Sweater and Protective Bag

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

2025.07.07a front

Name/Title

Sweater and Protective Bag

Entry/Object ID

2025.07.07.a-b

Description

2025.07.07a: Brown Glenayr Kitten Mill sweater with short sleeves that are fitted at the bottom, and a fitted waist. The neckline has a cream coloured trim, with a pearlescent cream button. When it is buttoned, the neckline goes to the neck, with an eyelet bellow the button. The tag on the inside of the collar reads "GLENAYR Kitten, 100% Pettal Orlon," with an image of a smiling kitten. 2025.07.07b: Clear plastic bag made for sweater storage. The bag reads, "DO NOT THROW AWAY! USE THIS STURDY PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT YOUR LOVELY KITTEN! IT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DEVELOPED FOR THIS PURPOSE!" in the top right corner. At the bottom of the bag, it reads, "GLENAYR 'Kitten', Full Fashioned Ban-Lon." In the bottom left corner is a circle with an image of a kitten on a pillow, and text that reads "BAN-LON Garment Quality, JOSEPH BANCROFT & SONS CO." There is a stylized green design of a woman on the right.

Cataloged By

Sadie Badour

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Glenayr Kitten Mill

Date made

circa 1935 - circa 1992

Place

Location

Lanark, ON

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sweater

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Package, Product

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Class

Merchandising T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2025.07.07a

Width

76.5 cm

Length

50 cm

Diameter

0.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Width measured from one end of sleeves to the other.

Dimension Description

2025.07.07b

Width

22.6 cm

Length

37 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Box 6

Shelf

Shelf 13

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Sadie Badour

Date

August 16, 2025

Notes

Sweaters only.

Location

Box

Box 7

Shelf

Shelf 20

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Sadie Badour

Date

July 24, 2025

Notes

Plastic bags only.

Location

* Untyped Location

Temporary Artifact Storage Room

Date

July 3, 2025

General Notes

Note

Sweaters and plastic bags are stored separately. See "location history" for all location information.

Created By

Sadie.Badour@flemingcollege.ca

Create Date

July 3, 2025

Updated By

Sadie.Badour@flemingcollege.ca

Update Date

August 16, 2025