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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1014
- Description
- 1 large square dark wood doorhandle with Whyte Museum geometric symbol on surface. Holes at back with metal screws.
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- Title
- Doorhandle
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; paint; metal
- Description
- 1 large square dark wood doorhandle with Whyte Museum geometric symbol on surface. Holes at back with metal screws.
- Credit
- Gift of Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1014
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- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are hand…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 227.0 x 272.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are handwritten in ink in various places. Quilting done in scroll and diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0009
- Description
- Handmade quilt with star pattern in red, green and beige. The backing of the quilt is plain. There is a large stain in the centre of the quilt, all over small stains, slight yellowing, and the quilting is worn in all four corners.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 218.0 x 218.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt with star pattern in red, green and beige. The backing of the quilt is plain. There is a large stain in the centre of the quilt, all over small stains, slight yellowing, and the quilting is worn in all four corners.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0009
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0010
- Description
- Handmade quilt with red, green, and beige star pattern. Quilt has plain backing. The coloured fabric is faded. There is slight staining, and one small section is damaged.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 206.0 x 222.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt with red, green, and beige star pattern. Quilt has plain backing. The coloured fabric is faded. There is slight staining, and one small section is damaged.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0010
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0012
- Description
- Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 x 165.0 cm
- Description
- Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0012
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 158.0 x 253.0 cm
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Indigenous
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
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- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At ea…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At each of the four corners of the internal detail there is a small red cross within a white square. On the inside of each of these white squares there is a red square with an embroidered flower.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- quilting
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0012
- Description
- Tightly woven, possibly hand woven, weft-faced rug. The dominant colours are red and blue worked in a geometric pattern. Each end is finished with brown, red and blue stripes, with the linen warp knotted for fringe. The rug has fringe loss, the pile is worn, the warp is showing, and the edg…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 195.0 cm
- Description
- Tightly woven, possibly hand woven, weft-faced rug. The dominant colours are red and blue worked in a geometric pattern. Each end is finished with brown, red and blue stripes, with the linen warp knotted for fringe. The rug has fringe loss, the pile is worn, the warp is showing, and the edges are fraying.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0012
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0013
- Description
- Long rug with geometric pattern of multi-tone beige ground with blue, red and black figures. Rug is very worn, and has previously been poorly repaired with red cloth tape on reverse. The edges are fraying and there are many areas of pile loss.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 252.0 cm
- Description
- Long rug with geometric pattern of multi-tone beige ground with blue, red and black figures. Rug is very worn, and has previously been poorly repaired with red cloth tape on reverse. The edges are fraying and there are many areas of pile loss.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0013
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