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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax
Catalogue Number
103.08.0045
Description
A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax
Dimensions
9.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0045
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0046
Description
A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
19.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0046
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
103.08.0049
Description
A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
15.0 x 27.5 cm
Description
A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
Subject
households
crafts
knitting
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0049
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1105
Description
Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a bran…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Description
Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a branch. Looped strands of black beads hang from the bottom edge.
Subject
Mary Schaffer
birds
needlework
beadwork
crafts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1105
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.07.1047 a,b
Description
Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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Title
Collar
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre, cotton
Description
Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
Subject
households
clothing
Mary Schaffer
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1047 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.08.0002 a,b
Description
A pair of textured, gold-coloured, curtains. The fabric has a sheen (satin?) and is shot through with dark gold. A 12.5 cm band of deep gold velvet is sewn along the bottom edge. Each curtain is decorated with large gold and brown flowers outlined in metallic thread. They are embroidered thickl…
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Title
Curtain
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
111.0 x 120.0 cm
Description
A pair of textured, gold-coloured, curtains. The fabric has a sheen (satin?) and is shot through with dark gold. A 12.5 cm band of deep gold velvet is sewn along the bottom edge. Each curtain is decorated with large gold and brown flowers outlined in metallic thread. They are embroidered thickly, in three dense lines, at the bottom above the velvet. There are more flowers scattered about the rest of each curtain. Small metal rings are sewn to the top edge for hanging.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.08.0002 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1930
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0355
Description
Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
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Title
Doily
Date
1890 – 1930
Material
fibre
Dimensions
45.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
Subject
households
decorative
needlework
crafts
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0355
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.02.0002 a-f
Description
A set of six Madeira finger bowl towels. Each towel is woven of linen and decorated with an embroidered rooster. One towel, 103.02.0002a, is marked with “J.W.” written in ink in one corner.
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Title
Fingertip Towel
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax; fibre, silk
Dimensions
19.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
A set of six Madeira finger bowl towels. Each towel is woven of linen and decorated with an embroidered rooster. One towel, 103.02.0002a, is marked with “J.W.” written in ink in one corner.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
needlework
animals, chicken
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0002 a-f
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.02.0003 a,b
Description
A set of two Madeira linen finger bowl towels. Each towel has scalloped edges and is decorated with a rooster embroidered in one corner with silk thread.
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Title
Fingertip Towel
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax; fibre, silk
Dimensions
18.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A set of two Madeira linen finger bowl towels. Each towel has scalloped edges and is decorated with a rooster embroidered in one corner with silk thread.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
needlework
animals, chicken
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0003 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1051 a-d
Description
2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems a…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre
Description
2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems and leaves, dark blue flower in one corner, dark red in other, fringes ca 9.5, c,d: (36.0 x 19.0) machine sewn, gauntlet lined with unbleached cotton, on hand back embroidered star, light and dark red, 4 smaller designs, 2 light and dark red, other yellow and green, gauntlets, 1 light and dark red flower, green and yellow leaves, grey and white stems, fringes both sides ca 7.5.
Subject
Indigenous
embroidery
needlework
clothing
souvenirs
regalia
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.07.1051 a-d
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