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- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
- Subject
- needlework
- sewing
- souvenirs
- Marble Canyon, B.C.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
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- Title
- Gown
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with st…
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- Title
- Straight Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with straight pins.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1033
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins i…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins inserted into the fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
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Needlework Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1034
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
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- Title
- Needlework Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.24.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0061
- Description
- A small book-shaped needle holder. Cardboard covered fabri with two “pages” of cotton edged with pink thread. Exterior is cream coloured fabric with box-stitch embroidered cornucopia with flowers on the front and “CR” in pink box stitch on the back. Interior pale pink. One needle inside. Small pink…
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- Title
- Needle Holder
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A small book-shaped needle holder. Cardboard covered fabri with two “pages” of cotton edged with pink thread. Exterior is cream coloured fabric with box-stitch embroidered cornucopia with flowers on the front and “CR” in pink box stitch on the back. Interior pale pink. One needle inside. Small pink thread loop hooks over pearl ended straight pin to close book.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0061
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0062
- Description
- A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - …
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- Title
- Pin Case
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 cm
- Description
- A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - same as on bust.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- sewing
- textilework
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0062
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0009
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; bone; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0009
- Description
- A collection of needleworking supplies that were found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include knitting and crocheting tools and needlework notions.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; bone; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of needleworking supplies that were found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include knitting and crocheting tools and needlework notions.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- knitting
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0009
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Mustela Erminea Tail
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.01.0019
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
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- Title
- Mustela Erminea Tail
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (average) x 1.0 (average) x 8.0 (average) cm
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- decoration
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
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