Scissors holder, red floral pattern

General Description: 

A scissor holder. The front is completely covered in bead work featuring cross designs on a translucent background and diagonal stripes wrapping over the edges to the back. The back and inside are empty textile.

Object Type: 
Scissors Case
Colour: 

red, green, transparent, brown, beige, orange

Date Reported: 
Tue, 02/08/2011 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Tools & Equipment for Material; Textile Working (T&E)
GMD: 
object
Historical Context: 

A2.WIL: The period concentrating on Reverend Edward Francis Wilson's arrival , and the subsequent building of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School , 1871-1892. Reverend E.F. Wilson was principal of the school from 1873 - 1892, and thereafter was relocated to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

The A2.WIL.0 collection included bead work collected by Reverend E.F. Wilson and Archibald Wilson, Principal of Elkhorn, Residential School, Washakada. The bead work is most likely from the late 1800s. Mrs. Graham, a descendant of E.F. Wilson, graciously donated the bead work to the Shingwauk Project. She said, "I want these to go back to where they belong".

Custodial History: 
Previously known as A2.WIL.0.11
Start Date: 
ca. 1910
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1910
Style or Pattern: 
crosses, stripes, edging
Process: 
handstitched, handbeaded
Date Range: 
[ca. 1910]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-4_001-001_PhotoDocumentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.7 cm of object. - 1 scissor holder : col. ; 16.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Missing Beads and Loose Threads - Front top center edge - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Dirt - Front top left side - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.3 - Fraying - Back top center - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Stain - Back center - 2x2.2cm - 0.5x0.5cm - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-004-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Accession No: 
Artifact collection, beadwork series
Materials required: 

acid-free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C/45-60%RH/50 lux/flat storage