Conference Name Tag
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; plastic; fibre; metal; plant, rattan;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1249 a-j
- Description
- Ten name tags/badges from weaving conferences: (a) a piece of weaving (18.0x10.0cm wide) beige, brown, white and rust, fringed ends, with a corded string to put around neck; paper name tag enclosed in a piece of plastic attached with a pin, “CAMROSE LUTHERAN COLLEGE”, their logo, and hand printed i…
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- Title
- Conference Name Tag
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; plastic; fibre; metal; plant, rattan;
- Description
- Ten name tags/badges from weaving conferences: (a) a piece of weaving (18.0x10.0cm wide) beige, brown, white and rust, fringed ends, with a corded string to put around neck; paper name tag enclosed in a piece of plastic attached with a pin, “CAMROSE LUTHERAN COLLEGE”, their logo, and hand printed in black ink “Mary Andrews”. Au verso written in pencil “camrose”.(b) a piece of light brown mat board (10.5x12.0cm wide) with a blue string attached to place around the neck, framing a hand-woven scene of flowers: blue background with three white clouds, three pink flowers with green leaves, with black on bottom. Printed on attached piece of paper below the mat “mary andrews banff”. Written in pencil on the back “Banff”.(c) a rectangular piece of light brown mat board (13.8x8.8cm high) with a small skein of grey/beige/white wool glued on, viewer’s left, and a beige piece of paper, also glued on, with “mary andrews banff” printed on the front. Au verso “DRIFTWOOD” in black ink and “Calgary 1983” in pencil.(d) a light blue piece of mat board (12.7cm sq.) with a blue corded string attached to place around the neck, framing a piece of piece of woven tartan in green, blue, black, yellow and pink, printed in black on the paper frame ”H W S D A 74/84 Mary Andrews”. Au verso in black ink “TABLE 1” and in pencil “Red Deer”.(e) a light blue card with royal blue printing viewer’s right “The University of Lethbridge Continuing Education” and its logo viewer’s left, “Mary Andrews Banff” printed in black ink. The card is enclosed in a plastic sleeve with metal spring-loaded clip on top to attach to clothing. A piece of weaving which is a colour gamp (13.5x9.5cm wide) in various colours, ranging from black, to orange, red, blue, is attached to the card.(f) a piece of light blue mat board (10.5x12.0cm wide) with a blue corded string attached to place around the neck. Glued onto this is another piece of mat board framing a hand-woven scene of blue background and two pink flowers with green leaves, black on bottom. There was a name tag attached but only the glue remains.(g) an inkle loom-woven bookmark (17.0x2.4cm wide) orange, beige, white and yellow, fringed ends, attached with a pin to beige card (two hand-painted flowers, viewer’s left, with “Mary Andrews” hand printed on) which is encased in a plastic sleeve.(h) an oval-shaped piece of light red mat board (4.5x7.0cm wide) with an oval-shaped piece of paper, printed in black ink “Mary Andrews Banff”. There are two holes with circles of rattan strung together so it can be worn around the neck. Au verso written in pencil “Calgary May 1988”.(i) a piece of green and yellow woven material (6.0x9.0cm long) in a plastic enclosure with a pin on the back so it can be attached to clothing. A white label is attached “Mary Andrews” hand written “Banff” type written.(j) an off-white card folded (15.0x12.0cm wide) and glued. Inside it has a piece of pink and white weaving that shows through a circular hole cutout. “Mary Andrews” is hand printed in blue ink. The card has holes in the corners and a piece of orange/pink yarn is threaded through for the neck. Au verso hand written “Mary Andrews Edmonton 1992”.
- Subject
- personal
- identity
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1249 a-j
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