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- Date
- 1856
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0103 a,b
- Description
- Two crinkly parchment diplomas from Union College belonging to Patrick Robb, both etched in Latin using italic script, with certain words handwritten. (a) Bachelor of Arts, etching of three women dressed in Greek togas, Wisdom, Fame, and Happiness, walking beneath an arch of clouds at middle right…
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- Title
- College Diploma
- Date
- 1856
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 39.6 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- Two crinkly parchment diplomas from Union College belonging to Patrick Robb, both etched in Latin using italic script, with certain words handwritten. (a) Bachelor of Arts, etching of three women dressed in Greek togas, Wisdom, Fame, and Happiness, walking beneath an arch of clouds at middle right side. Awarded by the curators of Union college in Schenectady, New York to "Patricius Robb", (handwritten), on August 10, 1856, signed by five professors and the president. In lower left corner is white oval paper seal stamped deeply with the Union College impression. (b) Delphic Society, at top middle, etching of three women in Greek togas, with Greek temple sitting on a high mountains in the background, awarded to "Patricius Robb", and signed by four officers and three members of the society from Union College, dated as (a), with the etched seal of the society printed at bottom. Canister, tin tube, 42.0 x 5.1 diam. with folded seam down length and high cap which slips on, slightly domed ended.
- Subject
- Patrick Robb
- Union College
- scholastic
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0103 a,b
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- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on t…
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- Title
- Coloured Pencil
- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 10.3 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on the viewer-right side. On the top face of the box, there is text that reads, “ASSORTMENT No. 743”; “24 ASSORTED COLORS”; “MONGOL COLORED INDELIBLE EXTRA STRONG THIN LEAD PENCILS”; “CAN BE SHARPENED TO A NEEDLE POINT”; “”PAINT WITH PENCILS” USE BRUSH AND WATER”; “EBERHARD FABER MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF. COPYRIGHT, EBERHARD FABER PENCIL CO.” On the top face of the view-left folder within the box, there is text and diagrams describing the technique of painting with pencils; on the top face of the viewer-right folder within the box, there is text that lists the 24 colours contained within the set.Inside the box, contained within the two folders, there are twenty-four assorted coloured pencils, 22 of which are original to the set, and 2 of which are not (b-c).(b) ”CARBON VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD. MADE IN CANADA 6113” (c) “MADE IN CANADA EAGLE TURQUOISE PRISMACOLOR AQUAMARINE 905”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- office
- art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1019
- Description
- Folding decorative comb hand cut and carved from tortoise shell. Finely carved figure of a woman in profile, wearing a long skirt, carrying a large shoulder bag and holding a dead bird in one hand. A rivet at the top of the figure allows a fancy carved comb to swivel out from her head.
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- shell; metal
- Description
- Folding decorative comb hand cut and carved from tortoise shell. Finely carved figure of a woman in profile, wearing a long skirt, carrying a large shoulder bag and holding a dead bird in one hand. A rivet at the top of the figure allows a fancy carved comb to swivel out from her head.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- carving
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1019
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animal
- bird, eagle
- Cyrillic
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
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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
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabelle Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
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Cuticle Knives
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knives
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0029
- Description
- A cutlass with a curved steel blade that is decorated with an engraved design. The cutlass has a wooden handle that is inlaid with brass. The handle has a carved piece, sticking out just above the grip, to rest the hand against and avoid slipping.
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- Title
- Cutlass
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; wood
- Dimensions
- 69.5 cm
- Description
- A cutlass with a curved steel blade that is decorated with an engraved design. The cutlass has a wooden handle that is inlaid with brass. The handle has a carved piece, sticking out just above the grip, to rest the hand against and avoid slipping.
- Subject
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0029
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Cutlass Scabbard
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; metal, iron
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0014
- Description
- A curved wooden scabbard that is inlaid with brass and red paint. The scabbard has a s-shaped metal cross piece at the hilt
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- Title
- Cutlass Scabbard
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; metal, iron
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (tapering to 1.5) x 48.0 (on curve) cm
- Description
- A curved wooden scabbard that is inlaid with brass and red paint. The scabbard has a s-shaped metal cross piece at the hilt
- Subject
- weapons
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0014
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal, iron; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0001
- Description
- A hand forged iron 'beaver tail' dagger with a pointed, triangular shaped blade attached to a narrow shaft which leads into a hilt with a cross piece. There is a piece of thong tied through the handle. The handle of the dagger is almost as long as blade
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- Title
- Dagger
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal, iron; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm
- Description
- A hand forged iron 'beaver tail' dagger with a pointed, triangular shaped blade attached to a narrow shaft which leads into a hilt with a cross piece. There is a piece of thong tied through the handle. The handle of the dagger is almost as long as blade
- Subject
- households
- trading
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0001
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0519
- Description
- Hand thrown, stopped decanter with trimmed foot. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamel over glazes. Continuous floral design around widest part of container, above which are two separate music playing scenes. Neck has rust, gold, white floral design with cobalt band near rim. Stopper hand t…
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- Title
- Decanter
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, stopped decanter with trimmed foot. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamel over glazes. Continuous floral design around widest part of container, above which are two separate music playing scenes. Neck has rust, gold, white floral design with cobalt band near rim. Stopper hand thrown with rust, gold, white floral decoration on knob. Calligraphy on base. Stopper has minor chips.
- Subject
- houeholds
- Edith Morse Robb
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0519
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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
- 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
- 1868
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1133 a-i
- Description
- Dallan metal developing tank (a) for six 5X7 inch plates, with removable lid (b) that attaches to the body of the tank with two metal fasteners. On the back face of the tank, near the center at the bottom, there is a rectangular box stamped into the metal with text inside that reads: “MADE IN GREAT…
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- Title
- Developing Tank
- Date
- 1868
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 8.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Dallan metal developing tank (a) for six 5X7 inch plates, with removable lid (b) that attaches to the body of the tank with two metal fasteners. On the back face of the tank, near the center at the bottom, there is a rectangular box stamped into the metal with text inside that reads: “MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN”(?). On the top face of the lid, there is raised text which reads: “DALLAN DEVELOPING TANK”. Inside the developing tank, there is a removable tray (c) with six removable plate-holders(d-i).
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- darkroom
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1133 a-i
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