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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
102.04.0166
Description
A cotton table runner with a geometric design through the centre in drawn work and eyelet flowers (Italian punto tirato technique). The hem is coming undone in one corner, and there are small stains and wear on the cotton.
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Title
Table Runner
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
43.0 x 132.0 cm
Description
A cotton table runner with a geometric design through the centre in drawn work and eyelet flowers (Italian punto tirato technique). The hem is coming undone in one corner, and there are small stains and wear on the cotton.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
neddlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0166
Images
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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0194
Description
Coarse, almost canvas-weight, linen table runner, hemmed at ends, but unfinished edges otherwise. Two bands of black embroidery near hems, and the central third of the runner is decorated with an overshot pattern of geometric figures, diamonds and waves with rows of black birds running the width of…
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Title
Table Runner
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
43.0 x 188.0 cm
Description
Coarse, almost canvas-weight, linen table runner, hemmed at ends, but unfinished edges otherwise. Two bands of black embroidery near hems, and the central third of the runner is decorated with an overshot pattern of geometric figures, diamonds and waves with rows of black birds running the width of the runner; the centres of the diamonds have embroidered colours--yellow, pink, etc--in them. At the four corners of the runner are tassels of black and white, and the tassels are bound into ceramic balls, highly decorated with the words "Carpe Diem," Hora Ruit," and "Ex Anno" on them ("seize the day," the hour flees ," and "from the year").
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0194
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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