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- 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
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0040
- Description
- Small metal thimble with textured upper half of tip. “8” is stamped on one side.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.4 cm
- Description
- Small metal thimble with textured upper half of tip. “8” is stamped on one side.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0040
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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
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0042
- Description
- Silver thimble with dot pattern covering most of the body.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- Silver thimble with dot pattern covering most of the body.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- textilework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0042
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0043
- Description
- Brass thimble. Dot pattern covers 3/4 of the thimble.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Brass thimble. Dot pattern covers 3/4 of the thimble.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0043
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0044
- Description
- A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0044
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0046
- Description
- A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0046
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0053 a,b
- Description
- Two plastic thimble. A) white with concentric circles of dots at top and vertical grooves running halfway down length. b) yellow, 1.9 cm x 1,9 cm (dia,) concentric circles of dots at top, 5 rows of short vertical grooves on length.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 2.0 cm
- Description
- Two plastic thimble. A) white with concentric circles of dots at top and vertical grooves running halfway down length. b) yellow, 1.9 cm x 1,9 cm (dia,) concentric circles of dots at top, 5 rows of short vertical grooves on length.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0053 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0054
- Description
- A silver metal thimble with a pattern of concentric dots on top and 2/3 down side. Vertical grooves from bottom at sides. “SPAIN-9” stamped on side.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 cm
- Description
- A silver metal thimble with a pattern of concentric dots on top and 2/3 down side. Vertical grooves from bottom at sides. “SPAIN-9” stamped on side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0054
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0055
- Description
- Large white ceramic thimble. Pattern of concentric circles of dots on top. Gold stripe around top edge and near bottom. Pink and green floral design on sides. Inside has “Royal Adderley FLORAL BONE CHINA MADE IN ENGLAND” in gold with a gold crown and pink flower with green leaves.
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- Title
- Thimble
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- Large white ceramic thimble. Pattern of concentric circles of dots on top. Gold stripe around top edge and near bottom. Pink and green floral design on sides. Inside has “Royal Adderley FLORAL BONE CHINA MADE IN ENGLAND” in gold with a gold crown and pink flower with green leaves.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0055
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Polly
- Becket
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
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