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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0303 a-d
- Description
- Plain, circular brass ashtrays on circular base and are slightly round-bottomed, rim vertical. All have been used, letter "J" or number "4" scratched into centre of one ashtray.
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- Title
- Ashtray Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- Plain, circular brass ashtrays on circular base and are slightly round-bottomed, rim vertical. All have been used, letter "J" or number "4" scratched into centre of one ashtray.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0303 a-d
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- Date
- 1905 – 1906
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0541
- Description
- Bulbous cup with flat, ridged base and raised, ridged rim. Flat topped handle. Engraved on exterior" Catharine Robb." "June.13.1906". Stamped on bottom "Sterling...H. (hallmark) S...190, followed by B?S?5?3?8? ... FG". Pitting inside cup.
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- Title
- Baby Cup
- Date
- 1905 – 1906
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.1 x 7.2 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Bulbous cup with flat, ridged base and raised, ridged rim. Flat topped handle. Engraved on exterior" Catharine Robb." "June.13.1906". Stamped on bottom "Sterling...H. (hallmark) S...190, followed by B?S?5?3?8? ... FG". Pitting inside cup.
- Subject
- households
- CR
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0541
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- Date
- 1903 – 1905
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1080 a-d
- Description
- One pair and two odd baby’s leather boots. (a,b) brown over ankle booties with 4 round metal buttons, fold-over is scalloped, leather lined, hard leather soles, size “0” & “Baby Mine” & a face incised in soles. (c) red over ankle boot with 3 round metal buttons, painted red. Brown leather sole, …
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- Title
- Baby’s Boots
- Date
- 1903 – 1905
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Description
- One pair and two odd baby’s leather boots. (a,b) brown over ankle booties with 4 round metal buttons, fold-over is scalloped, leather lined, hard leather soles, size “0” & “Baby Mine” & a face incised in soles. (c) red over ankle boot with 3 round metal buttons, painted red. Brown leather sole, fabric lined. (d) red over ankle boot with 3 round buttons, open in front, 3 closure straps, brown leather sole.
- Credit
- Gift of Betty Duncan, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1080 a-d
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- Date
- 1905 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1003
- Description
- Marquerite Orr's tiny brown leather slipper, small ankle-high boot of soft brown leather, twisted cord lace through 4 small brass eyelets, lining of white twill fabric, squared toe, fairly hard, stiff sole of lighter brown leather stamped under ball of foot, "Parkard's Imperial Brand"
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- Title
- Baby's Shoe
- Date
- 1905 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Marquerite Orr's tiny brown leather slipper, small ankle-high boot of soft brown leather, twisted cord lace through 4 small brass eyelets, lining of white twill fabric, squared toe, fairly hard, stiff sole of lighter brown leather stamped under ball of foot, "Parkard's Imperial Brand"
- Subject
- households
- characters
- Marquerite Orr
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1003
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0036
- Description
- A square, handwoven, white cotton bag with a short brown twisted cord handles through holes in the side near the top opening. A picture on the side of the bag is worked in cross stitch embroidery and is a wide border framing two peacocks and a tree in the centre.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A square, handwoven, white cotton bag with a short brown twisted cord handles through holes in the side near the top opening. A picture on the side of the bag is worked in cross stitch embroidery and is a wide border framing two peacocks and a tree in the centre.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0036
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0038
- Description
- A rectangular, light blue, cotton drawstring bag lined with burlap. The bag has a thick band of red, gold, pink and white embroidery at the top, and a narrower band of gold at the bottom. An even pattern of red spots is embroidered over rest of bag. There are five short ball-tassels hanging from …
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, light blue, cotton drawstring bag lined with burlap. The bag has a thick band of red, gold, pink and white embroidery at the top, and a narrower band of gold at the bottom. An even pattern of red spots is embroidered over rest of bag. There are five short ball-tassels hanging from the bottom of the bag.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0038
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0047
- Description
- A flat, square, red wool drawstring bag with a pattern of large orange and white flowers outlined with black triangles embroidered all over. Each of the flowers has a piece of mirrored glass at the centre.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk; glass
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A flat, square, red wool drawstring bag with a pattern of large orange and white flowers outlined with black triangles embroidered all over. Each of the flowers has a piece of mirrored glass at the centre.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0047
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0055
- Description
- A rectangular silk bag patterned with red, blue and yellow flowers and branches. The bag ties with a yellow cord around the opening.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular silk bag patterned with red, blue and yellow flowers and branches. The bag ties with a yellow cord around the opening.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0055
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts…
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- Title
- Balance Scale
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Dimensions
- a) .5 (pan x b) 6.6 x a) 32 (bea cm
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts as a fulcrum to hang the rod. b) A violin-shaped case made of carved bamboo that is hinged with brass at the end of the stem. A braided rattan ring slides down the stem to secure it when closed. There are carved areas insidethe case to fit the pan, rod and weight. The case is marked with a symbol carved into the outside. There is also a red and white paper inside with Chinese characters and “Ex.B Harry Sam” handwritten.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 104.27.0002 a-c
- Description
- Three cotton bandages.a) A square bandage of unbleached cotton fabric stamped all over with black letters “O.B.S.T.”. One side of the bandage has a narrow strip of the same material joined with a flat-felled seam. The edges are unfinished (torn from a larger piece?). b) A torn square of unbleache…
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- Title
- Bandage
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 43.0 (a); 18.5 (b); 17.7 (c) x 50.0 (a); 18.5 (b); 17.7 (c) cm
- Description
- Three cotton bandages.a) A square bandage of unbleached cotton fabric stamped all over with black letters “O.B.S.T.”. One side of the bandage has a narrow strip of the same material joined with a flat-felled seam. The edges are unfinished (torn from a larger piece?). b) A torn square of unbleached cotton fabric with “C.R.W.” stencilled in two places on both sides. This bandage is wrapped around a wad of cotton batting and secured with two straight pins. c) A torn square of unbleached cotton fabric with “W Compress Gauze” written in black at the centre. This bandage is wrapped around a wad of cotton batting and a small piece of cotton gauze.
- Subject
- households
- health
- medicinal
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.27.0002 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0139 a,b
- Description
- Two sterling silver hoop bracelets with design on outside, machined. (a) Greek key design raised above textured surface around outside. Solder joint where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet "#71" one side, and "$3.95 crossed out WTX 2.00" on other in pencil. Marks: ins…
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- Title
- Bangle Bracelet
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Two sterling silver hoop bracelets with design on outside, machined. (a) Greek key design raised above textured surface around outside. Solder joint where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet "#71" one side, and "$3.95 crossed out WTX 2.00" on other in pencil. Marks: inside: “WRJ” (hallmark) sterling” (b) textured series of faceted diamond shapes around outside, solder line where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet, "#63" one side, and "$1.95, crossed out, 1.00" on other. Marks: inside, “WRJ” (hallmark) sterling”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0139 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1001
- Description
- Iron barn with kicking mule hammer. Painted red cast iron barn, open lattice work on side, windows and all of back to suggest doors and windows. Lower parts look like lumber, front third on both sides, open dormer windows. Mule is cast in 2 pieces, front feet hinged to spring. Inside barn shows…
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- Title
- Bank
- Date
- 1890 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 8.5 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Iron barn with kicking mule hammer. Painted red cast iron barn, open lattice work on side, windows and all of back to suggest doors and windows. Lower parts look like lumber, front third on both sides, open dormer windows. Mule is cast in 2 pieces, front feet hinged to spring. Inside barn shows a door and loft. Lattice work on both sides of door, base screwed on to barn, small circle cut outs.
- Subject
- households
- children
- Helen Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle wit…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle with small melted beads of gold holding them in place. (b) single pearl, 2.4x .5 x .4 , small rounded tapered ellipse of gold with tiny seed pearl , .2 cm dia set into bevelled hole at centre, hollow. Stamped on back "14k" and torch hallmark. (c) same as (b) without pearl, 1.9 x .4 x .2, die struck. Hook clasp has double legs but joined by its curve into single hook. Period 1890 - 1915. (d) same as (c) but flat with border, 2.0 x .4 x .3, plain with small, gold, 14k, machine stamped, bead edging completely around outside. (e) engraved, 2.6 x .4 x .4, flat, rectangular bar with scrolled design hand engraved on side of hook clasp. Period 1890 - 1915. (f) silver, rhodium? plated over gold, 2.4 x .5 x .4, small openwork ellipse with five small flowers across middle joined by wire filigree. Cuts in flowers and around edges cause sparkling, diamond like appearance. Small hook clasp has tiny lever on back to lock pin when pushed down, 14k stamped on back. Period 1890-1915.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1033
- Description
- Two halves of keg tops, one marked “BRANDY.”
- Title
- Barrel
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Two halves of keg tops, one marked “BRANDY.”
- Subject
- social customs
- mining
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon Burles, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1033
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0280
- Description
- Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
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- Title
- Basin
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0280
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/bla…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/black/white) continuous "V" design, half diamond design from top edge, same colours
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0375
- Description
- Flat bottomed, bowl shaped basket constructed in coil technique from two kinds of plant fiber, a light beige and a dark brown . Patterned in straight line geometric design, finished in a simple overcast stitch, design in brown is similar to Greek key. Handwritten on label on bottom: “Fine Pima Grav…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, bowl shaped basket constructed in coil technique from two kinds of plant fiber, a light beige and a dark brown . Patterned in straight line geometric design, finished in a simple overcast stitch, design in brown is similar to Greek key. Handwritten on label on bottom: “Fine Pima Graves collection 8413 5.50”
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous, Pima
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0375
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series o…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series of stepped parallelograms, the designs run around upper and lower portion of basket, vertical rib construction with two strands of stitching twisted around each rib.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, cotton; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1068
- Description
- Narrow collar covered with round pearl-like beads, two daisy shapes on each side of front closure formed by elongated beads surrounded by tiny brown tubular beads, metal hook and eye closure, lining is cream sateen
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, cotton; glass
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow collar covered with round pearl-like beads, two daisy shapes on each side of front closure formed by elongated beads surrounded by tiny brown tubular beads, metal hook and eye closure, lining is cream sateen
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1068
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced throu…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced through for tie. Two pieces of string tied 3.0 from opening on shoulder to hold together when worn. Another band of beads at centre front and back 45.0 x 6.0 with 2 bands of light mauve beads, attached to bottom are 2 strings of short tube beads, dark blue on ends, others amber, each with a small brass bell at the bottom, some bells missing. Edges bound with cotton with narrow rawhide ties under arms.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
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