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Date
1935 – 1965
Material
skin; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.1035
Description
Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
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Title
Needle Case
Date
1935 – 1965
Material
skin; fibre; metal
Dimensions
7.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
Subject
needlework
sewing
souvenirs
Marble Canyon, B.C.
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1997
Catalogue Number
104.45.1035
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fibre, wool
Catalogue Number
103.03.1109 a-h
Description
4 pair handknit Swiss style knicker stockings: a,b) ribbed dark greenish brown; c,d) olive green foot, grey calf, two tone red cabled band with grey edge, darned at toes and heels; e,f) light grey with one blue toe, darned at heels, stained on bottom of foot, decorative band at top, pink and black …
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Title
Socks
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fibre, wool
Description
4 pair handknit Swiss style knicker stockings: a,b) ribbed dark greenish brown; c,d) olive green foot, grey calf, two tone red cabled band with grey edge, darned at toes and heels; e,f) light grey with one blue toe, darned at heels, stained on bottom of foot, decorative band at top, pink and black diamond pattern; g,h) dark brown with cream and pale pink cabled band at top, darned at toes and heels.
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Elise Feuz
needlework
knitting
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
103.03.1109 a-h
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fibre, wool
Catalogue Number
103.03.1110 a-d
Description
2 pair of decorative bands for the tops of socks or stockings: a,b) red, green and white with red and white diamond pattern; c,d) brown, pink and white, with diagonal line pattern in red, white and pale green.
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Title
Sock Bands
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fibre, wool
Description
2 pair of decorative bands for the tops of socks or stockings: a,b) red, green and white with red and white diamond pattern; c,d) brown, pink and white, with diagonal line pattern in red, white and pale green.
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Elise Feuz
needlework
knitting
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
103.03.1110 a-d
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.0061
Description
A small book-shaped needle holder. Cardboard covered fabri with two “pages” of cotton edged with pink thread. Exterior is cream coloured fabric with box-stitch embroidered cornucopia with flowers on the front and “CR” in pink box stitch on the back. Interior pale pink. One needle inside. Small pink…
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Title
Needle Holder
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; metal
Dimensions
9.0 x 6.5 cm
Description
A small book-shaped needle holder. Cardboard covered fabri with two “pages” of cotton edged with pink thread. Exterior is cream coloured fabric with box-stitch embroidered cornucopia with flowers on the front and “CR” in pink box stitch on the back. Interior pale pink. One needle inside. Small pink thread loop hooks over pearl ended straight pin to close book.
Subject
Whyte home
Catharine Robb Whyte
sewing
needlework
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0061
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.0062
Description
A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - …
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Title
Pin Case
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; plastic; metal
Dimensions
8.0 cm
Description
A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - same as on bust.
Subject
Whyte home
sewing
textilework
needlework
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0062
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Date
n.d.
Material
wool; fabric
Catalogue Number
107.02.0074 a,b
Description
A pair of hooked pictures. a) has scene of two houses in the snow. Blue linen backing. b) one house surrounded by greenery with mountains in the background. Greek linen backing.
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Title
Hooked Picture
Date
n.d.
Material
wool; fabric
Dimensions
14.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A pair of hooked pictures. a) has scene of two houses in the snow. Blue linen backing. b) one house surrounded by greenery with mountains in the background. Greek linen backing.
Subject
Whyte home
Catharine Robb Whyte
Edith Robb
needlework
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0074 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wool; fabric
Catalogue Number
107.02.0075
Description
A square cross-stitched/hooked picture, geometric pattern of blues, greens, pink, and yellow. blue linen backing.
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Title
Hooked Picture
Date
n.d.
Material
wool; fabric
Dimensions
9.5 x 9.0 cm
Description
A square cross-stitched/hooked picture, geometric pattern of blues, greens, pink, and yellow. blue linen backing.
Subject
Whyte home
crafts
needlework
Catharine Robb Whyte
Edith Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0075
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Date
n.d.
Material
thread; cotton
Catalogue Number
103.07.0323
Description
A long embroidered sash with black edges and pink, magenta, orange, and yellow overlapping diamond shapes that repeat along the length of the sash.Back has loose threads.
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Title
Sash
Date
n.d.
Material
thread; cotton
Dimensions
5.0 x 362.0 cm
Description
A long embroidered sash with black edges and pink, magenta, orange, and yellow overlapping diamond shapes that repeat along the length of the sash.Back has loose threads.
Subject
Whyte home
fashion
accessory
needlework
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0323
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.01
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneat…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
20.5 x 27.0 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “2.” written.
Subject
bird
flower
botanical
nature
floral
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.01
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1998
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.02
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered b…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1998
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
19.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.”
Subject
botanical
flower
floral
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.02
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