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Embroidery Scissors Case
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0014
- Description
- A bluish green, suede, triangular case with snap flap, and cut out design on one side. Shape of elongated, isosceles triangle, rounded at the apex, with small pointed flap at short side which snaps with brass snap. Entirely lined with blue satin, back has pierced design of organic shapes which foll…
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- Title
- Embroidery Scissors Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 12.8 cm
- Description
- A bluish green, suede, triangular case with snap flap, and cut out design on one side. Shape of elongated, isosceles triangle, rounded at the apex, with small pointed flap at short side which snaps with brass snap. Entirely lined with blue satin, back has pierced design of organic shapes which follow contours of case.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0014
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0712 a,b
- Description
- 8 square, beige linen napkins with hemmed, double eyelet border and one corner only embroidered in three linked, quadrate crosses with seven floral details stitched into design. 8 placemats (b) are rectangular and four are beige while four are white or bleached out. Design in corner of placemats id…
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- Title
- Luncheon Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- 8 square, beige linen napkins with hemmed, double eyelet border and one corner only embroidered in three linked, quadrate crosses with seven floral details stitched into design. 8 placemats (b) are rectangular and four are beige while four are white or bleached out. Design in corner of placemats identical to that on napkins (a) but decoration is in all four corners, versus one only corner on napkins.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0712 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0720 a,b
- Description
- 2 square beige linen and cotton napkins, tie fringed with various colours and decorated in one corner with mule, cart and driver, in bright colours .
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- 2 square beige linen and cotton napkins, tie fringed with various colours and decorated in one corner with mule, cart and driver, in bright colours .
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0720 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0722 a,b
- Description
- 2 square, beige lightweight linen napkins with crocheted eyelet edging. Three corners contain crocheted triple triangles in trim, fourth corner also contains triangles but with addition of banded, scrolled embroidery and open geometric crocheting.
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- 2 square, beige lightweight linen napkins with crocheted eyelet edging. Three corners contain crocheted triple triangles in trim, fourth corner also contains triangles but with addition of banded, scrolled embroidery and open geometric crocheting.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- crochet
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0722 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0715 a-f
- Description
- 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.
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- Title
- Placemat Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 44.5 cm
- Description
- 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0715 a-f
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0709
- Description
- Square white cotton cloth with rounded corners and crocheted edge trim. Four corner embroidered decorations identical, fruit bowl in blue with artichoke, apple, carrot, etc. in various colours.
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 86.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Square white cotton cloth with rounded corners and crocheted edge trim. Four corner embroidered decorations identical, fruit bowl in blue with artichoke, apple, carrot, etc. in various colours.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0709
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0710
- Description
- Square, white linen cloth with double eyelet hemmed edge. Flower and butterfly embroidery decoration in each of four corners. Each decoration identical but colours used vary.
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 86.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Square, white linen cloth with double eyelet hemmed edge. Flower and butterfly embroidery decoration in each of four corners. Each decoration identical but colours used vary.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0710
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