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Enamel Egg Bric-A-Brac

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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
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze
Catalogue Number
107.01.0015
Description
A cast figure of a woman, wearing draped clothing, seated in a simple curved chair. The woman sits with her head resting on her left hand and her right arm hanging over the back of the chair holding a scroll. Her legs are crossed at knees and she is barefoot. The figurine has “Moreau” engraved.
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Title
Figurine
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze
Dimensions
27.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A cast figure of a woman, wearing draped clothing, seated in a simple curved chair. The woman sits with her head resting on her left hand and her right arm hanging over the back of the chair holding a scroll. Her legs are crossed at knees and she is barefoot. The figurine has “Moreau” engraved.
Subject
households
collectables
sculpture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0015
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Date
1960 – 1973
Material
skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
107.01.0070
Description
A pair of carefully crafted miniature mukluks of white doeskin with felt band at the top and seal fur at the ankles. Each mukluk has a simple design embroidered on the toe and a braided cord loop for hanging from top.
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Title
Knickknacks
Date
1960 – 1973
Material
skin; fibre
Dimensions
4.2 x 1.5 x 3.5 (each) cm
Description
A pair of carefully crafted miniature mukluks of white doeskin with felt band at the top and seal fur at the ankles. Each mukluk has a simple design embroidered on the toe and a braided cord loop for hanging from top.
Subject
households
clothing
children
collectables
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0070
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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