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1996.20.1

ID Number: 1996.20.1
Category: Personal Artifacts
Sub-category: clothing - outerwear
Item Name: coat
Maker: Lafontaine Furs
Date: 1900 - 1972
Materials: fur, seal
Measurements: overall: 51 cm x 113 cm
Description: thick fur, wide cuffs on sleeves; hidden pocket on inside right; collar goes over shoulder; 2 large fur covered buttons on front (left side) 2 elastic loops on right side 1 on left
History: Donor purchased fur coat for $100.00 in 1972 from a home on Victoria Ave. (Windsor) after estate sale. Originally owned by one of the "Churchill sisters", the sister-in-laws who were from the southern USA told the donor that their brother married one of the sisters and was a doctor, he was the last to pass away. The couple lived in the original house . Donor wore the coat occasionally with the mittens. The coat was relined by Arpin furs in the late 1970's or early 80's, and the mittens have since been lost. There was an article in the Windsor Star (Nov. 7, 1972) about the Churchill sisters who were known to wear fur coats and parade around with parasols long after the styles had changed.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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Churchill Sisters person

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