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- Date
- 1825 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0029
- Description
- Long thin narrow squared grey stone with rounded ends and tapering slightly at one end.
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- Title
- Pestle
- Date
- 1825 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 5.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Long thin narrow squared grey stone with rounded ends and tapering slightly at one end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0029
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- Date
- 1825 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0030
- Description
- Elongated slightly tapered black igneous rock rounded at smaller end and flat across wider end with chip broken from one corner. Almost indiscernable inward curve just below rounded end.
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- Title
- Pestle
- Date
- 1825 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 5.8 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Elongated slightly tapered black igneous rock rounded at smaller end and flat across wider end with chip broken from one corner. Almost indiscernable inward curve just below rounded end.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- households
- Guy Soldier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0030
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of …
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- Title
- Platter
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Dimensions
- 41.0 cm
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of the platter. A leaf-like scroll pattern which decorates the handles are accented in gold. The bottom of the platter is slightly elevated. The platter is marked “Davenport, Longport, Staffordshire”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
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- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
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- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
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- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 21.0 (frame) x 13.5; 16.0 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with each letter worked once until “P” at the end of the sampler where “Susana Lhaman” (sic) is stitched. The sampler was originally framed with a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
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- Date
- 1820 – 1830
- Material
- paper; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.1005
- Description
- Hard cardboard oval box with handle. Two half circles joined by a thin wood handle. Box folds down to form 2 sections, each section is lined with pink paper and has hinged lid of paper covered with glass. Decorated paper of lids shows on side an oasis of tents and Arabs on horses. The other lid…
- Title
- Sewing Box
- Date
- 1820 – 1830
- Material
- paper; glass
- Description
- Hard cardboard oval box with handle. Two half circles joined by a thin wood handle. Box folds down to form 2 sections, each section is lined with pink paper and has hinged lid of paper covered with glass. Decorated paper of lids shows on side an oasis of tents and Arabs on horses. The other lid has 2 men on horses and a trainer with a whip.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- Mary Schaffer
- S. M. Potts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.1005
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0026
- Description
- One very delicate guipure lace mat. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. The doily has a quadrifoliate shape of four large scallops with four smaller scallops between each of the large scallop…
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- Title
- Table Throw
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- One very delicate guipure lace mat. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. The doily has a quadrifoliate shape of four large scallops with four smaller scallops between each of the large scallops. The center of the doily has four star shaped flowers. The outside edge of the doily is also scalloped.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0026
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- Date
- 1820 – 1820
- Material
- porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1229 a,b
- Description
- Measurements for component b: height: 1.1 cm diameter: 5.4 cm a — Miniature white teacup with scalloped rim and jagged handle. Gold band around interior rim, and gold vertical leaf design around exterior. b — Miniature white saucer with scalloped rim and faded gold flower design on top surface. Red…
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1820 – 1820
- Material
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- 2.2 cm
- Description
- Measurements for component b: height: 1.1 cm diameter: 5.4 cm a — Miniature white teacup with scalloped rim and jagged handle. Gold band around interior rim, and gold vertical leaf design around exterior. b — Miniature white saucer with scalloped rim and faded gold flower design on top surface. Red and cream sticker on bottom reads: “year 1820”.
- Subject
- whyte home, miniature, small
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1229 a,b
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0036
- Description
- Inlaid mahogany oval tea table with squared tapering legs. Half of the table top folds over to store as semi-circle. The table has a red, hard to read, label “Once owned by Eliza Schaeffer 18__ - belongs to L. D. Schaeffer”
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- Title
- Tea Table
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 72.0 x 88.8 x 90.5 cm
- Description
- Inlaid mahogany oval tea table with squared tapering legs. Half of the table top folds over to store as semi-circle. The table has a red, hard to read, label “Once owned by Eliza Schaeffer 18__ - belongs to L. D. Schaeffer”
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0036
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- Date
- 1825 – 1853
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0232
- Description
- Gourd-shaped vase with concave base and 1.2 cm. diameter neck, transparent glaze with cobalt landscape, bird, flower and insect decoration. Red bordered label on bottom in Morse's handwriting says "Yeiraku", calligraphy on base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1825 – 1853
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- Gourd-shaped vase with concave base and 1.2 cm. diameter neck, transparent glaze with cobalt landscape, bird, flower and insect decoration. Red bordered label on bottom in Morse's handwriting says "Yeiraku", calligraphy on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0232
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- Date
- 1530 – 1750
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0422
- Description
- Flat based, squat, spheroid, hand thrown, long necked bottle. Beige slip glaze with dark brown brush decoration including cross hatching and running figure. Neck shows ridge coils and bells slightly at mouth. Note two unglazed, raised areas of rough clay on bowl exterior;. Small chip at neck rim an…
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1530 – 1750
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based, squat, spheroid, hand thrown, long necked bottle. Beige slip glaze with dark brown brush decoration including cross hatching and running figure. Neck shows ridge coils and bells slightly at mouth. Note two unglazed, raised areas of rough clay on bowl exterior;. Small chip at neck rim and other previous repairs to chips can be seen. Labels on bottom "111 on top plus torn label "117 G". (See diagram JWH 2117 G in red No. 91, 35" .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0422
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Wedding Ensemble
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- Date
- 1790
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1114 a-e
- Description
- (a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendri…
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- Title
- Wedding Ensemble
- Date
- 1790
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- (a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendrils. Black hooks and eyes for closure at back. (b) Very fine square veil. All edges embroidered. (c) Embroidered belt. (d,e) very small satin shoes with long thin fabric laces. Sole is fine leather.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1114 a-e
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- Date
- 1820 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0379
- Description
- Celadon glaze with mishime, inlaid white slip, decoration. Double gourd shaped container. Stamped on bottom, also a numbered label on bottom. design in circular geometric patterns, narrow neck.
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- Title
- Wine Jar
- Date
- 1820 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Celadon glaze with mishime, inlaid white slip, decoration. Double gourd shaped container. Stamped on bottom, also a numbered label on bottom. design in circular geometric patterns, narrow neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0379
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