Skull-shaped heavy paper dance card, which consists of a light grey front and back cover and two off-white inner sheets all joined together at the upper left side with red, blue and white thread; there is a small pencil attached to the card at the join with off-white thread; the pencil is joined to…
Skull-shaped heavy paper dance card, which consists of a light grey front and back cover and two off-white inner sheets all joined together at the upper left side with red, blue and white thread; there is a small pencil attached to the card at the join with off-white thread; the pencil is joined to the thread with a small metal cap and is painted blue on the outside.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Dance card used at a Queen's University Medical Dance on November 14, 1913; donated by L. Bruce Cronk and originally owned by G. S. Cronk.
Dates
1913
circa 1913
Date Remarks
Card dated Nov. 14, 1913
Material
heavy paper: light grey; off-white
metal: silver
wood: light brown; blue
fabric: red; white; blue; off-white
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
The front cover of the dance card has the features of the skull printed on it and the words, "Medical Dance // Nov. 14 // 1913" written at the top; the first inner page has a poem on the front and a listed Programme of songs to be played by Arbuckle's Orchestra; the second inner page has the word, "ENGAGEMENTS" at the top and 20 spaces to fill in names of dance partners; names have been handwritten in, in both ink and pencil; the inside of the back cover lists the Patronesses and the General Committee; the outside of the back cover has a paper label which reads, "DR. G. S. CRONK // MEDS '15"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #3
Dimension Notes
Length: 8.0 cm. x Width: 12.1 cm. x Depth: 0.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
The paper is still flexible and shows no tears or missing sections; there are minor bend marks near the bottom; the edges are slightly dirty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
See letter from previous owner, L. Bruce Cronk (attached to 996.010.001)