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- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flower…
- Title
- Kit Beadwork
- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flowers. Thin needle with string pinned in material. One bone crochet hook 8.5 x 1.8. One square paper box with lid with loose beads. Written on box in pencil: "Last piece beadwork by Grandmother Cope Sharples - 1820" Another piece of paper has written: "Elizabeth Jefferes last work about 2 years before she died."
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are ma…
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 (a); 0.4 (b) x 4.6 (a); 4.4 (b) x 7.3 (a); 9.3 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are marked “Premier U.S.A.”, inside of an oval, and with “21-75” on the opposite side.b) A second, slightly larger pair of scissors with sharper and more curved blades. These scissors are marked “Premier”, and “Life Time” inside of an oval, with “Italy” on the opposite side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0006
- Description
- A clear plastic needle hinged at one end with a flat plastic strap which folds over the needle to clasp at its point. The flat strap is pale green and is marked with an inch scale divided into eighths on its surface.
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- Title
- Stitch-Holder
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A clear plastic needle hinged at one end with a flat plastic strap which folds over the needle to clasp at its point. The flat strap is pale green and is marked with an inch scale divided into eighths on its surface.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- knitting
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0006
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