 in Moscow by Juta Hildebrandt-Marek, sister to Marie Huebert. Mother of Juta is a born Hildebrandt from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna.

Year: 1993

Donor: Marie Huebert

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 994.328.1


Clothing:Claar and Choker

Description: - (1) crocheted white collar, worn by daughter

               Anna Tiessen

               - (2) Neck lace, (human hair choker) belonged

                    to Agatha Tiessen (wife)

                    - bron colour, with gold clasps and front

                      ornament

               - brought from Russia

Year:

Donated Date:Nov. 28/00

Donor: Gerhard Tiessen (Sr.)

Located:

Accession Number: 000.408.1 & 2

 

Clothing: Fabric

Description: A piece of white cotton (cheesecloth) with panels

               Of green embroidery stitching. Comes from Paraquay

               and the material is sufficient for one blouse or

               shirt. The panels can be used as trim o the

               sleeves and down the front of the shirt. The

               embroidery was done by Mary Cornies, sister of

               Mrs. Peter Epp.

Year:

Donor:

Location:o display

Accession Number:005.7


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.

Year:

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: display case 3

Accession Number: 992.92.7

 

Clothing: Fabric

Description:A piece of white cotton (cheesecloth) with panels

          Of green embrodery stitchig.

          Material is sufficient for one blouse or shirt

          The panels could be used as trim o the sleeves and

          Down the front of the shirt. The embroidery was done

          By Mary Cornies, sister of Mrs. Peter Epp

Year:

Donor: Unknown

Location: O display under glass

Accession Number: 006.381.8

 

 

Clothing: Handbag

 

Description: black handbag crocheted by Elizabeth Dick Flaming when a teenager, for church use.

Year:

Donor: Anna Konrad

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: Irma Mathies

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.106.1

Clothing: Hankerchief

Description: Handmade, common men's style hankerchief.  White with green, brown, orange striped border.

Year:

Donor: Margaret Rempel

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.79.16

Clothing:Headcovering

Description: black ' Haube'belonged to gandmotherAgatha Janzen              Friesen

Year: 1864

Donated Date:Aug.17/98

Donor: Margaret Driedger (Braun)

Located: on display

Accession Number: 998.395.2

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Clothing:     Headcovering

Description: Black, belonged to Agatha Janzen b. 1869

Year: 1869

Donated Date: Aug.17/98

Donor: Agatha Neufeld

Located: 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 headdresss.  Lace was beginning to turn brown when item was acquired.

Year: circa 1920s

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: 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: 1915

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 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

Located: display shelf

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 head scarf, dark, long sleeved print dress, green lace apron with green satin ribbon at waist. 

Year: 1993

Donor: Bill and Tina Hiebert

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 993.313.1

Clothing: Pillowsham

Description: embroidered with "Ruhig, Papa Schläft"

Year: 1920's

Donated Date: September 26, 1994

Donor: Jacob J. and Mary Fast Brown

Located: 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: 1908

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: obtained by donation after the LMH yard sale, May 1993

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 993.259.1

Clothing: Runner

Description: embroidered initials at 1 end; chrocheted lace edgings at both ends

Year: 1920's

Donated Date: September 26, 1994

Donor: Jacob J. and Mary Fast Brown

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 994.346.2b

Clothing: Runner and Doilies

Description: biege coloured (3)

Year: 1920's

Donated Date: September 26, 1994

Donor: Jacob J. and Mary Fast Brown

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 994.346.2c

Clothing:     Scarf

Description: red & gold scarf, belonged to grandmother Agatha                Janzen Friesen b. 1866

Year: 1866

Donated Date: Aug.17/98

Donor: Margaret (Driedger) Braun

Located: 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

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 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.

Year:

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: 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

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.109.3

Clothing: Shawl

Description: Beaded, hand-made shawl or cape (black).

Year:

Donor: Mary S. Ashmore Gill

Located: Display case

Accession Number: 997.382.1

Clothing: Shoes

Description: Black leather shoes, with laced tops worn by Margaretha Fast.

Year:

Donor: Margaretha Fast

Located: display shelf

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 snaps missing when item was acquired.

Year: early 1900's

Donor: Anne Konrad

Located: 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.

Year: unknown

Donor: Et Cetera Shoppe

Located: Display cabinet

Accession Number: 993.22.9

 

Clothing: Sock Tops

Description: (a) – black woll 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 feet would be kitted 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.

 

Year:

Donor: Margaret 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 crochetting, child's size, in perfect condition.

Year: 1910

Donor: Anna Wiens Tiessen

Located: 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

Donor: Henry Derksen family

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 992.92.8Clothing: Stockings

Description: Stockings, off-white, lace top edging.

Year: before time of emigration

Donor: Margaretha Fast

Located: display shelf

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

Donor: Edith Isaak Tiessen

Located: 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 Erna Willms

               I New York, Ukraine in the early 1920’s

Year: 1920

Donor: Margaret 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

Donor: Margaret Driedger – Feb.05

Location: on display

Accession Number: 005.84.8

 

Clothing: Undershirt

Description: White cotton top, cut at waist area and left unhemmed, 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:  before 1918

Donor: Jacob  J. and late Mary Fast Brown

Located: archival box

Accession Number: 994.346.1b

Clothing: Uniform and hairnet

Description: Uniform and hairnet worn by workers at the Boese Factory (later Pyramids) 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

Donor: Margaret Driedger

Located: 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

Donor: Anna Konrad

Located: glass case

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.

Year:

Donor: Annie (Dick) Warkentin

Located: display case

Accession Number: 993.1

 

Clothing: Watch

Description: Two watches, one man's, one woman's style, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. F. 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

Year:

Donor: Hedy Klassen

Located: display case 3

Accession Number: 992.86.1a-b