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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze; metal, lead; glass
Catalogue Number
102.05.0035
Description
An electric table lamp in the Tiffany style (possibly an original Tiffany) with a round base and a bronze twisted column supporting a wide, low shade. The shade is stained glass with a floral motif, mainly leaded white glass bordered at the edge by coloured flowers and green leaves. The light f…
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Title
Electric Lamp
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze; metal, lead; glass
Dimensions
60.0 cm
Description
An electric table lamp in the Tiffany style (possibly an original Tiffany) with a round base and a bronze twisted column supporting a wide, low shade. The shade is stained glass with a floral motif, mainly leaded white glass bordered at the edge by coloured flowers and green leaves. The light fixture is a double socket lamp with pull chains.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0035
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, brass; wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0078 a,b
Description
Two dark brass incense burners, each on a circular wooden bases. Each burner is urn shaped with a raised floral design and two ring handles. 102.04.0078a bears a sticker on the base reading 'China'. Both burners have Chinese brush writing on the base, and the insides pitted.
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Title
Incense Burners
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, brass; wood
Dimensions
11.0 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
Two dark brass incense burners, each on a circular wooden bases. Each burner is urn shaped with a raised floral design and two ring handles. 102.04.0078a bears a sticker on the base reading 'China'. Both burners have Chinese brush writing on the base, and the insides pitted.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0078 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0469 a,b
Description
A pair of heavy crystal dumbbell-shaped knife rests. Each rest has a bar at the centre and round ends that are heavily faceted.
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Title
Knife Rest
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
12.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavy crystal dumbbell-shaped knife rests. Each rest has a bar at the centre and round ends that are heavily faceted.
Subject
households
decorative
social customs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0469 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
glass; metal, brass; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.05.0029 a,b
Description
A pair of pressed glass oil lamps. Each lamp has a square base of glass for about 1/3 of its height becoming round and faceted, shaped similarly to an electric light bulb at the top, where the oil supply is located. A brass lid holds twin burners on each lamp, and snuffers are attached to each la…
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Title
Oil Lamp
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
glass; metal, brass; fibre
Dimensions
8.5 (base) x 32.5 cm
Description
A pair of pressed glass oil lamps. Each lamp has a square base of glass for about 1/3 of its height becoming round and faceted, shaped similarly to an electric light bulb at the top, where the oil supply is located. A brass lid holds twin burners on each lamp, and snuffers are attached to each lamp by a chain.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0029 a,b
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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).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
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?).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0010
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Date
1880 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0116
Description
A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a …
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Title
Service Bell
Date
1880 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
11.0 cm
Description
A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a Dresden hallmark.
Subject
households
decorative
communication
flowers
plants
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0116
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.08.0004 a,b
Description
Two large tassels of loosely plaited, gold metallic threads. Threads are doubled to form a loop at the top, and tied tightly together just below with a length of thread wrapping. Top of loop is also tightly wrapped with threads. Both broken stitches of black thread on back of loop where they were a…
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Title
Shade Pulls
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
1.3 x 7.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
Two large tassels of loosely plaited, gold metallic threads. Threads are doubled to form a loop at the top, and tied tightly together just below with a length of thread wrapping. Top of loop is also tightly wrapped with threads. Both broken stitches of black thread on back of loop where they were attached to a shade or draperies.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.08.0004 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre, silk; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0034
Description
A woman's medium size dark red silk skirt with velvet around the inside hem. This long skirt is fitted at the waist and hips and flares out at the hem. The dress is fastened with a black jet bead butterfly clasp at the waist.
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Title
Skirt
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre, silk; fibre; glass
Dimensions
40.5 x 102.0 cm
Description
A woman's medium size dark red silk skirt with velvet around the inside hem. This long skirt is fitted at the waist and hips and flares out at the hem. The dress is fastened with a black jet bead butterfly clasp at the waist.
Subject
Isabella Brewster
social customs
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0034
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0353
Description
Rectangular ivory coloured cloth with eyelet and fringed edge on all four sides. Festooned garlands of multi-coloured flowers continue around border of cloth. Inside festoons is pale gold laurel leaf embroidery motif.
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Title
Table Cover
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre
Dimensions
48.5 x 71.0 cm
Description
Rectangular ivory coloured cloth with eyelet and fringed edge on all four sides. Festooned garlands of multi-coloured flowers continue around border of cloth. Inside festoons is pale gold laurel leaf embroidery motif.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0353
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Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
3.5 x 4.2 x 17.8 cm
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
102.04.0053
Description
A small sterling silver vase with curved handles with repousse flowers on sides. The vase is hallmarked near the rim, is slightly tarnished and has many small dents.
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Title
Vase
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
6.5 x 5.0 x 6.7 cm
Description
A small sterling silver vase with curved handles with repousse flowers on sides. The vase is hallmarked near the rim, is slightly tarnished and has many small dents.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0053
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
ceramic; enamel
Catalogue Number
102.04.0092
Description
An ornate white china vase with a pinched base and neck and a flared rim. The two handles of the vase and body are decorated with raised flowers highlighted with gold-coloured enamel. The bottom of the vase is marked “199”. The gold is worn off in several places, and there is a chip out of the…
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Title
Vase
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
ceramic; enamel
Dimensions
17.0 x 7.2 x 11.6 cm
Description
An ornate white china vase with a pinched base and neck and a flared rim. The two handles of the vase and body are decorated with raised flowers highlighted with gold-coloured enamel. The bottom of the vase is marked “199”. The gold is worn off in several places, and there is a chip out of the front upper edge of the rim.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0092
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