[BCMA] Identification Help Needed!

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Good morning Sonia,

If you decide to pursue the possibility of this having been part of a
carriage seat, you could contact the Remington Carriage Museum in
Cardston, Alberta.

https://remingtoncarriagemuseum.ca

Best of luck in solving your mystery.

Craig Horsland,
Fruitvale, BC







> The cover fabric for the back to an interior carriage seat? The back
> wouldn’t wear out as much as the seat.
>
> Maurice Guibord
> Société historique francophone d ela C.-B.
> 604-771-3047
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>> On Nov 10, 2020, at 1:05 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
>> <bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:
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>> Could it be part of the regalia for a fraternal organization, akin to a
>> Masonic apron?
>>
>> Good luck
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>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:54 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
>> <bcma at lists.vifa.ca <mailto:bcma at lists.vifa.ca>> wrote:
>> Hello!
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>> We’re hoping that someone can help us identify these items from our
>> museum, (see attached photo). They came as part of a large collection
>> but with no indication as to what they might be. They are old and very
>> worn, with velvet on one side and leather on the other. Both have a
>> small round impression in the same corner – this can be seen at the
>> top centre of the photo. The velvet doesn’t appear to have been
>> regularly sat or stepped on, so we don’t think they are seat covers or
>> some kind of mat/rug. We’re stumped. Any ideas, museum pros?
>>
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>> Sonia Nicholson
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>> Archivist
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