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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0011
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook with small carved hook at one end, other end gently shaped, about 3.5 cm, with small bat at end.
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- Title
- Crochet Hook
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook with small carved hook at one end, other end gently shaped, about 3.5 cm, with small bat at end.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- crochet
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0011
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0233
- Description
- Small pewter machine turned pitcher like cruet with handle and lid. Footed base with slight shoulders at middle of body narrowing slightly to tall wide neck with slight pouring spout at lip. Flat strap handle attaches at lip and just below shoulder opposite spout. Flat lid pointed at one side to co…
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- Title
- Cruet
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 4.1 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Small pewter machine turned pitcher like cruet with handle and lid. Footed base with slight shoulders at middle of body narrowing slightly to tall wide neck with slight pouring spout at lip. Flat strap handle attaches at lip and just below shoulder opposite spout. Flat lid pointed at one side to cover spout has two upstanding cast acorns just above hinge to handle. Marks: stamped on handle, a fleur-de-lis ? stamped on base, a crown with star beneath.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0233
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0011 a-c
- Description
- A cuckoo clock in dark, varnished case with pointed roof and hand painted flowers on dial around face. Large square glass door on front protects face, and latches with small brass hook on left. Rests on 3.0 cm base decorated across front with horizontal finger grooves flanked by vertical finger gro…
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- Title
- Cuckoo Clock
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 14.3 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- A cuckoo clock in dark, varnished case with pointed roof and hand painted flowers on dial around face. Large square glass door on front protects face, and latches with small brass hook on left. Rests on 3.0 cm base decorated across front with horizontal finger grooves flanked by vertical finger grooves. Sides plain with small, 8.5 x 3.5 cm, hinged doors with vertical grooved texture and small heart shaped brass latch, one on each side, and small 3.3 x 2.5 window set above with horizontal slit through wood showing behind. Round white dial with Roman numerals is surrounded with a hand painted flower in each corner and gold vines on a dark blue background, surrounded by narrow gilt frame moulding, thin metal hands. Long, floor length brass chain hangs from holes in bottom of clock, with smaller, broken chain through two other holes. Facade in front of pointed roof contains small arched window for cuckoo bird to pop through. Plain wooden back fits into groove across bottom clock, with two metal flanges sliding into slits cut into the roof, where they are locked in place with small wire hooks through holes in the flanges. Round hanging hole cut through back near top. Attached to inside of back is circular, spiral wire sounding gong. Clockworks exposed include several gear wheels connected by wires, behind a pallisade within the clock, and flanked on either side by a pillar covered with marbelized and floral patterned paper. On a platform above in the gable sits a carved wooden cuckoo bird on a perch waiting to pop out the window, on either side of this shelf is a small square bellows.( b) pendulum, 36.0 long, brass disk hanging at bottom of brass flat rod connected to long wire hook at top. (c) weight, 2.5 x 2.0, heavy square piece of lead with multi-strand wire twisted through hole in top. Marks: paper label stuck to backing, "For Marian S. Campbell from Mom's 1955" to backing, "Never turn the hands backwards as this will damage the cuckoo striking mechanism" (tape removed and note set in front behind door). Note found with pendulum, "lift weight when winding clock to floor chain & then don't need to wind more than 1 a day, drawing of cylinder noting" 4 1/2 lbs. lead" . Note: clock needs extensive repair: surface veneer cracked and peeling on sides, painted dial plate peeling and flaking at bottom, chains seem to be stuck, hands rusting, piece of wood loose inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0011 a-c
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0579
- Description
- Plain, ridge footed, slope sided tumbler. Base has been soldered. Dents and corrosion visible.
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Plain, ridge footed, slope sided tumbler. Base has been soldered. Dents and corrosion visible.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0579
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0091
- Description
- A tiny silver plated cup with a decorative band embossed around the centre. The cup has a loop handle with a design in relief
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- Title
- Demitasse Cup
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- A tiny silver plated cup with a decorative band embossed around the centre. The cup has a loop handle with a design in relief
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0091
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
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- Title
- Dining Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 150.0 x 150.0 cm
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0752 a,b
- Description
- Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in bac…
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- Title
- Dinner Plate
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.5 cm
- Description
- Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in background suggesting, perhaps, Mt. Fuji. One dragon claw creeps between two of the horizontals, underside of plates have three identical motifs, each of which is four overlapping circles surrounded by curly blue ribbon like lines and bows. Foot is painted in a vertical stripe. Although both plates are from the same pattern, slight difference indicates that they were hand painted.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0752 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profil…
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- Title
- Dinner Plate
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profile while body is in front view with wings spread open, between the circles are blue and white cloud like scrolls. 10 cm. circle in center is undecorated white. Rim has border of blue cross hatched triangles. At least twenty holes in glaze are evident on topside. Underside is decorated with a delicate curvy blue line, mark on bottom resemble a monogram, framed in a double blue line.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wax; hair; plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0044
- Description
- A very old and delicate doll with light brown human hair worn in two braids. Head of doll of wax, papier mache composition with painted features and glass eyes that open and close by a weighted mechanism inside head. Hair attached to stiffened, shaped fabric that fits over dome of head. Neck, shoul…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wax; hair; plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 67.0 x 9.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A very old and delicate doll with light brown human hair worn in two braids. Head of doll of wax, papier mache composition with painted features and glass eyes that open and close by a weighted mechanism inside head. Hair attached to stiffened, shaped fabric that fits over dome of head. Neck, shoulders and bust of doll in wax. Body, arms, legs and feet of stuffed cotton fabric. Lower arms and hands molded of celluloid. Wearing an ornate white sheer muslin dress trimmed with lace and fine embroidery, with ruffled hem. Knitted blue cardigan sweater, two white cotton petticoats and knee length bloomers trimmed with tucks and lace. A flannel under petticoat with feather stitch embroidery. A pair of textured white cotton knee length stockings and fine black leather dress boots with small heels and buttons down the sides.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0044
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Dressing Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
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- Title
- Dressing Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 181.5 x 55.0 x 111.5 cm
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
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Drop-Leaf Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
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- Title
- Drop-Leaf Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 71.5 x 43.7 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
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Enamel Egg Bric-A-Brac
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0007
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0007
- Description
- A white enamel egg with a flattened base, allowing it to stand upright. The top 1/3 is a lid which opens by a hinge attached to two bands of silver around the egg. The egg is marked with hallmarks. Inside is a rolled up piece of paper that reads “silver and hand enamelled victorian easter egg. c.…
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- Title
- Enamel Egg Bric-A-Brac
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver; enamel
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm
- Description
- A white enamel egg with a flattened base, allowing it to stand upright. The top 1/3 is a lid which opens by a hinge attached to two bands of silver around the egg. The egg is marked with hallmarks. Inside is a rolled up piece of paper that reads “silver and hand enamelled victorian easter egg. c. 1850” on the back is “Biggs Antiques Limited”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0007
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- Date
- 1830 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1102
- Description
- A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
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- Title
- Evening Purse
- Date
- 1830 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1102
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two wooden fifes with brass ends. Long tubes of dark, hard wood with a line of six fingering holes at one end, and a separate, larger blow hole at the other. Fife tapers from the blow hole towards each end, a wide brass ring caps each end. (a) longer, wide brass rings incised around with two doubl…
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- Title
- Fife
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 38.8 cm
- Description
- Two wooden fifes with brass ends. Long tubes of dark, hard wood with a line of six fingering holes at one end, and a separate, larger blow hole at the other. Fife tapers from the blow hole towards each end, a wide brass ring caps each end. (a) longer, wide brass rings incised around with two double lines Marks: half of red bordered paper sticker. "--M's --fe" (E.S.M's fife?) Note: ring at tail loose. (b) shorter, 36.6 cm, smaller brass rings each incised with two rings of tiny lines.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- metal, iron; metal, steel; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0001 a,b
- Description
- A flatiron (a) that is resting on a trivet (b).a) The heavy cast iron flatiron is oval with pointed ends. The iron has a semi-circular round wooden handle which detaches from base of iron by pulling a wooden knob at the centre, under the handle, to release a spring (while the heating iron on a hot…
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- Title
- Flatiron
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- metal, iron; metal, steel; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.5 (a); 2.8 (b) x 9.9 (a); 10.6 (b) x 17.4 (a); 14.9 (b) cm
- Description
- A flatiron (a) that is resting on a trivet (b).a) The heavy cast iron flatiron is oval with pointed ends. The iron has a semi-circular round wooden handle which detaches from base of iron by pulling a wooden knob at the centre, under the handle, to release a spring (while the heating iron on a hot stove. b) The cast iron trivet is painted black. The trivet is triangular with a cut-out bars and hole design, and there is a short lip along the sides. The bottom of the trivet is marked “J.A.S. Smart Mrg. Co. Li-it-d Canada”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0019
- Description
- Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Title
- Floor Rug
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 266.5 x 356.0 cm
- Description
- Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0019
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Four-Poster Bed
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mahogany
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0055
- Description
- Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
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- Title
- Four-Poster Bed
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mahogany
- Dimensions
- 132.5 x 97.5 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0055
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- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kanan…
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 13.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kananaskis Valley above lakes. Found in 1975.” and a white paper with “Dr. Pactos; Thankyou for your trouble. I think it is a Stan Arms Co. .44 made in new York around the 1850s would be interested in how close I came. Again Thanks John M” along with “Whitney, .36 Calibre Navy Cap & Ball 1850-60.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1021 a,b
- Description
- Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- shell
- Description
- Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1021 a,b
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