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Embroidery Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1008
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears…
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- Title
- Embroidery Picture
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears to be ships in centre right. Bottom is rocks and greenery. Cloudy sky in background.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
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Embroidery Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1006%20a%2c%20b
- Date
- 1820 – 1825
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1006 a, b
- Description
- Two verses centered in picture in tiny brown straight stitch embroidery "How should thee morning of my days Be spent in humble prayer and Praise, To him he save me life and breath And still preserve my soul from death - O may his condescending love Still draw my heart to things above, That I among …
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1820 – 1825
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 44.75 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- Two verses centered in picture in tiny brown straight stitch embroidery "How should thee morning of my days Be spent in humble prayer and Praise, To him he save me life and breath And still preserve my soul from death - O may his condescending love Still draw my heart to things above, That I among his saints may know The joys of heaven begun below. Deborah Schaffer". Cross stitched large beige flower with blue ribbon is bottom centre from which various coloured flowers and leaves surround the verse. b) Note “Deborah Schaeffer 1540”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1006 a, b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0019
- Description
- Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Title
- Floor Rug
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 266.5 x 356.0 cm
- Description
- Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0019
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0020
- Description
- Persian style wool rug, floral design in red, rose, ochre, and indigo.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 146.0 cm
- Description
- Persian style wool rug, floral design in red, rose, ochre, and indigo.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0020
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0021
- Description
- Black bordered rectangular Navajo scatter rug, ivory ground with three adjoined diamond designs dominant, other geometric symbols in design of rug in colours red, gray, black, brown, four black corner tassels, handwoven.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 98.0 cm
- Description
- Black bordered rectangular Navajo scatter rug, ivory ground with three adjoined diamond designs dominant, other geometric symbols in design of rug in colours red, gray, black, brown, four black corner tassels, handwoven.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0021
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0022
- Description
- Handwoven, almost square scatter rug with two sides in black trim, two sides with ivory fringe, multi-coloured geometric figures with ivory coloured contrast, almost square red centre panel containing four diamond-shaped hexagons.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- Handwoven, almost square scatter rug with two sides in black trim, two sides with ivory fringe, multi-coloured geometric figures with ivory coloured contrast, almost square red centre panel containing four diamond-shaped hexagons.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0022
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0023 a,b
- Description
- Woven scatter rugs with basic banded design; brown band plus tassles at either end, band pattern is alternately green and blue with red alternating, geometric details throughout weaving pattern.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 61.5 x 123.0 cm
- Description
- Woven scatter rugs with basic banded design; brown band plus tassles at either end, band pattern is alternately green and blue with red alternating, geometric details throughout weaving pattern.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0023 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0015
- Description
- Rug made from commercial rug kit, pattern is mock Persian in blue, orange and gold on a cream ground, symmetrical pattern. Rya style, wool tied on a nylon mesh and then cotton backed.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 70.0 x 136.0 cm
- Description
- Rug made from commercial rug kit, pattern is mock Persian in blue, orange and gold on a cream ground, symmetrical pattern. Rya style, wool tied on a nylon mesh and then cotton backed.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- decorative
- rug hooking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0015
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