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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
107.02.0023
Description
Hooked rug picture of a navy blue, green and orange sailboat riding a white wave, manned by two people. Sails, 30 x 12.5 cm are white outlined in light blue, masts and ropes are beige, water is royal blue. Horizon is a straight line designated by a 4.5 cm. wide light blue strip to represent backgr…
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Title
Hooked Picture
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
46.5 x 57 cm
Description
Hooked rug picture of a navy blue, green and orange sailboat riding a white wave, manned by two people. Sails, 30 x 12.5 cm are white outlined in light blue, masts and ropes are beige, water is royal blue. Horizon is a straight line designated by a 4.5 cm. wide light blue strip to represent background haze, sky is a very light purple with yellow, pink and a darker purple lined to represent clouds. Picture is framed by a 3 cm. dark brown border. Picture is stitched on burlap, stitching is synthetic nylon like material hooked in very narrow straight rows. Marks: on red and white manufacturer's label in right hand corner of wrong side "GRENFELL LABRADOR INDUSTRIES Handmade in CANADIAN LABRADOR".
Subject
households
decorative
sports
boating
Grenfell Labrador Industries
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0023
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Date
1881 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1015 a,b
Description
(a) Silver plated, napkin holder 5.0 oval has a long stem rose coiled as finger hold, mounted on a plate 8.0 oval decorated to resemble a leaf. Inscribed: "K.R.C." ? (old English type - hard to read) "Regatta Toronto Aug 20 1881 Double Sculls Second Prize won by N. B. Sanson, Bohr ?" (b) Oval ho…
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Title
Napkin Holder
Date
1881 – 1920
Material
metal
Description
(a) Silver plated, napkin holder 5.0 oval has a long stem rose coiled as finger hold, mounted on a plate 8.0 oval decorated to resemble a leaf. Inscribed: "K.R.C." ? (old English type - hard to read) "Regatta Toronto Aug 20 1881 Double Sculls Second Prize won by N. B. Sanson, Bohr ?" (b) Oval holder 4.7 decorated with leaves is mounted on the backs of two animals - foxes ? who are sitting on a base 7.3 x 3.5. On each corner are round legs 1.2 dia. On bottom "The Acme Silver Co. Toronto quadruple plate"
Subject
sports
boating
N. B. Sanson
Credit
Gift of Ernest Kennedy, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.20.1015 a,b
Images
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