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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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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0098
- Description
- Off white hand woven jacket with blue & green trim and two pockets. Jacket in diagonal twill weave, constructed from two straight 23 cm. wide panels for front and back with no shoulder seams. Sleeves are tapered at bottom, through were made from a 23 cm. wide panel and sewn with a straight seam ont…
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- Title
- Jacket
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 62.0 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Off white hand woven jacket with blue & green trim and two pockets. Jacket in diagonal twill weave, constructed from two straight 23 cm. wide panels for front and back with no shoulder seams. Sleeves are tapered at bottom, through were made from a 23 cm. wide panel and sewn with a straight seam onto sides. Trim, probably woven on a belt loom, is 5 cm. wide, sewn onto sleeve bottom, pocket edges and around front opening and collar. Three 5 cm. panels have been sewn together for center back.
- Subject
- households
- weaving
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0098
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potentially offensive content.
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