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Name |
Pilkington Twp. |
Number of Archive records |
946 |
Number of Object records |
266 |
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1954.24.1 - Quilt
"Feather Star" pattern quilt with white backing, 1893. Three rows of four squares. In each block there is a yellow square. Eight green point surround the yellow centre. Small red and yellow triangles border the green points. The blocks are separated with wide white strips. There is a white border on opposing sides. Finely hand-quilted with predominantly diagonal lines.
Record Type: Object
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1955.22.3 - Goblet, Wine
Hand-turned wooden goblet, circa 1827. The wood is painted pink with gold trim. Gold leaf design on the outside front of the goblet.
Record Type: Object
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1960.15.1 - Mat Rug, Hooked Rug, Throw
A cotton and wool multicoloured hook rug dated circa 1850. Hand worked into the mat is the following: "Thou God Seest Me / Eliza Howard / Born May 26 1837".
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.1 - Quilt, Crazy
A crazy quilt of cottons and wools, made in 1895. Six rows of five squares. The fabrics are large pieces of wool and cotton solids embroidered in featherstitching. The date 1895 is worked into the quilt. At one end there is a border of red printed cotton. The backing is cotton paisley in light brown, tufted with pink threads on the pattern of the backing. The binding is a narrow black binding. The quilt is filled with cotton batting. There is no ...
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.2 - Quilt, Crazy
A hand and machine-pieced crazy quilt. Free-style embroidery in multi-coloured feather stitch. Made of silks, satins, brocades and velvets. 1887 is embroidered onto a piece in 1" numbers. The fabric is pieced by hand into square blocks which are sewn together by machine. Three rows of four blocks. Odd-shaped patches form the large blocks. The binding is a band of silk print fabric. The filling appears to be a blanket. The backing is light green l...
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.3.03 - Bag, Carrying Pouch, Carrying Purse Sporran Uniform, Kilt
A child's oval leather sporran (.03) with a black leather cantle adorned with a silver metal relief image of a hand gripping a knife (or a sgian-dubh). From the cantle hangs a thick layer of white horse hair and two thick tassels of black horsehair topped with silver cones. The back of the sporran is covered with a deep red coloured leather with a built-in pocket. A short strap at the top holds the narrow brown leather belt. The Scottish ens...
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.3.04 - Cap, Glengarry Uniform, Kilt Cap, Scottish Cap, Child
Glengarry bonnet (.04) made of blue wool with a ribbon handing down behind. On one side is a metal badge of a lion. The bonnet is edged with leather. The bonnet is worn as part of a child's kilt outfit dated circa 1900. The outfit also includes a jacket (1961.5.3.01), a kilt (1961.5.3.02), a sporran (1961.5.3.03), a scarf (1961.5.3.05), a brooch (1961.5.3.06), and two garter flashes (1961.5.3.08) which are stored separately.
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.3.06 - Brooch Jewellery Jewelry Pin, Clothing Uniform, Kilt
A silver brooch (.06) depicting three thistles. Worn with child's kilt outfit dated circa 1900. The kilt set also includes a jacket (1961.5.3.01), a kilt (1961.5.3.02), a sporran (1961.5.3.03), cap (1961.5.3.04), a scarf (1961.5.3.05), and two garter flashes (1961.5.3.08) which are stored separately.
Record Type: Object
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1961.5.3.08 - Kilt Jacket Scarf Flash, Garter Uniform, Kilt
A child's kilt set consisting of a jacket (.01), a kilt (.02) a sporran (.03), a cap (.04), a scarf (.05), a brooch (.06), and two garter flashes (.07 and .08) dated circa 1900. The jacket (.01) is made of black velvet. The wool kilt (.02), the plaid scarf (.05) and the garter flashes (.07 and .08) are in the MacDonald tartan of the Isles. The tartan is a dark green with purple, blue, black, red and white. The other items worn with the outfit are...
Record Type: Object
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1977.108.1 - Bedspread
Handmade white knitted cotton bedspread with crocheted edge on border. Bedspread is composed of 180 triangular pieces crocheted together. Within each triangle there is a petal in corner, a row of diagonal lace, a row of six petals, and a row of diagonal lace. The border on the bedspread consists of a wide crocheted square pattern with scalloped edge at opposite ends and a narrow crocheted border at the remaining sides.
Record Type: Object
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1977.21.1 - Apron, Woman
Woman's half apron made of a white cotton fabric with a small black floral print. The apron has plain sewing with a clean finished edge. Some relatively small stained areas.
Record Type: Object
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1977.21.2 - Apron, Woman
Woman's knee-length half apron made of white cotton fabric with a narrow black stripe. It is plainly sewn with edge finishing and taping.
Record Type: Object
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1977.21.3 - Apron, Woman
Woman's half apron made of white cotton with a blue and black floral print. Single patch pocket on front. Light blue rickrack trim and scalloping. The apron has edge finishing. The apron is plainly sewn and has a clean finish.
Record Type: Object
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1978.219.1.02 - Sink, Dry
Dry sink painted green (.01). Two doors on the bottom part held closed with wooden toggles. Hinge on right door is broken. Left door is stripped of paint. Behind the doors are two shelves. Set of shelves (.02) which sit on top of dry sink. Consists of three shelves and a top. Highest shelf is narrower than the other three. Two square knotches have been carved in each side. Within the knotches, two reproduction wooden bars have been placed across ...
Record Type: Object
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1979.126.1 - Portiere
Green chenille portiere with brown and light brown organic decoration at top and bottom
Record Type: Object
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1981.55.1 - Bed, Doll Cradle, Doll Toy
A homemade brown wooden doll cradle. It is nailed, screwed and glued together. It has been varnished.
Record Type: Object
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1984.7.1 - Quilt, Signature Quilt, Autograph
A red and white cotton Signature Quilt dated circa 1884. It has linen binding. The signatures are written in brown ink and the squares are pieced together. Central white circle reads "A Memento of the Erection of the Primitive Methodist Church Pilkington".
Record Type: Object
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1985.60.5 - Fabric
Remnant of homespun and handloomed beige linen that is machine-stitched at each end and has an unfinished hem on each side.
Record Type: Object
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1985.60.6 - Fabric
Remnant of homespun and handloomed beige linen that is machine-stitched at each end and has an unfinished hem on each side.
Record Type: Object
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1985.60.7 - Fabric
Remnant of gold and beige checked handloomed linen fabric with three unfinished sides and no hems.
Record Type: Object