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