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Object Name |
Teacup |
Object Number |
2022.063.002a-b |
Description |
Teacup and saucer set A: Teacup; White and pink ceramic teacup; outside of teacup is created to look like coral; pink gradient begins at top of teacup and blends to white in the middle of teacup; top rim of teacup has gold colouring; angular handle has gold colouring in a stripe down middle of handle; attached to inside of teacup near top front is a small white mustache guard, also ceramic; mustache guard is shaped like a man's mustache with a small hole in the center for drinking through; outer rim of mustache guard is coloured gold; inside of teacup is otherwise undecorated; underside of teacup is undecorated. B: Saucer; White and pink ceramic saucer; center of saucer where teacup would sit is rimmed in gold; swirls radiate from the outer edge of center of saucer to about a centimeter before edge of saucer; outer rim of saucer is pink gradient, blending to white about a centimeter down from edge; outer rim of saucer is edged in gold; gold striped pattern goes around edge of saucer with three stripes grouped together, two single stripes, and then three grouped together again; three small gold dots are stacked vertically near the bottom on either side of single stripes and either side of grouped stripes; a gold squiggly line goes around the edge of the saucer, outlining the edges of the gold stripes and pink gradient, creating a coral-like effect; bottom of saucer is white; small gold mark is on base of saucer inside rim that touches table, near top of rim; underside of saucer is otherwise undecorated. |
Provenance |
Teacup and saucer were gifted to the donor. Donor worked at Valleyhaven Guest Home as Director of Activities and Volunteers in the 1979. Donor was hired at Valleyhaven to start activities programming and volunteer coordination at the home, something that was relatively uncommon at the time. Donor worked with other part time staff to complete her duties, and regularly coordinated with the volunteer bureau to bring volunteers to Valleyhaven. Donor oversaw up to 200 volunteers in total, and was in regular contact with the Chilliwack Progress to detail activities and events at Valleyhaven (The Chilliwack Progress, 6 Oct 1982, P. 31; 6 Jul 1983, P.23). Through the activities at Valleyhaven, donor forged many long-standing relationships with her clients, one of which was with Georgina Stewart. Donor met Stewart in one of her baking classes and got to know Stewart on a personal level. After Stewart passed away, her daughter gifted the teacup set to the donor as it had personal sentiment for the donor. Donor left Valleyhaven in 1989 to take care of her aging parents. Georgina Stewart was born on February 21, 1895 in Sardis and lived there all her life. Stewart married James Edward Braidner in 1916, who worked for the B.C. Electric Company (The Chilliwack Progress, 26 Feb 1975, P. 16). The couple moved briefly to New Westminster and Agassiz before returning to Sardis. Braidner died in 1929. In 1935 Stewart remarried to Alex Stewart, and the two farmed in Sumas until his death in 1960 (The Chilliwack Progress, 26 Feb 1975, P. 16). She was a lifelong farmer in the valley, farming for a total of 63 years. Stewart met the donor while staying at Valleyhaven Rest Home. The donor asked to borrow Stewart's teacup set, which she had displayed in a china cabinet, to which Stewart agreed, on the requirement that they would only be used for tea in a cooking class and then they would go back to her cabinet. Stewart passed away on November 18, 1989. |
Date |
Circa 1980s |