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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0009
- Description
- A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
- Dimensions
- 96.0 cm
- Description
- A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0009
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- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0009
- Description
- A child's deerskin shirt with a front opening. The shirt has fringe along the yoke at the back, and extending down the sleeves and sides of the shirt. There are two breast pockets, and each one has a different flower motif, each done with beads. There are beaded flowers next to the fringe along …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 37.0 (shoulders) x 47.0 cm
- Description
- A child's deerskin shirt with a front opening. The shirt has fringe along the yoke at the back, and extending down the sleeves and sides of the shirt. There are two breast pockets, and each one has a different flower motif, each done with beads. There are beaded flowers next to the fringe along the length of the sleeves.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0009
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- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the fron…
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- Title
- Beaded Yoke
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 100.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the front and back. The beading is done on canvas in a lazy stitch.
- Subject
- First Nations
- Plains
- Plateau
- decorative
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1072
- Description
- Black elastic rayon belt with 5 diamond shaped groups of metal studs, fancy metal filigree buckle resembles butterfly when hooked. One side of buckle has some decoration missing, other side missing original hook. Large hook sewn on to end of material rather than on buckle. Metal studs are probab…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Black elastic rayon belt with 5 diamond shaped groups of metal studs, fancy metal filigree buckle resembles butterfly when hooked. One side of buckle has some decoration missing, other side missing original hook. Large hook sewn on to end of material rather than on buckle. Metal studs are probably "marcasite" def. a pale, bronze-yellow, orthorhombic iron disulfide also called white iron pyrites. Also an ornament made of crystallized marcasite or of polished steel.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1072
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0111 a-e
- Description
- A set of five cone-shaped crystal stemmed liqueur glasses. Each glass is decorated with a band etched around the side with a Greek key design.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- A set of five cone-shaped crystal stemmed liqueur glasses. Each glass is decorated with a band etched around the side with a Greek key design.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- decorative
- symbols
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0111 a-e
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1128
- Description
- Fine cotton wool material, completely lined with cotton. Narrow stand up fine cotton collar 3.0, yoke of white cotton lace front and back. Wide cotton wool collar 17.0, attached to lace yoke , very fine cotton band around edge of collar. Set in gathered full sleeves, gathered wide lace 12.0 a…
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- Title
- Blouse
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton wool material, completely lined with cotton. Narrow stand up fine cotton collar 3.0, yoke of white cotton lace front and back. Wide cotton wool collar 17.0, attached to lace yoke , very fine cotton band around edge of collar. Set in gathered full sleeves, gathered wide lace 12.0 at cuffs, lace has points all around. 9 hook and eye closure at front. Bottom edge is unfinished but cut into points to prevent fraying. Blouse appears to be one part of an ensemble.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1128
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0059 a,b
- Description
- Pair elegant lady's boots, leather soles, pointed toes, and sturdy gracefully curved stacked high heels, firm leather uppers and pliable soft leather legs which would come above ankle. Soft leather tongues, and lacing holes, nineteen close together. Cotton twill lining.
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- Title
- Boots
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 7.3 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Pair elegant lady's boots, leather soles, pointed toes, and sturdy gracefully curved stacked high heels, firm leather uppers and pliable soft leather legs which would come above ankle. Soft leather tongues, and lacing holes, nineteen close together. Cotton twill lining.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0059 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Pickering, Banff, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
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- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Subject
- households
- Whyte Museum
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0120
- Description
- A large serving bowl with a narrow base and a flaring rim. The bowl has a white background with a gold edge and a pattern of grapevines with green leaves outlined in gold and clusters of gold grapes. There are small patches of green fluted decoration at the rim. Single clusters of grapes and lea…
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Dimensions
- 8.0 cm
- Description
- A large serving bowl with a narrow base and a flaring rim. The bowl has a white background with a gold edge and a pattern of grapevines with green leaves outlined in gold and clusters of gold grapes. There are small patches of green fluted decoration at the rim. Single clusters of grapes and leaves decorate the outside of the bowl. The bowl is marked with the number “1141”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0120
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- Date
- 1892 – 1892
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0122
- Description
- A small silver bowl with a rounded bottom that is decorated with a swirled design. There is a gadroon band around the neck which flares slightly at the lip. The bottom of the bowl has an inset British coin and is marked “old Sterling Silver London H.M. 1892”.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1892 – 1892
- Material
- metal, silver
- Description
- A small silver bowl with a rounded bottom that is decorated with a swirled design. There is a gadroon band around the neck which flares slightly at the lip. The bottom of the bowl has an inset British coin and is marked “old Sterling Silver London H.M. 1892”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0122
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0220
- Description
- A shallow bowl, roughly traingular in shape, made from a piece of horn. The bowl is thicker at the bottom than on the sides and the edge is notched. The bowl is translucent and yellowish in colour with linear grain showing. The base of the bowl is marked “XAS ENN”.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- horn
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 11.7 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A shallow bowl, roughly traingular in shape, made from a piece of horn. The bowl is thicker at the bottom than on the sides and the edge is notched. The bowl is translucent and yellowish in colour with linear grain showing. The base of the bowl is marked “XAS ENN”.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- decorative
- crafts
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0220
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
- Subject
- households
- Simpson family
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0588 a-l
- Description
- 12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g…
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- Title
- Bowl Collection
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- 12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g,h) contain two figures, running or dancing with right leg forward, alternating with bird decoration. (i) contains four figures with alternating left and right hands raised. (j) contains four dancing figures, each alternating with single bird. (k)contains eight birds. (l) contains three dancing figures, both arms raised, alternating with bird decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0588 a-l
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0017
- Description
- A set of six bracelets made of twisted copper wire.
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- Title
- Bracelets
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Description
- A set of six bracelets made of twisted copper wire.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- trading
- hunting
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0017
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0224 a,b
- Description
- Two separate large square box-like lacquered wood stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Red lacquered recessed platform at top. Short straight legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centr…
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 12.1 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Two separate large square box-like lacquered wood stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Red lacquered recessed platform at top. Short straight legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platform with three long leaves spiralling to form round medallion. Top edges trimmed in gold.Paper labels on bases: “From Mrs. Russell Robb/ Concord/ Massachusetts”
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0224 a,b
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0225 a,b
- Description
- Two identical square box-like stands of black lacquered wood covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Recessed platform of red lacquer at top, outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming shaped cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platf…
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 20.0 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- Two identical square box-like stands of black lacquered wood covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Recessed platform of red lacquer at top, outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming shaped cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platform with three long leaves spiralling to form round medallion. Top edges trimmed in gold.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0225 a,b
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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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