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Embroidery Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1008
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears…
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- Title
- Embroidery Picture
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears to be ships in centre right. Bottom is rocks and greenery. Cloudy sky in background.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
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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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Sheets; Pillowcases Bedding
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.01.0021%20a-d
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0021 a-d
- Description
- a) 242.0 x 229.0 - large flat white sheet with selvages along each side and hems at the ends, bottom hem narrow, top hem wide with small eyelet trim where sewn back to sheet. Label in bottom corner: “Cannon Percale/ 90” double bed extra wide”b) flat sheet (231.0 x 196.0) - as (a) but of coarser ma…
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- Title
- Sheets; Pillowcases Bedding
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- a) 242.0 x 229.0 - large flat white sheet with selvages along each side and hems at the ends, bottom hem narrow, top hem wide with small eyelet trim where sewn back to sheet. Label in bottom corner: “Cannon Percale/ 90” double bed extra wide”b) flat sheet (231.0 x 196.0) - as (a) but of coarser material with very narrow hem at bottom, and slightly larger eyelet at top. Stamped in bottom corner: “WHYTE”c,d) pillowcases (79.8 x 53.0) - a pair of plain white pillowcases with hem at open end. Label inside at hem: “Texmade/ Truprest II/ 50% polyester/ 50% cotton”
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0021 a-d
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Stitched Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1004%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1865
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1004 a,b
- Description
- Framed, embroidered picture with border of taupe, green and burgundy stylized flowers ca 3.5 wide. Background colour is burgundy, centre is a stylized "Egyptian" head and shoulders framed in a circular cream background with a narrow khaki green border. Around this is a symmetrical design of four…
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- Title
- Stitched Picture
- Date
- prior to 1865
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 44.5 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- Framed, embroidered picture with border of taupe, green and burgundy stylized flowers ca 3.5 wide. Background colour is burgundy, centre is a stylized "Egyptian" head and shoulders framed in a circular cream background with a narrow khaki green border. Around this is a symmetrical design of four groupings of stylized flowers at sides top and bottom on beige background surrounded by a narrow khaki border. Between each of these designs are four groupings of three flowers in same style embroidered directly on burgundy background.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1004 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0027
- Description
- Small Navajo rug with a symmetrical design on a white background, stylized human figure on each side, dark brown torso, arms and head, and red skirt and legs, figures are rectangular and extend the width of the rug. Vertical lines frame each figure, lines are black, white, red, grey and brown. A bl…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 85.0 cm
- Description
- Small Navajo rug with a symmetrical design on a white background, stylized human figure on each side, dark brown torso, arms and head, and red skirt and legs, figures are rectangular and extend the width of the rug. Vertical lines frame each figure, lines are black, white, red, grey and brown. A black, white, dark brown and red geometric design (2 white jagged diamonds) runs down center of rug.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0027
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, cotton; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0038
- Description
- A latch-hooked scatter rug depicting a moose walking in a sylvan setting. Close, thick, pile of wool yarn worked on large mesh cotton (?) rug canvas. Large brown moose at centre walking by aqua stream with evergreen trees and bushes behind in various shades of green, underneath a deep blue sky with…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, cotton; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 72.0 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- A latch-hooked scatter rug depicting a moose walking in a sylvan setting. Close, thick, pile of wool yarn worked on large mesh cotton (?) rug canvas. Large brown moose at centre walking by aqua stream with evergreen trees and bushes behind in various shades of green, underneath a deep blue sky with white clouds scattered about. 4.5 cm wide brown border frames scene, edges finished with binding of dark green yarn, and 6.0 cm fringe at each end. Back of rug composed of small squares of colour where loops of yarn were knotted around mesh.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0038
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- Date
- 1950 – 1952
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0017
- Description
- Navajo style rug, hand woven, grey background with zigzag and diamond pattern in gold, red, black and white. Four corner tassels.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1952
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 110.5 x 168.0 cm
- Description
- Navajo style rug, hand woven, grey background with zigzag and diamond pattern in gold, red, black and white. Four corner tassels.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0017
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Untitled (rug)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcol.08.01
- Artist
- Lorne Cooley
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- on fabric
- Catalogue Number
- CoL.08.01
- Description
- A denim rug woven on a hand-made loom. The blue and white rug is made from recycled blue jeans. The warp thread is light yellow and appears to be white on the rug but the fringe shows it to be yellow.
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- Artist
- Lorne Cooley
- Title
- Untitled (rug)
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- on fabric
- Dimensions
- 79.5 x 95.0 (108.50 with fringe) cm
- Description
- A denim rug woven on a hand-made loom. The blue and white rug is made from recycled blue jeans. The warp thread is light yellow and appears to be white on the rug but the fringe shows it to be yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- CoL.08.01
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1073 a,b
- Description
- Pair of light brown fur mitts, with gauntlets, leather palms, leather strap with metal buckle at back wrist. Fibre pile lined, light green.
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- Title
- Winter Mitts
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.4 cm
- Description
- Pair of light brown fur mitts, with gauntlets, leather palms, leather strap with metal buckle at back wrist. Fibre pile lined, light green.
- Subject
- furnishings
- clothing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1073 a,b
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