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- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are hand…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 227.0 x 272.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are handwritten in ink in various places. Quilting done in scroll and diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0009
- Description
- Handmade quilt with star pattern in red, green and beige. The backing of the quilt is plain. There is a large stain in the centre of the quilt, all over small stains, slight yellowing, and the quilting is worn in all four corners.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 218.0 x 218.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt with star pattern in red, green and beige. The backing of the quilt is plain. There is a large stain in the centre of the quilt, all over small stains, slight yellowing, and the quilting is worn in all four corners.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0009
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0010
- Description
- Handmade quilt with red, green, and beige star pattern. Quilt has plain backing. The coloured fabric is faded. There is slight staining, and one small section is damaged.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 206.0 x 222.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt with red, green, and beige star pattern. Quilt has plain backing. The coloured fabric is faded. There is slight staining, and one small section is damaged.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0010
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0012
- Description
- Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 x 165.0 cm
- Description
- Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0012
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At ea…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At each of the four corners of the internal detail there is a small red cross within a white square. On the inside of each of these white squares there is a red square with an embroidered flower.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- quilting
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0001
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design with burgundy, blue, gold, and white as dominant colours. The cotton warp threads are used as fringe on two ends. The carpet is worn with some edge trim missing.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 327.0 x 463.0 cm
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design with burgundy, blue, gold, and white as dominant colours. The cotton warp threads are used as fringe on two ends. The carpet is worn with some edge trim missing.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0004
- Description
- Rug with Persian geometric design in peach, gold, and brown. The warp has been left free on two ends to form fringe. Rug is fraying to 5 cm at one end, has holes at one end, and is faded.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 281.0 x 370.0 cm
- Description
- Rug with Persian geometric design in peach, gold, and brown. The warp has been left free on two ends to form fringe. Rug is fraying to 5 cm at one end, has holes at one end, and is faded.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0004
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0005
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design, with blue, burgundy and mustard as dominant colours. Floral style pattern with a blue ornate pattern as border. Ends of carpet had fringe .
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 331.0 x 376.0 cm
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design, with blue, burgundy and mustard as dominant colours. Floral style pattern with a blue ornate pattern as border. Ends of carpet had fringe .
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0005
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0006
- Description
- Small Persian rug with a dominant rust and gold coloured geometric pattern. Rug is very worn and tattered, with mended holes.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 86.0 x 102.0 cm
- Description
- Small Persian rug with a dominant rust and gold coloured geometric pattern. Rug is very worn and tattered, with mended holes.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0006
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0008
- Description
- Persian rug with an asymmetrical flower and geometric design. Dominant colours include reds on black ground, and red and blue border. The ends of the rug have knotted fringe. Very worn and faded.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 165.0 cm
- Description
- Persian rug with an asymmetrical flower and geometric design. Dominant colours include reds on black ground, and red and blue border. The ends of the rug have knotted fringe. Very worn and faded.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0008
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