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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.0028 a,b
Description
Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
4.7 x 8.0 cm
Description
Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
Subject
households
hobbies
sewing
Edith Morse Robb
Polly
Becket
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0028 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; wood
Catalogue Number
104.45.0041
Description
Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; wood
Dimensions
4.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
Subject
Moore home
textilework
sewing
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0041
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
104.45.0044
Description
A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
6.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
Subject
Moore home
sewing
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0044
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
104.45.0046
Description
A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
4.0 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Description
A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
Subject
Moore home
sewing
travel
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0046
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal, velvet
Catalogue Number
104.45.0052
Description
Decorative silver metal pincushion structure with clover-shaped ornate key fastener. Features a large silver bird with a small dark-red velvet pincushion on its back, and a larger one below.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
metal, velvet
Dimensions
13.0 x 4.0 cm
Description
Decorative silver metal pincushion structure with clover-shaped ornate key fastener. Features a large silver bird with a small dark-red velvet pincushion on its back, and a larger one below.
Subject
whyte home, textile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0052
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Date
n.d.
Material
paper; fabric; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.0064
Description
A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this…
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
paper; fabric; metal
Dimensions
5.0 x 15.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this section. Black velvet has 9 spikes sticking straight up from it. Two paper bands hold paper packages of small sewing needles that read “S. BEISSEL & SONS SHARPS”. A silver thimble is in a slot at the top of the ring. 6 mother of pearl buttons shaped like flowers inside.
Subject
Moore Home
sewing
textilework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0064
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Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1029
Description
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
2.5 cm
Description
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
Subject
households
sewing
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1029
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Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
104.45.1030
Description
A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; wood
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
Subject
households
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1030
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Date
n.d.
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.1031
Description
A flower shaped pin cushion in green and white satin full of pins. The pins are on the sides.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
fibre; metal
Description
A flower shaped pin cushion in green and white satin full of pins. The pins are on the sides.
Subject
households
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1031
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