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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1092 a,b
- Description
- Pair of child’s mukluks with fur trim. Embroidered flowers around top and on vamp in purple, blue & green on white fabric background. Blue and black pompoms, one set missing.Small tag reads: “#68 1 - E.A.C. / 8.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Mukluks
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Description
- Pair of child’s mukluks with fur trim. Embroidered flowers around top and on vamp in purple, blue & green on white fabric background. Blue and black pompoms, one set missing.Small tag reads: “#68 1 - E.A.C. / 8.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1092 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centr…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centre, one pink bud, 2 green leaves, dark brown stems. On flap single 5-leaved red flower, one green leaf, brown stem.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0088
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet …
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet Caporal”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0002
- Description
- Five handmade Irish doilies with solid centers that are surrounded with six hairpin lace work circles. All doilies are slightly yellowed and the hairpin work is starting to pull away from material on all pieces.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Five handmade Irish doilies with solid centers that are surrounded with six hairpin lace work circles. All doilies are slightly yellowed and the hairpin work is starting to pull away from material on all pieces.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0002
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0003
- Description
- Six circular, openwork crocheted, handmade doilies with a rose blosson and leaf pattern in the centre. All slightly yellowed.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Six circular, openwork crocheted, handmade doilies with a rose blosson and leaf pattern in the centre. All slightly yellowed.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0003
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- Date
- 1800 – 1840
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0024
- Description
- Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1800 – 1840
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0024
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Embroidery Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1005
- Date
- 1809 (attributed)
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1005
- Description
- Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet h…
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1809 (attributed)
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet has letter Z followed by ampersand and a small c. Below final alphabet is "Susan Lehman Her Work Done in the Ninth Year" At bottom of embroidery is a line with various animals and birds with a tree in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1005
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- hide, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0018 a,b
- Description
- A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine s…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- hide, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine stitched design on the back, and are lined with red fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0018 a,b
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- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1005 a-f
- Description
- Five pieces of needlepoint work. Three needlepoint cushion covers, each with a floral pattern on beige backing fabric. One unfinished needlepoint piece with a bird and floral design and the needle still attached. Two commercial needlework patterns on paper pasted on to heavier paper, each marked …
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- Title
- Hanging
- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Five pieces of needlepoint work. Three needlepoint cushion covers, each with a floral pattern on beige backing fabric. One unfinished needlepoint piece with a bird and floral design and the needle still attached. Two commercial needlework patterns on paper pasted on to heavier paper, each marked “S M Potts” in pencil.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1005 a-f
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