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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3030
- Description
- Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is …
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 119.5 x 68.4 cm
- Description
- Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is stapled to the bottom hem marked “18124” and a worn tag is in the right pocket.
- Subject
- crafts
- embroidery
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3030
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- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
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