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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”
Subject
households
furnishings
Deborah Schaffer
Mary Shaffer Warren
needlework
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
107.02.1006 a, b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.20.1033 a-j
Description
Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins ar…
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Title
Napkin
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper
Description
Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins are in a flat white box that has “Edmee” written in pencil in one corner.
Subject
households
Edmee Moore
Mary Schaffer
crafts
needlework
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1033 a-j
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Date
1920 – 1952
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1013
Description
A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
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Title
Thread
Date
1920 – 1952
Material
fibre; paper
Description
A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
crafts
needlework
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1013
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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