Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1957.022.005 |
Object Name |
Cape |
Title |
Baby's White Cape |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Made |
Unknown |
Description |
Knit ribbed white cotton baby's cape with zig-zagging braid detail and wide lace trim, fastened with one cloth-covered button at the throat. It is a Victorian item. "Watney" is marked in ink on the inside nape. |
Provenance |
Originally owned by the Rixon family who lived for a while in Sydenham Township, Grey County, before moving to Owen Sound, Grey County, in the 1880s. Mr. Henry Rixon was of English origin and in the 1901 census it says that he emigrated in 1860. His wife was formerly Miss Helen Ainslie, a daughter of Adam Ainslie of Sydenham Township. Miss Eleanor Rixon had a sister, Miss Laura Rixon, and they lived at 894, 5th Avenue East, Owen Sound, Grey County before their deaths, but also spent a lot of time in Leith. The Rixon burial plot is at Leith Cemetery, in the former Sydenham Township, and includes the following: William Augustus Rixon (b. 1869-d. 1892) Henry Rixon (father) 1838-1920 Helen Rixon (mother) 1847-1913 Ada A. Rixon 1874-1894 Ella A. Rixon 1871-1918 Alex A. Ainslie 1850-1887 Adam Ainslie 1807-1897 Isabella Ainslie 1828-1918 John Ainslie 1858-1923 Laura Rixon 1876-1963 Eleanor Rixon Dec. 27, 1973 William M. Burr 1861-1931 Frank Broderick 1856-1915 J. Jane Broderick 1867-1933 F. Rixon Broderick 1895-1958 |
Collection |
Textiles, 19th-c Clothing Collection, Baby Unisex/Unknown |
Material |
Cotton/Lace/Thread |
Dimensions |
W-87.5 L-41 inches |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry |