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Sewing Pincushion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0027%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0027 a,b
- Description
- Two, fabric covered, box shaped pincushions with padded tops stuck full of straight pins, safety pins, and needles. (a) larger, blue, satiny fabric with white and pink print border, stretched tightly over sides of cardboard box and carefully stitched along edges, pink and white print cover padded t…
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- Title
- Sewing Pincushion
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 9.1 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- Two, fabric covered, box shaped pincushions with padded tops stuck full of straight pins, safety pins, and needles. (a) larger, blue, satiny fabric with white and pink print border, stretched tightly over sides of cardboard box and carefully stitched along edges, pink and white print cover padded top of cushion, thread loops, broken, at each corner of underside. Note: fabric worn through in small spot .4 cm at one of underside corners. Brownish stain, 2.5 x 1.3 cm on one side. (b) smaller, white fabric with soft pink and blue floral design. Constructed as (a), with blue ribbons and small pink flowers predominant in the pattern on the sides, and a pink pot of flowers on the top. Bottom covered with pink material, with a faceted clear glass bead stitched to each corner acting as feet for the pincushion.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0027 a,b
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Pincushion Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0029%20a-r
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0029 a-r
- Description
- In a large, sturdy black, paper covered, wooden box and lid with brass slits at bottom of base, a collection of eighteen pincushions. 3 round(a) blue silk (10.0 x 5.5) short, puffy cylinder with design of five small hearts stitched around top, and diagonal lines around side, quilted with yellow …
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- Title
- Pincushion Collection
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- In a large, sturdy black, paper covered, wooden box and lid with brass slits at bottom of base, a collection of eighteen pincushions. 3 round(a) blue silk (10.0 x 5.5) short, puffy cylinder with design of five small hearts stitched around top, and diagonal lines around side, quilted with yellow thread, stuck with straight pins.( b) plaid (10.0 x 3.5) red and green tartan with wide blue and narrower yellow and white cross stripes. Puffy, wedge like sections formed with tight black stitching, dark blue grosgrain bow at top. (c) red satiny brocade (10.0 x 3.8) dark red, with green thread laced across top like wheel spokes. Holding on around sides are eight tiny silk clad figures with white painted faces peering upward, and black braided top knots. Base of red and white striped cotton. Paper taped to bottom indicates: "Welfare Handicrafts made by Renie’s Mill Camp, Hong Kong, R.M.C. Group III. Price $3.50". 15 rectangular, pillow shaped with featherstitching trimming around edge. (d) ecru with cross stitching (11.1 x 9.5 x 4.0) representation of three yellow flowers in angular pink flowerpot stitched on loosely woven ecru linen canvas, pink line border, plain back. (e) large black, flowered silk (11.5 x 12.0) yellow stitching. (f) orange silk (10.0 x 9.8) white stitching. (g) dark blue (7.4 x 7.2) red stitching. (h) pink striped satin (7.5 x 6.5) pink stitching. (i) purple checked satin (6.0 x 5.8) white stitching. (j) bright blue brocade (6.2 x 5.5) white stitching.( k) bright plaid satin (6.0 x 5.0) red stitching. (l) diagonal plaid silk (5.9 x 5.0) yellow stitching. (m) checked plaid silk (6.3 x 5.0) blue stitching. (n) yellow paisley silk (7.2 x 4.5) yellow stitching. (o) white silk brocade (7.2 x 5.5) pink stitching. (p) black with stylized flowers (8.0 x 6.3) pink stitching. (q) blue and pink large floral (9.3 x 6.5) pink stitching. (r) blue and orange striped twill (8.9 x 6.2) no stitching.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0029 a-r
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0030 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, handmade needle cases. (a) navy blue satin with feather stitched pink snowflake on front, folds in thirds and fastens with blue button;, picot edging along sides and pink loop buttonhole. Inside lined with pink flannel and filled with pins of different colours and sizes in neat rows. …
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Two, small, handmade needle cases. (a) navy blue satin with feather stitched pink snowflake on front, folds in thirds and fastens with blue button;, picot edging along sides and pink loop buttonhole. Inside lined with pink flannel and filled with pins of different colours and sizes in neat rows. (b) small, pink, book like case with cross stitched green flower basket on cover, lined with flower sprigged satiny material. Two white flannel pages edged with pink blanket stitch hold various needles of all sizes. Covers hinged together with three knotted thread hinges, with thread loop securing over head of a straight pin to close. Covers stitched around stiff cardboard.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0030 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on l…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on lid. Lined with white muslin which also covers false bottom. A series of muslin pockets run around entire circumference inside. Basket holds many spools of thread as well as various other sewing sundries (folding scissors, thimbles, pincushion).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0032 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four sewing kits. (a) small, plaid egg, hollow, wooden egg painted plaid tartan with six gold lines longitudinally around and small gold symbol plus the name "Stuart", egg splits at middle to open, with small lip on top, and vertical dowel glued into top to hold small round spool …
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of four sewing kits. (a) small, plaid egg, hollow, wooden egg painted plaid tartan with six gold lines longitudinally around and small gold symbol plus the name "Stuart", egg splits at middle to open, with small lip on top, and vertical dowel glued into top to hold small round spool of white and brown thread. Dowel hollow with removable lid and holds straight pins.(b) black leather, arge, flat, U-shaped black leather case with snapping tab at centre of rounded side, opens flat. Lined with blue fabric, and arc shaped strip of leather stitched to one side forming loops to hold various sewing tools, other side has large elasticized pocket, containing various cardboard bobbins of thread. Six brass snaps spaced evenly around curved edge close kit securely. Leather loops hold small scissors, an ivory bobbin with thread, a thimble, a small brown striped silk needle book, a tapestry needle, and a double eyed needle with blunt point. Marks: on underside of snap tab, "London Harness co., Boston, coat of arms." (c) blue leather, smaller, but shaped as (b), lined with blue fabric, with small leather pocket at each and inside holding thread bobbin and needle package, slits and loops on pockets hold small scissors and safety pins. Marks: stamped under snap tab, "made in Germany". (d) green cardboard , matchbook shape which holds a cardboard square wrapped with thread and a needle stuck through, and a cellophane envelope holding two white buttons and a gold safety pin.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0032 a-d
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0034
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0034
- Description
- In a flat, rectangular, beige and blue "SUCRETS" box are various bits and pieces of elastic, thread, yarn, buttons, needles stuck through cardboard, paper clips, and bandaids.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 6.2 x 8.1 cm
- Description
- In a flat, rectangular, beige and blue "SUCRETS" box are various bits and pieces of elastic, thread, yarn, buttons, needles stuck through cardboard, paper clips, and bandaids.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0034
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on rig…
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- Title
- Sewing Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 9.9 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on right side. Bottom drawer has loop pull, others have small button pulls with backing plates in shape of five cherry blossoms petalled flowers. All hardware enamelled reddish brown over the metal. Top hinged at middle and left hand side opens and folds flat over other side with square frame at middle holding red fabric pin cushion, shallow well inside. Interior of drawers and well painted with black lacquer enamel, wood of drawers splitting and shrinking leaving cracks and gaps, especially at joints, fronts of drawers warped and bowed. Marks: carved into base, a symbol which looks like unconnected "K" (SU)?
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0338%20a-c
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0338 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three, simple, square, fine white linen handkerchiefs. (a) lace like border of four rows of drawnwork forming a mesh like lace 1.2 cm wide along the edge, absolutely plain square of linen inside. (b) linen square with narrow rolled hem and geometric drawnwork design in each corner …
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of three, simple, square, fine white linen handkerchiefs. (a) lace like border of four rows of drawnwork forming a mesh like lace 1.2 cm wide along the edge, absolutely plain square of linen inside. (b) linen square with narrow rolled hem and geometric drawnwork design in each corner formed by lines of pulled threads forming squares with an open mesh triangle. (c) sheer linen square with narrow rolled hem and white machine embroidered flower outlined in each corner. Pencil drawing of flower can be seen under embroidery.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0338 a-c
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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0343%20a-c
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet like pink flower and smaller blue asters with light green leaves, and almost a cross stitched effect. (c) sheer linen square with machine stitched edge. One corner contains a single large red flower with yellow trumpet like centre, having a very definite cross stitched effect. A delicate garlanded border of pink flowers runs around the edge.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid mate…
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- Title
- Knitting Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 6.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid material at the mouth. Bag is given width by strip of fabric sewn between the two ovoid shapes. Two fabric looped straps at top for carrying and smaller loop on one side fastens over black wooden button on other side. Completely lined with sturdy, white, cotton drill with a double pocket stitched to one side. Yarn and knitting needles inside.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
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