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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which la…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which lap from the walls of the bag into which tape, buttons, etc., could be placed. Double draw strings can gather the bag to close it. (b) is a needle book of card covered with the same yellow floral print cotton and lined with plain yellow cotton, a cord holding in a piece of flannel into which needles can be placed. Never used, but there are a few pins in the built in pincushion, and a length of white satin ribbon in one of the pockets.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
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Supplies Netmaking Collection
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0024 a-n
- Description
- A collection of netmaking supplies including seven shuttles, three mesh gauges, an awl, a large needle, two bobbins ? , and three mysterious sticks. (a) shuttle (24.6 x .7 x 5.1) hand carved, wooden, flat board with pointed end, and deep arch carved in other end, cut out window about half its len…
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- Title
- Supplies Netmaking Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Description
- A collection of netmaking supplies including seven shuttles, three mesh gauges, an awl, a large needle, two bobbins ? , and three mysterious sticks. (a) shuttle (24.6 x .7 x 5.1) hand carved, wooden, flat board with pointed end, and deep arch carved in other end, cut out window about half its length at pointed end has long carved spike up the middle nearly the length of the opening. Note: wood split through at point.( b) shuttle (25.7 x .5 x 2.0) as (a) but narrower and finer. Hard twist white cord wound from bottom arch up around spindle and back, then up other side. Note: warped along length. (c) shuttle (19.4 x .5 x 2.9) as (a) but smaller and harder wood with brown speckling. (d) shuttle (17.7 x .7 x 2.7) as (a) but hardwood, maple? and more carefully carved and smoothed. (e) shuttle (17.7 x .7 x 2.5) as (d) but squared at edges. Tightly twisted cord wrapped around as in (b). (f) shuttle (13.9 x .9 x 3.6) carved, flat piece of softwood, rectangular in shape with deep arches cut from each end, very roughly shaped. (g) shuttle (22.8 x .3 x 1.8) as (a) but much more streamlined. Arch at end, and window containing spindle are squared, one side has ink drawing of fishing boat and sailboat on the water and writing, "Mendon, M.M. Brooks, Paris "88" at the tip barely decipherable. "M Brooks ? Paris '88'".( h) mesh gauges (24.0 x 1.3 diam) long, smooth dowel which has been roughly rounded at each end. (hh) mesh gauge (18.0 x 1.1 diam) as (h) but shorter and smoother at ends. (i) mesh stick (20.0 x .1 x 1.3) flat, thin, extremely flexible piece of black metal with rounded ends which have been dipped in a rubber like material. (j,jj) odd sticks (10.4 x .4 x 5.6) 2 flat pieces of ivory with a .6 diam. hole drilled through at each end. (k) another odd stick (10.4 x .2 x 1.4) black plastic? stick as (j) but with two .8 cm holes, one above the other, at the ends. (l) (10.5 x .4 x .5) needle, large, steel, three cornered needle with rectangular eye set into groove at end. Note: rusting. (m) awl (13.8 x 2.5 diam) shaped wooden handle with 3.7 cm needle at end, handle teardrop shaped, nipping in to a waist at the end, then out again, flaring to a flat knob. Scribed around with double lines at each end. Cone shaped brass collar is crimped around sharp steel needle. (n,nn) bobbins (6.5 x .2 x 6.5) two thin wooden boards carved into a square with the sides curving inward slightly. Charred into the top of each is a series of squiggle lines, East-Asian writing? surrounded by a curved rectangle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0024 a-n
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Polly
- Becket
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
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Pincushion Collection
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0029 a-r
- Description
- In a large, sturdy black, paper covered, wooden box and lid with brass slits at bottom of base, a collection of eighteen pincushions. 3 round(a) blue silk (10.0 x 5.5) short, puffy cylinder with design of five small hearts stitched around top, and diagonal lines around side, quilted with yellow …
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- Title
- Pincushion Collection
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- In a large, sturdy black, paper covered, wooden box and lid with brass slits at bottom of base, a collection of eighteen pincushions. 3 round(a) blue silk (10.0 x 5.5) short, puffy cylinder with design of five small hearts stitched around top, and diagonal lines around side, quilted with yellow thread, stuck with straight pins.( b) plaid (10.0 x 3.5) red and green tartan with wide blue and narrower yellow and white cross stripes. Puffy, wedge like sections formed with tight black stitching, dark blue grosgrain bow at top. (c) red satiny brocade (10.0 x 3.8) dark red, with green thread laced across top like wheel spokes. Holding on around sides are eight tiny silk clad figures with white painted faces peering upward, and black braided top knots. Base of red and white striped cotton. Paper taped to bottom indicates: "Welfare Handicrafts made by Renie’s Mill Camp, Hong Kong, R.M.C. Group III. Price $3.50". 15 rectangular, pillow shaped with featherstitching trimming around edge. (d) ecru with cross stitching (11.1 x 9.5 x 4.0) representation of three yellow flowers in angular pink flowerpot stitched on loosely woven ecru linen canvas, pink line border, plain back. (e) large black, flowered silk (11.5 x 12.0) yellow stitching. (f) orange silk (10.0 x 9.8) white stitching. (g) dark blue (7.4 x 7.2) red stitching. (h) pink striped satin (7.5 x 6.5) pink stitching. (i) purple checked satin (6.0 x 5.8) white stitching. (j) bright blue brocade (6.2 x 5.5) white stitching.( k) bright plaid satin (6.0 x 5.0) red stitching. (l) diagonal plaid silk (5.9 x 5.0) yellow stitching. (m) checked plaid silk (6.3 x 5.0) blue stitching. (n) yellow paisley silk (7.2 x 4.5) yellow stitching. (o) white silk brocade (7.2 x 5.5) pink stitching. (p) black with stylized flowers (8.0 x 6.3) pink stitching. (q) blue and pink large floral (9.3 x 6.5) pink stitching. (r) blue and orange striped twill (8.9 x 6.2) no stitching.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0029 a-r
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0030 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, handmade needle cases. (a) navy blue satin with feather stitched pink snowflake on front, folds in thirds and fastens with blue button;, picot edging along sides and pink loop buttonhole. Inside lined with pink flannel and filled with pins of different colours and sizes in neat rows. …
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Two, small, handmade needle cases. (a) navy blue satin with feather stitched pink snowflake on front, folds in thirds and fastens with blue button;, picot edging along sides and pink loop buttonhole. Inside lined with pink flannel and filled with pins of different colours and sizes in neat rows. (b) small, pink, book like case with cross stitched green flower basket on cover, lined with flower sprigged satiny material. Two white flannel pages edged with pink blanket stitch hold various needles of all sizes. Covers hinged together with three knotted thread hinges, with thread loop securing over head of a straight pin to close. Covers stitched around stiff cardboard.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0030 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on rig…
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- Title
- Sewing Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 9.9 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on right side. Bottom drawer has loop pull, others have small button pulls with backing plates in shape of five cherry blossoms petalled flowers. All hardware enamelled reddish brown over the metal. Top hinged at middle and left hand side opens and folds flat over other side with square frame at middle holding red fabric pin cushion, shallow well inside. Interior of drawers and well painted with black lacquer enamel, wood of drawers splitting and shrinking leaving cracks and gaps, especially at joints, fronts of drawers warped and bowed. Marks: carved into base, a symbol which looks like unconnected "K" (SU)?
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0032
- Description
- A small hollow representation of a realistic ceramic rabbit crouched with head raised and ears lying along back. White clay with transparent, very finely crackled, glaze. Small hole in middle of back allows water to be dripped from another small hole at the mouth by closing and opening back hole wi…
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- Title
- Water Dropper
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 6.0 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- A small hollow representation of a realistic ceramic rabbit crouched with head raised and ears lying along back. White clay with transparent, very finely crackled, glaze. Small hole in middle of back allows water to be dripped from another small hole at the mouth by closing and opening back hole with finger.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0032
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- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0037
- Description
- Rectangular writing tray with four corner claw feet. Tray contains two long indented pen rests on either side of centre portion which has two attached cylindrical rings to hold inkwells. These rings on either side of a large central ring which holds a removable, circular handled, single candleholde…
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- Title
- Inkstand
- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.9 x 17.8 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular writing tray with four corner claw feet. Tray contains two long indented pen rests on either side of centre portion which has two attached cylindrical rings to hold inkwells. These rings on either side of a large central ring which holds a removable, circular handled, single candleholder. Candleholder has bracket on handle which holds a cone shaped snuffer which is attached to stem of candleholder with chain. Base of candle holder scratched "109", "Mkafm"? and "R R " as well as stamped, eight arrow cross hatched hallmark. Candleholder and tray borders elaborate cord design with leaf and scroll accents. Only identification stamp is "A" inside candleholder.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0037
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- Date
- 1810 – 1815
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0038
- Description
- Ink set contained in a round top, trunk shaped container which sits on four, corner ball feet. Rounded top has round knob and is hinged for opening. Either end of container has relief lion's head with rotating ring through jaw. Bottom of box scratched "#251 MT ac", also stamped lion profile hallmar…
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- Title
- Inkstand
- Date
- 1810 – 1815
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 5.9 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- Ink set contained in a round top, trunk shaped container which sits on four, corner ball feet. Rounded top has round knob and is hinged for opening. Either end of container has relief lion's head with rotating ring through jaw. Bottom of box scratched "#251 MT ac", also stamped lion profile hallmark and "7". Interior of box is two chambers divided by flat sterling bar. In either chamber sits a bevelled, square sided glass. Each container has circular, ridged top with 1.0 cm. hole in centre. One of sterling tops is anchored permanently to glass well and has white powder residue inside it, other top is removable and is presumably for holding ink. Card inside box says "Old Sheffield Ink Box made in London. Circa 1810-1815."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0038
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0039 a-g
- Description
- (a) tray in form of palmate lily leaf, circular with opposite edges curled inward and other axis attached to upright, tall curved handle resembling two plant stems intertwining. Handle attached by rivets to tray. Leaf vein contours on tray surface die stamped to show design on tray surface and base…
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- Title
- Inkstand
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 24.5 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- (a) tray in form of palmate lily leaf, circular with opposite edges curled inward and other axis attached to upright, tall curved handle resembling two plant stems intertwining. Handle attached by rivets to tray. Leaf vein contours on tray surface die stamped to show design on tray surface and base. (b) water jar is, 4.3 height, 8.1 long, 6.1 wide, flat bottomed with shallow, dome with two small holes for filling, narrow pouring spout, affixed curved handle.(c-g) 5 small, shallow dishes, 2.0 height, 7.6 diameter, same leaf contour design as tray but having flared, wavy rim shape.
- Subject
- households
- office
- hobbies
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0039 a-g
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