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Grace White Cowgirl Collection

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Apparel - Chaps Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Grace White Cowgirl Collection
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Personal items from the famous cowgirl, Grace White. a) Great ribbon-edged large cowgirl hat, with 2" wide beaded hatband spelling out "Grace White" in white beads on a red field; b) Overlaid batwing chaps by Riley & McCormick, Calgary, Alberta bearing Grace's initials on the corners and “GRACE" tooled into the belt. Inside of chaps appear to have once been the outside, and have “GRACE" down the sides in script; c) Fringed gauntlets with large beaded panels of flowers and leaves; d) Spurs, marked McChesney "John Wayne" pattern 68-2, with original silver overlays; e) Loom beaded strip, (probably another hatband) with Grace White in purple on a silver/translucent background (22"). Also included are four framed pieces consisting of 3 copies of photos, and a letter from John Villines about Grace.

Grace White (1905-1957) was an accomplished rodeo performer from the early 1920s until 1938. Her specialty was the cowgirl bronc riding event, but early on she rode steers, trick rode and even bulldogged. In the 1920s, she also appeared as a performer in the XIT Wild West Show. In the 1930s, Grace competed, along with her sister, Vivian, against the Greenough Sisters, the Creed Sisters, Lucille Richards, Claire Thompson, Tad Lucas, Ruth Roach, Iva Dell Jacobs and most of the other top cowgirl bronc riders of her era.