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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; fabric; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0064
- Description
- A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this…
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; fabric; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 15.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this section. Black velvet has 9 spikes sticking straight up from it. Two paper bands hold paper packages of small sewing needles that read “S. BEISSEL & SONS SHARPS”. A silver thimble is in a slot at the top of the ring. 6 mother of pearl buttons shaped like flowers inside.
- Subject
- Moore Home
- sewing
- textilework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0064
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0041
- Description
- Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
- Subject
- Moore home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0041
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; leather; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0045 a-h
- Description
- (a) A black wooden case covered with faux leather and lined with fabric. It has a handle for carrying and a hinged lid with two silver clasps that lock but there is no key. The case contains:(b) a metal SINGER sewing machine with plug and foot pedal. (c) a small screwdriver(d) a small pair of scis…
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- Title
- Sewing Machine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; leather; fabric
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A black wooden case covered with faux leather and lined with fabric. It has a handle for carrying and a hinged lid with two silver clasps that lock but there is no key. The case contains:(b) a metal SINGER sewing machine with plug and foot pedal. (c) a small screwdriver(d) a small pair of scissors(e) a spool of red thread and 3 bobbins of white thread(f) a green, red, with black lettering, instruction book for Portable Electric Sewing Machine 221-1(g) a partially full tube of Singer Motor Lubricant in a cardboard box(h) a partially full green, red with white printing SINGER, oil can without a top (i) a set of Scovil Clinton sewing machine needles in blue and white cardboard packaging. (j) a length of white fabric, some of which is stitched with red thread
- Subject
- Moore home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0045 a-h
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