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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0378
Description
Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each si…
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
31.0 x 26.0 x 32.5 cm
Description
Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each side of opening. (b) plaid crepe, black background with cross hatching of white, light blue, and red orange and yellow. Pouch with black grosgrain ribbon double drawstring through casing where drawstring exits. Bag made by gathering a long piece of material along each side around one of these circles, and folding the ends of the material into a casing for drawstring.
Subject
households
travel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0378
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