The Society’s Records

Margaret Monteith

← People of the Society · on record 1969–1998

Everything the Society’s own records say of Margaret Monteith — the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won — gathered on one page. Where the records are silent, so is this one.

Also recorded as M. Monteith, Marg Monteith, Marg. Montieth, Margaret Montieth

Standing

Society Member 1988–1997

Branch

Woodstock

Of the Woodstock Branch, she showed two pieces at Leather '74, the Society's exhibition at the Toronto Public Libraries' Learning Resources Centre, 666 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, 3-28 June 1974, and one piece in the Society's exhibition at the Craft Gallery and Resource Centre of the Ontario Crafts Council, 346 Dundas Street West, Toronto, 2-28 March 1976. She served on the Executive Council in 1980. One piece of hers was chosen for the Society’s 1985 Travelling Exhibition, from about sixty entries, by the judges Robert Muma, Paul Williams and Alison Parsons: a book cover in carved cowhide, in a leaf design. She was a Salon and Craftsman prizewinner in 1993, and a demonstrator of buttons and jewellery at the 43rd Annual, 1993 (printed as the 44th).

From Summer 1993, page 2; Autumn 1980, page 10; Leather ’74 — exhibition catalogue, Toronto Public Libraries, page 6; Exhibition catalogue 1976 — Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, page 6; and Fall 1985, page 4.

Served the Society as

Executive Council 1970–1975
Corresponding Secretary 1972–1974
Editor 1975–80; 1975–1979
Council 1976–1979
Executive Council Member 1980
Director 1983–1998

Awards

C.N.E. Arts and Crafts, Women's Division 1975
Canadian National Exhibition Category 214 — 3rd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Category 218 — 2nd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Category 219 — 1st 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Leathercraft Prize (Women's Division) 1974
Canadian National Exhibition Women's Division 1972
Craftsman Ribbon 1970–1993
Salon Ribbon 1989–1993
Special Table 1985
Western Fair 2nd Prize 1969
Western Fair 3rd Prize 1969
Western Fair Second Prize 1974
Western Fair Third Prize 1976

Demonstrations given

Butterfly Pins 1971
21st Annual
From Summer 1971, page 2.
Variation of Flower Design and Pins 1979
29th Annual
From 29th Annual Meeting 1979 — programme, The Continental Inn, Barrie.
Flowers 1982
32nd Annual
From 32nd Annual Meeting 1982 — programme, Holiday Inn West, Toronto.
Demonstration, one of two afternoon sessions 1988
38th Annual
From Spring 1988, page 2.
Leather Maché 1990
40th Anniversary Annual
From Spring 1990, page 3.
Button and Jewellery 1993
44th Annual
From 43rd Annual Meeting 1993 — programme, Royal Resort, Fenelon Falls.

Where this comes from

This name in the index of people →