Treasure

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Treasure

Entry/Object ID

2009.003.001b

Description

A pair of baby's white kid moccasin-style shoes, lined with blue cotton twill and with blue silk ribbon ties, mounted on an oblong gold mat (which also forms the backing), together with a poem; glazed and framed with narrow antique gold frame. Poem reads: "Treasure/By Ethel Van Cise//Like sentinels they are to me/Guarding a precious memory/Of little feet that skipped and hopped;/Of little voice that never stopped;/Of little heart that beat so high/With each new joy the day brought nigh,/Of little hands that clung to me -- /Ah! -- all are gone. But memory/Tells me that I shall never lose/The thrill that comes from little shoes."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gardner, Winnie

Notes

Accession Date: 14-Jan-09 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

shoes, baby, commemorative shoes, baby

Class

Communications Objects - Documentary Objects - Memorabilia

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

December 3, 2009

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

November 16, 2023