Book, sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- needlework
- DATE
- 1936–1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2006.0163.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- home built
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Buff-colour paper covers and pages secured by grey [silk?] ribbon; blue [cotton ?] thread and off-white synthetic [?] buttons on white and off-white woven [cotton ?] fabric; inked labels and decorative borders.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Textile working
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Généreux
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This book produced 1936-1937. This type of book produced c. 1890s- 1950.
- Canada
-
Example of a book used by young girls in Canada c. 1936-1937 to practice and identify various types of stitching. This book belonged to Hélène Généreux (mother of the donor) who attended Couvent des Soeurs du Sacré-Coeur, located at Avenue des Oblates in Ottawa. She made the book as part of her domestic economy classes when she was 13/14 years old. - Function
-
To demonstrate stitching and needlework skills. - Technical
-
Although the sewing machine had been on the market for several decades, hand stitching was considered an important skill in the first half of the 20th century. Manual stitching and sewing were a standard part of the domestic economy curriculum. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Needlework on each page labelled [printed by hand in ink]" "Point de croix", 'Fanfits", "Point 1.; idevant, 2.; arricre, 3.; piqué", "Conture/ 1: un point de côté/ 2. raballtne/ 3. double", "Fronces/ Reprise sur toile/ Point d'ornement", "Reprise d'un accroe/ Reprise sur biais", "Pièce à couture rabattue/ Pièce au point de surjet" and "Pose d'attaches".
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Buff-colour paper covers and pages secured by grey [silk?] ribbon; blue [cotton ?] thread and off-white synthetic [?] buttons on white and off-white woven [cotton ?] fabric; inked labels and decorative borders.
- Decoration
- Hand printed decorative scrollwork appears in opposing corners of each page.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Book, sample, 1936–1937, Artifact no. 2006.0163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0163.001/
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