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Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0319 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small …
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small foot. Underside has circle carved at centre. (b) 2.6 x 5.8 - small lip around top platform, outward bowed base carved through in scrolled vine pattern between solid spaces terminating in three small feet. Marks: on base, red Japeanese writing) (c) 2.6 x 6.7 - double circle inscribed on top platform which is ringed with small lip, smooth outward bowed base with three small feet curving outward, small circle cut in base. Marks: on base, paper label, “605/2” (d) 2.7 x 6.5 - lathe turned with small lip around top platform, smooth outward bowed base with small foot-ring, bottom hollowed inside foot-ring. (e) 1.6 x 5.7 - small raised ring carved around platform top, base flares out slightly and is scroll-shaped along bottom defining three very small feet. (f) 1.6 x 4.5 - small lip around platform top, sharp shoulder of outward bowed based incised with small lines around; scroll carving at bottom defines small feet.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0319 a-f
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- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0076
- Description
- Scissor-like snuffer on three ball supports. Scissor motion opens door on snuffing chamber. In its 19th century usage on longer wicks the opened door would catch the wick, shear it and extinguish it and the burnt portion of the wick would be left in the chamber. Scissor and handle tops have relief …
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- Title
- Candlesnuffer
- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 6.7 x 18.3 cm
- Description
- Scissor-like snuffer on three ball supports. Scissor motion opens door on snuffing chamber. In its 19th century usage on longer wicks the opened door would catch the wick, shear it and extinguish it and the burnt portion of the wick would be left in the chamber. Scissor and handle tops have relief floral decoration. Chamber top has relief rampant lion. Hallmarks on chamber door include "X", a crown and a cross (?) within crest.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0076
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Decorative Bowl
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0260
- Description
- Hand-thrown, trimmed footed small bowl with elaborate floral enamel and gold lustre design on exterior. Interior bowl has portrait of man (wearing earring) holding ball surrounded by halo of gold lustre polka dots. Calligraphy inside bowl.
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Hand-thrown, trimmed footed small bowl with elaborate floral enamel and gold lustre design on exterior. Interior bowl has portrait of man (wearing earring) holding ball surrounded by halo of gold lustre polka dots. Calligraphy inside bowl.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0260
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Decorative Bowl
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0261
- Description
- Mushroom shaped bowl showing (underside) gills and curved stem. Outside bowl represents cap of mushroom. Interior glaze grey/beige. Exterior (cap) glaze mottled beige, brown, yellow. Was previously broken and repaired with lustre close to stem. Two other pieces along rim have been repaired and ther…
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- Mushroom shaped bowl showing (underside) gills and curved stem. Outside bowl represents cap of mushroom. Interior glaze grey/beige. Exterior (cap) glaze mottled beige, brown, yellow. Was previously broken and repaired with lustre close to stem. Two other pieces along rim have been repaired and there is still a .8 x .5 cm. chip missing from same area.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0261
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Decorative Vase
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0258
- Description
- Hand-thrown, trimmed footed, amphora shaped container with two affixed, animal head handles where bottle narrows then flares out to tooled, flat rim. Blue/green/rush decoration at neck and very pale, transparent green over-glaze.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 24.3 x 10.4 cm
- Description
- Hand-thrown, trimmed footed, amphora shaped container with two affixed, animal head handles where bottle narrows then flares out to tooled, flat rim. Blue/green/rush decoration at neck and very pale, transparent green over-glaze.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0258
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Decorative Vase
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0262
- Description
- Hard-thrown, trimmed footed, urn-shaped vase with indent at shoulder with flared neck and rim. Transparent glaze with two decorative panels surrounded by deep orange and gold enamel decorations. One panel floral, other two men aside tree. Various orange and gold border trims. Calligraphy on base.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.1 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Hard-thrown, trimmed footed, urn-shaped vase with indent at shoulder with flared neck and rim. Transparent glaze with two decorative panels surrounded by deep orange and gold enamel decorations. One panel floral, other two men aside tree. Various orange and gold border trims. Calligraphy on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0262
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- Date
- 1800 – 1840
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0024
- Description
- Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1800 – 1840
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0024
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. 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. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circ…
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. 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. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circle with four circles spaced around the edge of the piece.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
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- Title
- Doily Set
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0236
- Description
- Small lens-shaped bowl with circular opening at top. Totally glazed in cobalt, trimmed foot, thickening of cobalt in places. Design cast to resemble petal rays and sections, shape imbalanced. Note in jar reads “Hashidate ware small jar - produced at Ama-no-Hashidate in Tango province” *note is in 3…
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- Small lens-shaped bowl with circular opening at top. Totally glazed in cobalt, trimmed foot, thickening of cobalt in places. Design cast to resemble petal rays and sections, shape imbalanced. Note in jar reads “Hashidate ware small jar - produced at Ama-no-Hashidate in Tango province” *note is in 3 pieces).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0236
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- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
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Incense Burner
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0264
- Description
- Handle only, elaborately formed in the shape of a Chinese dragon, since separated from its incense burner. Depressions under its chest and tail show where it would have been attached to the burner. The patina is quite brown, and the scales of the dragon are clear cusps on most of its surface. The c…
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- Title
- Incense Burner
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Handle only, elaborately formed in the shape of a Chinese dragon, since separated from its incense burner. Depressions under its chest and tail show where it would have been attached to the burner. The patina is quite brown, and the scales of the dragon are clear cusps on most of its surface. The casting was made in six parts and then joined. The menacing dragon has mouth open, horns raised, claws extended. It would have been a difficult handle to use affixed to the burner, and has an enhanced decorative value.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0264
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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
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0195
- Description
- A narrow, long plush carpet-like strip, turned over and hemmed on ends and edges. Dusty rose ground on which indigo and ochre figures and patterns have been woven.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 147.5 cm
- Description
- A narrow, long plush carpet-like strip, turned over and hemmed on ends and edges. Dusty rose ground on which indigo and ochre figures and patterns have been woven.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0195
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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
- 1840 – 1970
- Material
- silver; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1150 a-e
- Description
- 5 piece heavy weight silver plated tea set consisting of a serving tray, tea pot, sugar bowl, creamer, and bowl. All pieces have the script-style “C.P.R.” monogram engraved. While all pieces were manufactured by Elkington belonging together as a set, they do contain different maker’s marks. George …
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- Title
- Tea Set
- Date
- 1840 – 1970
- Material
- silver; metal
- Dimensions
- (a) 1.4; (b) 13.0; (c) 8.8; (d) 9.4; (e) 5.3 x (a) 22.8; (b) 7.0; (c) 7.2; (d) 5.3: (e) 12.3 x (a) 30.9; (b) 17.0; (c) 15.6; (d) 11.0; (e) 12.3 cm
- Description
- 5 piece heavy weight silver plated tea set consisting of a serving tray, tea pot, sugar bowl, creamer, and bowl. All pieces have the script-style “C.P.R.” monogram engraved. While all pieces were manufactured by Elkington belonging together as a set, they do contain different maker’s marks. George Richards Elkington was a manufacturer from Birmingham and is credited as the first person to patent the first commercial electroplating process.(a) A large oval-shaped serving tray engraved in early script with “C.P.R.” along the top edge. Also engraved in the same style of writing are the words “For “Willie” Morant from the staff of Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives 1 June 1981.” On rear the number “8960” has been stamped with a shield logo below that contains the letters “E & Co,” which is representative of the name Elkington. Below the shield logo are three separate hallmark; the first is “C” followed by “&” and “Co”. Below this in protruding letters is the name of the manufacturer “ELKINGTON” “PLATE” each blocked off in its own box. “A.T. WILEY Coy LIMITED MONTREAL” is inscribed. (b) Tea pot with an oval shape body and hinged lid. On the front of the teapot the “CPR” monogram has been engraved. On the teapots bottom there is the number “15167”with a shield logo below that contains the letters “E & Co.” Below the shield logo are three separate hallmarks; “C” followed by “&” and “Co”. Below this in protruding letters is the name of the manufacturer “ELKINGTON” “PLATE” each blocked off in its own box. There is also the letter “T” inside of a (c) The round, double handed sugar bowl has a hinged lid. On the front of the teapot the “CPR” monogram has been engraved. On the bottom of the sugar bowl the number “1” has been engraved inside of a circle. Beneath this are a series of numbers “15167.” A shield logo with the “&” is present above the letters “C,” “E & Co” and “Co.” “U” “46” also has been marked. “Elkington & Co” is engraved below. “A. T. WILEY Coy LIMITED” “MONTREAL” is engraved at the very bottom. (d) The round, cream pitcher has a hinged lid. The stamped marks on the bottom are as follows: "15167” followed by “&,” “E & Co.” (in a shield logo), “Co” “U.” Below this the manufacturer name reads: “Elkington & Co” is engraved below these marks. Following this is the location of manufacturing: “A. T. WILEY Coy LIMITED” “MONTREAL” is engraved at the very bottom. (e) The bowl has stamped marks on the bottom that are as follows: “1” (enclosed in a circle; "19842”; “&,” “C,” “E & Co.” (in a shield logo), “Co.,” and “R.” “Below this the manufacturer name reads: “Elkington & Co” is engraved below these marks. “A. T. WILEY Coy LIMITED” “MONTREAL” is engraved at the very bottom. Following this is the location of manufacturing: “A. T. WILEY Coy LIMITED” “MONTREAL” is engraved at the very bottom.
- Subject
- railway
- silverware
- decorative
- CPR
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1150 a-e
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- Date
- 1800 – 1860
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0198
- Description
- An oval, flat-based box, with a flanged, hinged lid attached on the long side of the box which fits flushly into the box when closed. The lid is simply domed, as is the base which descends from the seam a few millimeters before extending flat.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1800 – 1860
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 6.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- An oval, flat-based box, with a flanged, hinged lid attached on the long side of the box which fits flushly into the box when closed. The lid is simply domed, as is the base which descends from the seam a few millimeters before extending flat.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0198
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0203
- Description
- An oval shaped brass box with lid attached by hinges so it can open completely. Lid fits flushly and smoothly over the lip of the body. Its overall appearance is of an oval with two domes that flatten for top and base. Picture inscribed in brass on top of a man and woman fighting while some rather …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- An oval shaped brass box with lid attached by hinges so it can open completely. Lid fits flushly and smoothly over the lip of the body. Its overall appearance is of an oval with two domes that flatten for top and base. Picture inscribed in brass on top of a man and woman fighting while some rather anthropomorphized animals smile on, a lion, bear, and monkey (?) the text accompanying translates from the Dutch: "Living animals you can tame, but in the world lives no man who can tame his wife.” On the base is an image of a man upon whom two women are spilling "slops" from a window, at left, while at right a harried man in a cave-break is being attacked by a gryphon and a lion, and a text, translated from the Dutch reads "I would rather not love or drink than make my resting place and home with an angry woman." Interior of box is painted black, which has blistered. Some of design has been polished away.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0203
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