Stole
John Fisher Memorial Museum
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| Object Name: | Stole |
|---|---|
| Object Type: | Stole, fox |
| Category: | Stole |
| Material: | Fur |
| Technique: | Cured |
| Accession Number: | 2000.350.024 |
| Origin-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Origin-Country: | Canada |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Description: | Black and grey in colour. Silver fox, whole body pelt four legs, three have tassels. At each end of the body a four link plastic chain with tassel. |
| Narrative: | Silver fox stoles were most popular (known as the luxury fur) for scarves and wraps. This whole pelt stole would have been less popular. There were several silver fox farms in New Brunswick with a large farm in Salisbury and a restaurant there carries the name "The Silver Fox". |
| History of Use: | This stole had been in the Vriezen family, Dick Vriezen the donor said he never saw his parents or grand parents wearing the stole, it was always stored in a box in the cloths closet. |
| Length: | 137 cm |
| Width: | 22 cm |
| Institution: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Institution City: | Kingston |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |