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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0039

Description: A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 14.0 x 31.5 cm

Description: A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.

Subject: households; crafts; neddlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0039

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0044

Description: A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished wit…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 30.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished with beads.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0044

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: skin

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0052

Description: A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: skin

Dimensions: 9.0 x 8.0 cm

Description: A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.

Subject: households; crafts; tooling

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0052

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1945

Material: hair, sheep; fibre; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0057 a,b

Description: A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1945

Material: hair, sheep; fibre; wood

Dimensions: 23.5 (a); 6.0 (b) x 27.0 (a); 9.5 (b) cm

Description: A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.

Subject: households; Pearl Moore; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0057 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0058

Description: A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton; wood

Dimensions: 38.5 x 41.0 cm

Description: A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0058

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1955

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0067

Description: A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1955

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 29.5 x 36.5 cm

Description: A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3.6 cm x 1.0 cm).

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; animals

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0067

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0068

Description: A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 17.5 x 24.0 cm

Description: A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.

Subject: househols; souvinirs; tourism; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0068

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0070

Description: An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 12.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0070

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: hair, sheep; fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0072

Description: A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: hair, sheep; fibre, silk

Dimensions: 14.0 x 13.5 cm

Description: A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0072

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0081 a,b

Description: Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 28.0 (a); 26.0 (b) x 34.0 (a); 30.0 (b) cm

Description: Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0081 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0082

Description: A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 37.5 cm

Description: A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.

Subject: households; souvenirs; tourism; crafts; batik

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0082

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Untitled (sample)

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.002 a

Description: A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: Untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Dimensions: 15.0 x 10.0 cm

Description: A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.002 a

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 a

Description: Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Dimensions: 28.0 x 19.5 cm

Description: Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 a

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 e

Description: A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. …

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Dimensions: 19.0 x 55.0 w/fringe cm

Description: A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. There are four round, white stickers denoting techniques: “A”,”C”, “D”, “E”, the others have been lost.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary G. Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 e

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 g

Description: A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Dimensions: 12.0 x 14.0 cm

Description: A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.027 g

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: on linen; wool

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.017 a

Description: A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: on linen; wool

Dimensions: 45.0 x 49.0 cm

Description: A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary G. Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.017 a

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.020 b

Description: A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Dimensions: 18.5 x 42.0 cm

Description: A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.

Subject: crafts; weaving; Mary G. Andrews

Credit: Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.020 b

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Catalogue Number: AnM.08.023 a

Description: A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

Title: untitled (sample)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: weaving

Dimensions: 21.0 x 89.0 cm

Description: A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.