Florence French stitched this tippet around 1982 for Bishop Rusty Kimsey, who wore it throughout his episcopacy. Florence French's mother-in-law, Lyle French, served as Rusty's secretary at St. Stephen's Church in Baker City. Rusty presented the tippet to Bishop Gregg at his consecration in 2000. This tippet serves as a symbol of the EDEO, featuring the diocesan insignia as well as wagon wheels representative of the Oregon Trail. While at Bp. Bell's consecration last month, Bp. Gregg inquired on the location of the tippet to Gretchen Kimsey. After some digging around in the archives, I finally discovered this gem in a box labelled Bishop Spofford's vestments. As there was no provenance attached to the item (no historical context, and place of origin), I put it in a box of Spofford vestments. After Gretchen directed me to a photo of Bishop Gregg wearing the tippet, I knew exactly where it was. Earlier this month, Rev. Anna Carmichael surprised Bishop Bell with the tippet at a Standing Committee meeting in Hood River. Thank you Bishop Gregg and Gretchen for bringing this tippet to my attention. This situation demonstrates why provenance is so vital to maintaining the integrity of the diocese's collection; without it, we cannot properly describe, preserve, and retrieve objects of historical value.
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