Bag - Embroidered | C2 Centre for Craft

This handbag is embroidered in cross stitch, back stitch and satin stitches. This piece was part of a travelling exhibition spearheaded by Lady Tweedsmuir, wife of Canada’s Governor General in 1937. The Women’s Institute of Manitoba, with the Crafts Guild, collected of such handmade articles which became known as the Tweedsmuir Collection.

Craftsperson Unknown

Materials evenweave natural linen, embroidery floss, wool, zipper, polished peach pit

Dimensions 12.8 cm (w) x 19. 1 cm (l)

Date Early 20th Century

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The C2 Centre for Craft is located in what we now know as Manitoba, the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Dene, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Inuit Peoples, and the national homeland of the Red River Métis. These lands include territory subject to Treaties 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.

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We acknowledge the deep harm caused by settlement, and we look forward to using craft in our efforts towards reconciliation and positive change.

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Bag – Embroidered