Textile Item Number: Ed5.2900 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Silk, square, damask textile, machine stitched at top and bottom. The pattern consists of two cream bamboo stems and leaves; two birds with brown heads, grey breasts, black wings and tails. One of the birds is sitting on a branch, the other is flying.

History Of Use

Used for wrapping parcels for carrying.

Narrative

Part of the Miss Jessie M. Miller Collection. Miss Miller was a teaching evangelist for the Anglican Church of Canada.