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- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
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- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
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- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 21.0 (frame) x 13.5; 16.0 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with each letter worked once until “P” at the end of the sampler where “Susana Lhaman” (sic) is stitched. The sampler was originally framed with a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0013
- Description
- 102.04.0013a is a machine made sheer lace table runner that is rectangular in shape, and has a floral design. 102.04.0013b is also a machine made sheer lace table runner that is rectagular in shape with a floral design. Both runners have the same floral pattern.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 34.5(a); 34.0 (b) x 95.5 (a); 112.0 (b) cm
- Description
- 102.04.0013a is a machine made sheer lace table runner that is rectangular in shape, and has a floral design. 102.04.0013b is also a machine made sheer lace table runner that is rectagular in shape with a floral design. Both runners have the same floral pattern.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0013
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0014
- Description
- An English Nottingham lace table runner. The centre panel is open work decorated with three circular flower designs, and the border has a scalloped edge. The piece has some staining, and the lace is deteriorating.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- An English Nottingham lace table runner. The centre panel is open work decorated with three circular flower designs, and the border has a scalloped edge. The piece has some staining, and the lace is deteriorating.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0014
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0031
- Description
- One ecru lace table runner (ecru refers to unbleached linen which is beige in colour). The pattern is worked in a combination of filet lace and drawn work - Italian punto tirato technique. The piece is a long rectangle with a solid center and a wide border of mesh squares.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 110.0 cm
- Description
- One ecru lace table runner (ecru refers to unbleached linen which is beige in colour). The pattern is worked in a combination of filet lace and drawn work - Italian punto tirato technique. The piece is a long rectangle with a solid center and a wide border of mesh squares.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0031
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0038
- Description
- A Madeira linen table runner that is embroidered and also has open work decoration in the corners. All of the edges are finished with small scallops. The back edge is straight, while the other three have large scallops. The interior design is edged by two large semi-circles described in punto tir…
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 136.0 cm
- Description
- A Madeira linen table runner that is embroidered and also has open work decoration in the corners. All of the edges are finished with small scallops. The back edge is straight, while the other three have large scallops. The interior design is edged by two large semi-circles described in punto tirato with clusters of evelet flowers in the two front corners.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0038
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0039
- Description
- A rectangular table runner of cambric cotton that is embroidered, and has a border of drawn work (Italian punto tirato technique). The interior boarder consists of embroidered diamond patterns worked around openwork squares.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular table runner of cambric cotton that is embroidered, and has a border of drawn work (Italian punto tirato technique). The interior boarder consists of embroidered diamond patterns worked around openwork squares.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0039
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0044
- Description
- A table runner, bearing representations of birds and Diana the Huntress worked in filet lace, that is bordered with filet lace work.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- A table runner, bearing representations of birds and Diana the Huntress worked in filet lace, that is bordered with filet lace work.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0044
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0045
- Description
- A plain linen table runner. The border is decorated with drawn work, in the Italian punto tirato technique.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 51.5 x 143.0 cm
- Description
- A plain linen table runner. The border is decorated with drawn work, in the Italian punto tirato technique.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0045
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