T-SHIRT
CulturePrince Edward Island
Datelate 20th Century - early 21st Century
Dimensions70 x 79 cm (27 9/16 x 31 1/8 in.)
Object numberXHF.2023.1.3
DescriptionA mauve/grey-pink coloured short sleeved t-shirt. Across the chest in large black font is written “Festival of the Fathers” with “Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island" in smaller font underneath. A red maple leaf is at the center of the font and in the top right corner is a small image of a bearded face wearing a black top-hat. The shirt has a 2cm hem at the bottom and sleeve edges. At the neckline has a 2.5 cm slightly ruched outer edge of double fabric. Narrative
The Festival of the Fathers was an annual celebration held in Charlottetown, PEI, on Labour Day long weekend to celebrate the city being the birthplace of Confederation. The festivities included re-enactments of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, including the Fathers’ arriving at the Peake’s Wharf followed by a promenade up Great George Street to Province House. The festival was cancelled in 2006.
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