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Date
1902
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1012
Description
Hand made small folding needle case. The light brown fabric cover is made in one piece and decorated with delicate embroidered flowers and the initials “A” and “J.” The interior of the case is lined with darker brown fabric and has two section. Inside the case is a small card with “This needle b…
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Title
Needle Case
Date
1902
Material
fibre; paper
Description
Hand made small folding needle case. The light brown fabric cover is made in one piece and decorated with delicate embroidered flowers and the initials “A” and “J.” The interior of the case is lined with darker brown fabric and has two section. Inside the case is a small card with “This needle book belonged to Jane or Bettie Jefferis sisters of Jacob Jefferis My mother’s grandfather Mary T.S. Schaffer Feb. 2nd 1902” handwritten in pencil.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
embroidery
Mary Schaffer
Jane Jefferis
Bettie Jefferis
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1012
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
102.02.0018
Description
Traditional handwoven Navajo style rug in creamy white ground with zig zag, bands moving out from a central star in red, white and black. The rug is sewn to a dark brown backing of a later period.
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Title
Throw Rug
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
137.0 x 180.0 cm
Description
Traditional handwoven Navajo style rug in creamy white ground with zig zag, bands moving out from a central star in red, white and black. The rug is sewn to a dark brown backing of a later period.
Subject
households
furnishings
crafts
weaving
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.02.0018
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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