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Metadata
Object ID # |
1969.018.009 |
Object Name |
Greatcoat |
Title |
Winter Driving Coat |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Artist |
Boulter, Waugh & Co. |
Made |
Boulter, Waugh & Co. |
Place of Origin |
Montreal, Quebec |
Description |
Man's long, brown "Musk-ox Brand" hide coat made by Boulter, Waugh & Co. of Montreal. See RELATED for matching gaunlet-type mittens. The coat has black-coloured toggles and cord loops for its closure. |
Makers mark |
Label (yellow and black, has a ram's head motif as part of the trademark) |
Provenance |
Likely belonged to Lorne Snider or Frank Johnson as the "Musk-Ox" brand of the Boulter, Waugh & Co. was used in circa 1909-1915 fur catalogues by the company. Boulter, Waugh & Co. was located in Montreal. Subsequently owned by Frank Johnson's son, Wilson Johnson, who drove a horse team and sleigh in the wintertime to collect cream from farmers. There is a photograph of his team in the Grey Roots archives. Last owned by Frank's wife, Muriel Johnson (neé Snider). |
Collection |
Textiles, 20th-c Clothing Collection, Men's |
Material |
Cloth/Fur/Leather/Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-184 L-128 cm |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Johnson, Wilson Johnson, Muriel |
Function |
A man's winter coat, that had matching fur gauntlets worn with it, so that it could be used when driving a horse-drawn cutter. A fur hat / cap was also usually worn with a driving coat like this. |