Tea Cozy

Tea Cozy

Tea Cozy

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Introduction

Unfinished tea cozy demonstrates symmetrical floral designs but not a mirroring of the pattern, Incomplete panel has paper pattern of beading outline

Nation of Maker: Nehiyawak (Western Plains Cree)
Place of Origin: Portage la Prairie, MB
Date Made or Date Range: 1889
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of Description

Materials

Fabric, black wool; glass beads, yellow, orange, pink, red, copper, green, blue, white; thread, sinew, cotton; paper, brown paper; ink, black ink.

Techniques or Format

This artifact is unfinished, Two black wool serge tea cozy panels beaded using an overlay spot stitch technique, Symmetrical in design but not mirror images, Paper displays an ink drawn floral pattern tacked to the tea cozy panel with thread.

Motifs and Patterns

Multi-coloured opaque and semi-translucent glass beads and brass beads in floral pattern, Yellow central rosette, Floral spray with seven blue flowers

Original and Subsequent Uses

To keep tea pot warm.

Other Notes

Previous conservation work.

Dimensions: 39.5 × 30.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Based on information from the catalogue records.

Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 59-44 A,B
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1994
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection
Collection Narratives and Histories

Mrs Goulding stated it was in her family for over 70 years. Acquired by the HBC 1959/11/12.

Exhibition History

Long term exhibit in Hudson's Bay Company Gallery. Exhibition title: Trade Goods 19 D.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

Museum records

GKS Reference Number: 25079
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Record Creation Context

Summer internship 2013

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Photos taken by Dr Cory Willmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

49.9743, -98.2943

Source of Information about Places

Catalogue records attributes it to the Plains Geo-Cultural area.

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