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- Date
- 2008
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1143
- Description
- A small bag from Nepal, woven on the back, and woven and embroidered on the front, with a multi-coloured corded strap (135.0cm) sewn onto the side of the bag, extending from the fringed bottom 4.0cm suspended from a blue plastic bead, to an over-the-shoulder cord. The front part is backed by a blac…
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- Title
- Shoulder Bag
- Date
- 2008
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A small bag from Nepal, woven on the back, and woven and embroidered on the front, with a multi-coloured corded strap (135.0cm) sewn onto the side of the bag, extending from the fringed bottom 4.0cm suspended from a blue plastic bead, to an over-the-shoulder cord. The front part is backed by a black muslin cotton piece that forms a separate compartment. There is a plastic and metal black zipper (15.0cm) on the top portion of the bag (one compartment) and the same kind and size of zipper lower down (5.0cm) opening onto a separate compartment. The bottom front of the bag 13.5x15.0cm wide) is gold satin with a circular embroidered design; the top part (5.0x15.0cm wide) is a multi-coloured woven design the same as the entire back of the bag. The paper price tag is attached by a piece of clear plastic; it reads “TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES” in red lettering and “ MADE IN/FABRIQUE DU NEPAL/NEPAL 5900165” in black lettering and the barcode underneath.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- accessory
- crafts
- Nepal
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1143
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Untitled (rug)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcol.08.01
- Artist
- Lorne Cooley
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- on fabric
- Catalogue Number
- CoL.08.01
- Description
- A denim rug woven on a hand-made loom. The blue and white rug is made from recycled blue jeans. The warp thread is light yellow and appears to be white on the rug but the fringe shows it to be yellow.
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- Artist
- Lorne Cooley
- Title
- Untitled (rug)
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- on fabric
- Dimensions
- 79.5 x 95.0 (108.50 with fringe) cm
- Description
- A denim rug woven on a hand-made loom. The blue and white rug is made from recycled blue jeans. The warp thread is light yellow and appears to be white on the rug but the fringe shows it to be yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- CoL.08.01
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Table, Hand Woven Runner
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1081
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wool
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1081
- Description
- A mainly blue (background) wool table runner with the cotton warp creating the extended fringes on the ends. The other colours used to make the designs are gold, grey, and white. The runner is from Sweden and the technique is overshot threading.
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- Title
- Table, Hand Woven Runner
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wool
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- A mainly blue (background) wool table runner with the cotton warp creating the extended fringes on the ends. The other colours used to make the designs are gold, grey, and white. The runner is from Sweden and the technique is overshot threading.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- households
- Sweden
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1081
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Miniature Spinning Wheel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1038%20a-c
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- wood; sheep, hair; fabric; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1038 a-c
- Description
- Three miniature wood spinning wheels:(a) a light brown varnished spinning wheel (24.5cmx10.0 wide) sitting on top of a round piece of wood with three splayed legs. There is a piece of string, simulating the driver band, around the fly wheel looping to the flyer whorl and a ball of spun linen with p…
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- Title
- Miniature Spinning Wheel
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- wood; sheep, hair; fabric; metal
- Description
- Three miniature wood spinning wheels:(a) a light brown varnished spinning wheel (24.5cmx10.0 wide) sitting on top of a round piece of wood with three splayed legs. There is a piece of string, simulating the driver band, around the fly wheel looping to the flyer whorl and a ball of spun linen with part of it wrapped around the distaff. Printed on the bottom of the round piece of wood “MADE IN GERMANY (EAST)”(b) a delicate light brown varnished spinning wheel (15.0cmx15.5 wide) with all parts of a larger spinning wheel. There is a piece of string, simulating the driver band, around the fly wheel looping to the flyer whorl; to the left of the flyer whorl is the U-shaped flyer (the flyer is rotated by the drive band which as a result puts the twist in the fibre) and behind this the spindle. The spinning wheel sits on top of three splayed legs and there is a piece of wood across and diagonally for the treadle (the pedal that operates the wheel using your feet). Printed on the bottom “FAIT A LA MAIN PAR HENRI LEGAULT”(c) A sturdy dark brown stained upright spinning wheel (30.0cmx10.5 wide) sitting on top of a round piece of wood with three splayed legs; the treadle is connected by thin piece of metal that is attached to the footman, in turn attached to the handle and metal bar that goes through the centre of the wheel. There is a piece of red string, simulating the driver band, around the fly wheel, which is directly above, looping to the flyer whorl and some unspun linen wrapped around the distaff.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- spinning
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1038 a-c
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre; foam
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1039 a,b
- Description
- Two miniature gold-coloured four-poster metal beds covered with hand-woven cotton bedspreads both four-harness overshot:(a) The metal headboard measures 16.0cmx11.8cm wide and two posters on the foot measure 9.5 cmx11.8cm wide. The two metal slats on the frame have a mattress and a pillow (foam cov…
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- Title
- Miniature Bed
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre; foam
- Description
- Two miniature gold-coloured four-poster metal beds covered with hand-woven cotton bedspreads both four-harness overshot:(a) The metal headboard measures 16.0cmx11.8cm wide and two posters on the foot measure 9.5 cmx11.8cm wide. The two metal slats on the frame have a mattress and a pillow (foam covered with white cotton cloth) covered with a blue and white patterned “cat’s tracks and snail’s trails” cotton woven bedspread. On the frame rung next to the foot of the bed there is a gold paper sticker with black lettering that reads ”MADE IN TAIWAN”.(b) The metal headboard measures 10.5cmx9.5cm wide and footboard measures 9.0cmx9.5 cm wide. The two metal slats on the frame have a support (paper and foam covered with pink, white and green flowers and pink and white patterned cotton cloth) and then two pieces of uncovered yellow foam on top of that; one for the mattress and a smaller one for the pillow. The cotton bedspread is woven in a brown and white pattern of wigrose design.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- spinning
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1039 a,b
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Bas-Relief Wall Hanging
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1043
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- plaster; paint; fibre; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1043
- Description
- A piece of cardboard, covered with unbleached woven linen (that has been stapled onto the cardboard) onto which a copy of a ceramic bas-relief (17.5cmx11.5cm wide) from a Mayan temple, has been glued. The bas-relief is of a kneeling woman weaving on a loom tied to a tree trunk. Carved into the cera…
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- Title
- Bas-Relief Wall Hanging
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- plaster; paint; fibre; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A piece of cardboard, covered with unbleached woven linen (that has been stapled onto the cardboard) onto which a copy of a ceramic bas-relief (17.5cmx11.5cm wide) from a Mayan temple, has been glued. The bas-relief is of a kneeling woman weaving on a loom tied to a tree trunk. Carved into the ceramic piece “IXCHEL” to the viewer’s right, and underneath in the middle “GODDESS of the the MOON and WEAVING”.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1043
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fabric; metal; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1170
- Description
- A lined blue jacket with light blue weaving designs, and light green, deep red, and white thread designs running through vertically; the designs and colour combinations are on the front of the jacket on either side of the front opening, in the middle down the back of the jacket, and down the middle…
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- Title
- Woven Jacket
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fabric; metal; paint
- Dimensions
- 70.0 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- A lined blue jacket with light blue weaving designs, and light green, deep red, and white thread designs running through vertically; the designs and colour combinations are on the front of the jacket on either side of the front opening, in the middle down the back of the jacket, and down the middle of the sleeves. The open front can be closed by the four grey, plastic-covered hooks and eyes on either side of the opening. The weaving method is four-harness overshot. The jacket measures 140.0cm from sleeve to sleeve; 57.0cm chest; 46.0 shoulders; 70.0 in length.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1170
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Commercial Print Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1021
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1021
- Description
- A commercial print done by L.R. Batchelor for Merck Frosst. It is a colour print of a group of gnomes in a cave: the gnomes on the top part are playing games, the gnome on the left is sewing and the gnomes to the right are painting signs; the gnome in the foreground is weaving on a large floor loom…
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- Title
- Commercial Print Picture
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A commercial print done by L.R. Batchelor for Merck Frosst. It is a colour print of a group of gnomes in a cave: the gnomes on the top part are playing games, the gnome on the left is sewing and the gnomes to the right are painting signs; the gnome in the foreground is weaving on a large floor loom, helped by a bug on the left holding the thread from the shuttle.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1021
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Untitled [Christmas card]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthte.08.017
- Artist
- Eileen Hett
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- fibre on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HtE.08.017
- Description
- An off-white card with an oval-shaped cutout window that displays a piece of green and white cotton weaving using an advanced twill multi-harness. The designs are woven with white thread and resemble elongated diamond shapes, or because it’s a Christmas card, it could be evergreens right side up an…
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- Artist
- Eileen Hett
- Title
- Untitled [Christmas card]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- fibre on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- An off-white card with an oval-shaped cutout window that displays a piece of green and white cotton weaving using an advanced twill multi-harness. The designs are woven with white thread and resemble elongated diamond shapes, or because it’s a Christmas card, it could be evergreens right side up and upside down. The paper is folded in three parts. The first piece is folded over and glued; it encases the rectangular piece of woven fabric that appears as an oval shape on the front. There is a light sand/beige ring around the opening (0.20cm) 0.50cm from the cutout area. When the card is opened, on viewer’s right, there is a calligraphic printed greeting of “Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year”, and underneath it is signed in longhand, with a ball-point pen “Eileen and Bob Hett”. On the viewer’s left, written in longhand with a ball-point pen: “Hello Mary, The card is an advancing twill, the result of a study our More than 4 group did last year. This year we chose one profile, and we are all weaving samples using different weave structures. I’m doing a 8 shaft boulevard. Hope you are well.”
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- HtE.08.017
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The Reason Why
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1022
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1022
- Description
- A framed commercial print in black ink on off-white paper. “The Reason Why” title followed by the poem: “Not until each loom is silent And shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the pattern And explain the reason why The dark threads are as needful, In the Weaver’s skillful hand, As the threads of …
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- Title
- The Reason Why
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 16.2 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- A framed commercial print in black ink on off-white paper. “The Reason Why” title followed by the poem: “Not until each loom is silent And shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the pattern And explain the reason why The dark threads are as needful, In the Weaver’s skillful hand, As the threads of gold and silver for the pattern which He planned.” There are garlands of flowers around the poem and on the viewer’s left a spinning wheel with yarn on the wheel making a ball which is being unravelled and played with by a kitten on viewer’s right.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1022
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