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| Nom de l'objet : | List |
| Titre : | Annie Harris: 'Her Trousseau |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Annie Harris |
| Classification de l'objet : | Communication Artifacts, Documentary Artifact |
| Matériaux : | paper, ink |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2010.3.509 a-d |
| Date de début de production : | 1903 |
| Description : | A three page list entitled: 'Annie L. Harris Her Trousseau'. The three page list is marked with handwritten ink on pieces of pale green paper and stored in an envelope. The outside of the envelope is marked with the following: 'Annie L. Harris Her Trousseau expenses Part no. I up to Feb 2nd 1903'. The pages lists various items and where which store she got them from as well as the price they are worth. The lists are divided into areas like 'Murray's' Bill' and 'House Linen', 'Simpson's and 'Eaton's'. The first page is marked with a note that reads: 'The House Part of It'. The second page is marked with 'Clothes and things for self and wear'. |
| Fonctions : | List of trousseau items complied by Annie Harris. Items from her trousseau were bought in the department stores of Simpson's, Eaton's and Murray's. Annie Harris Sayers (1882-1986) was born in 1882, to Arthur and Mary Harris (née Magrath), of Benares. Annie and her younger sister Naomi were raised in an atmosphere of upper middle class comfort. They were educated at home by governesses, and then were sent to Miss Dupont's School for Ladies in Toronto, where they stayed with their aunts throughout the week. As Annie and Naomi grew up, Benares was a frequent area for lawn tennis matches, weekend parties, and croquet games on the lawn. Annie Harris married Beverly Sayers in 1906, and together they built a house on the southern part of the Benares Estate, given to them by Annie's parents. After their marriage ended in 1925, Annie continued to live in the _Log Bungalow_, raising her three children alone. Annie and Beverly had three children: Geoffrey, (1907-1998); Dora, (1915-2004); and Barbara, (1920-). Annie was known as a very creative, generous, and sweet woman. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 1982 with a large party at Benares. She lived to be 104, dying in 1986. She is buried at Spring Creek Cemetery in Clarkson. Trousseau items were stored away before a woman got married so she can have a items ready and available for her new home when she was married. Traditionally trousseau items consisted of undergarments and household linen but amongst some social circles they did include various dresses and outfits. Some woman even had there trousseaus on display as a means of showcasing the wealth of ones family however this was not the norm for most women. (Some information taken from 'The Trousseau' by Dawn Aiello of Victorian Lace'.) |
| Hauteur : | 25.00 |
| Longueur : | 0.00 |
| Largeur : | 21.00 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 4 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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