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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1004 a,b
- Description
- Two pieces of white three-tiered cotton with lace inserts.
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- Title
- Fabric
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two pieces of white three-tiered cotton with lace inserts.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1004 a,b
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1005 a-f
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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
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1013
- Description
- A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
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- Title
- Thread
- Date
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Description
- A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1013
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1033
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins i…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins inserted into the fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
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Needlework Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1034
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
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- Title
- Needlework Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1034
- Description
- Fabric covered and lined folding writing case. Back is black, front is padded with a decorative, predominantly blue, embroidered pattern. Centred on the front is a blue bird with wings extended and head up. The inside of the case is covered with a patterned orange fabric. The right side has cor…
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- Title
- Writing Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Fabric covered and lined folding writing case. Back is black, front is padded with a decorative, predominantly blue, embroidered pattern. Centred on the front is a blue bird with wings extended and head up. The inside of the case is covered with a patterned orange fabric. The right side has corner slots, and the left side has an elasticized band and a fold out pocket. The case is fastened with a snap.
- Credit
- Gift of Betty Duncan, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1034
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.24.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- thread; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0323
- Description
- A long embroidered sash with black edges and pink, magenta, orange, and yellow overlapping diamond shapes that repeat along the length of the sash.Back has loose threads.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- thread; cotton
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 362.0 cm
- Description
- A long embroidered sash with black edges and pink, magenta, orange, and yellow overlapping diamond shapes that repeat along the length of the sash.Back has loose threads.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- fashion
- accessory
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0323
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.01
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneat…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “2.” written.
- Subject
- bird
- flower
- botanical
- nature
- floral
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
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