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Date
1890 – 1915
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0035
Description
A fine cotton handkerchief with a narrow tatted lace border.
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Title
Handkerchief
Date
1890 – 1915
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
25.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A fine cotton handkerchief with a narrow tatted lace border.
Subject
households
grooming
social customs
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0035
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Date
1880 – 1939
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.1005 a-f
Description
Five pieces of needlepoint work. Three needlepoint cushion covers, each with a floral pattern on beige backing fabric. One unfinished needlepoint piece with a bird and floral design and the needle still attached. Two commercial needlework patterns on paper pasted on to heavier paper, each marked …
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Title
Hanging
Date
1880 – 1939
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Description
Five pieces of needlepoint work. Three needlepoint cushion covers, each with a floral pattern on beige backing fabric. One unfinished needlepoint piece with a bird and floral design and the needle still attached. Two commercial needlework patterns on paper pasted on to heavier paper, each marked “S M Potts” in pencil.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
needlepoint
Mary Schaffer
S M Potts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1005 a-f
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Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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Title
Sampler
Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
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Date
1794 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0010
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with…
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Title
Sampler
Date
1794 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
19.0; 21.0 (frame) x 13.5; 16.0 (frame) cm
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with each letter worked once until “P” at the end of the sampler where “Susana Lhaman” (sic) is stitched. The sampler was originally framed with a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0010
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1006
Description
A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with st…
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Title
Straight Pin
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; paper
Description
A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with straight pins.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
sewing
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1006
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1097
Description
Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
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Title
Tablecloth
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Description
Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
Subject
households
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1097
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1095 a-e
Description
A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the wo…
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Title
Tablecloth Set
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Description
A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the word “Ritze.” Written in pencil on the side of the box is “Bridge Set - ARK.”
Subject
households
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1095 a-e
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Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0051 a-h
Description
A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all …
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Title
Woven Bag
Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all filled with greetings. Mrs. Wm. Warren, Banff”. Inside the bag is also: 3 red-earth pottery shards, 3 paper 8-pointed stars with German writing.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer Warren
Pearl Moore
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0051 a-h
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