Narrow Results By
- 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…
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper; paint; glue; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1044 a,b
- Description
- Hand made paper box with cover. Is oblong with rounded edges decorated in green and white leaf pattern, blue, black and white trim on the inside."Belonged to Dr. Schaffer's mother" hand written on bottom of box.
- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper; paint; glue; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.7 x 20.7 cm
- Description
- Hand made paper box with cover. Is oblong with rounded edges decorated in green and white leaf pattern, blue, black and white trim on the inside."Belonged to Dr. Schaffer's mother" hand written on bottom of box.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1044 a,b
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- 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.
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
1 image
- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1045 a-c
- Description
- A small white oval shaped paper box with blue trim. There is sticker on label from a hotel in Europe. Inside small piece lace, 10.7x4.3 cm. Inside lid, on bottom written "B E .... trim from Mary E. Fowler Oct 5, 1875" "Made by S.M. Potts" probably refers to the lace.
- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small white oval shaped paper box with blue trim. There is sticker on label from a hotel in Europe. Inside small piece lace, 10.7x4.3 cm. Inside lid, on bottom written "B E .... trim from Mary E. Fowler Oct 5, 1875" "Made by S.M. Potts" probably refers to the lace.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1045 a-c
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.