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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet, fringe 7.0 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
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Glove Stretcher
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0056
- Date
- 1850 – 1875
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0056
- Description
- A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
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- Title
- Glove Stretcher
- Date
- 1850 – 1875
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 4.4 (widest) x 19.1 cm
- Description
- A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
- Subject
- clothing
- Isabella Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0056
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Handknit Stocking
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1061%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1061 a,b
- Description
- One stocking in the making. Very fine knitting, needles are 1.0 mm thick. Ribbed at the top, which would be below the knee, it narrows at the ankle, heel is turned, and the knitting stops half way to the toes, needles intact. (b) 52.0 long and 12.0 wide at opening, this is a long stocking shaped…
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- Title
- Handknit Stocking
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- One stocking in the making. Very fine knitting, needles are 1.0 mm thick. Ribbed at the top, which would be below the knee, it narrows at the ankle, heel is turned, and the knitting stops half way to the toes, needles intact. (b) 52.0 long and 12.0 wide at opening, this is a long stocking shaped tube of fine cotton, however there is no indication for a heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1061 a,b
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Handle Flatiron
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.23.1001
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.1001
- Description
- Half circle wood handle is screwed onto a flat metal plate. In the centre of the metal plate is a movable clasp operated by a wooden knob.
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- Title
- Handle Flatiron
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 3.3 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Half circle wood handle is screwed onto a flat metal plate. In the centre of the metal plate is a movable clasp operated by a wooden knob.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.1001
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.922
- Description
- Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.
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- Title
- The Head
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.7 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.922
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Jewellery Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0173
- Date
- 1915 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0173
- Description
- A hard leather box with a flat lid and a snapping flap at the front. The box has four compartments. The inside of the box is lined with satin, and there are small elastic straps on the inside of the lid.Holds Fred Brewster’s cufflinks 103.07.0048a-m.
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- Title
- Jewellery Case
- Date
- 1915 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.3 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- A hard leather box with a flat lid and a snapping flap at the front. The box has four compartments. The inside of the box is lined with satin, and there are small elastic straps on the inside of the lid.Holds Fred Brewster’s cufflinks 103.07.0048a-m.
- Subject
- households
- Fred Brewster
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0173
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; glass; beads;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0326 a,b
- Description
- Pair of beaded and fringed leather gauntlets with a beaded red, white, and green flower on the back of each hand. The gauntlet part of the gloves that cover the forearms are beaded with red, brown, white, and green beads in the pattern of a horse standing on a white background with leaves ringed ar…
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- Title
- Leather Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; glass; beads;
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 22.1 x 36.1 cm
- Description
- Pair of beaded and fringed leather gauntlets with a beaded red, white, and green flower on the back of each hand. The gauntlet part of the gloves that cover the forearms are beaded with red, brown, white, and green beads in the pattern of a horse standing on a white background with leaves ringed around. The gloves are unlined.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0326 a,b
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- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0060 a-m
- Description
- A collection of 29 military buttons, each with a shank on the back and a front relief design: a) 3 BUTTONS - 2.5 cm; animal head with curved horns holding crown between tips and '15 LH CANADA' between horns; ring through nose and banner underneath reading 'Semper Alacer'; b) 6 BUTTONS - 2.0 cm; sam…
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- Title
- Military Button
- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Description
- A collection of 29 military buttons, each with a shank on the back and a front relief design: a) 3 BUTTONS - 2.5 cm; animal head with curved horns holding crown between tips and '15 LH CANADA' between horns; ring through nose and banner underneath reading 'Semper Alacer'; b) 6 BUTTONS - 2.0 cm; same insignia as (a); c) 3 BUTTONS - 2.5 cm; intertwined monogram of 'GR V' (King George V) circled by band reading 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' with crown at top; d) 2 BUTTONS - 1.7 cm; same insignia as (c); e) 1 BUTTON - 1.5 cm; same insignia as (c); f) 3 BUTTONS - 1.3 cm; same insignia as (c), but higher, sharper relief; g) 3 BUTTONS - 2.5 cm; intertwined monogram of 'ER VII' (King Edward VII) in centre under crown; wreath of three-leaved clovers along bottom and up sides; h) 1 BUTTON - 1.4 cm; monogram as (g), but surrounded by band reading 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' with crown at top; i) 1 BUTTON - 2.7 cm; slightly domed with maple leaf inside circle reading 'Honi soit qiu mal y pense' with crown at top and 'CANADA' over emblem; j) 1 BUTTON - 2.5 cm; same insignia as (i)(note: top dented in); k) 1 BUTTON - 2.4 cm; slightly domed with crown on anchor inside circular band reading 'Royal Marines Light Infantry' and surrounded by a wreath of olive branches (note: slightly dented);l) 4 BUTTONS - 1.8 cm; low relief of lion and unicorn rearing on either side of round symbol with crown and lion at top; m) 1 BUTTON - 2.4 cm; highly domed with U.S. emblem of eagle holding arrows and olive branch in talons behind U.S. shield and circled by stars
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0060 a-m
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- Date
- 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1092
- Description
- Hand stitched beaver skin mittens with leather palms. Inside of the mittens are lined with cloth and fur.
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- Title
- Mitts
- Date
- 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Hand stitched beaver skin mittens with leather palms. Inside of the mittens are lined with cloth and fur.
- Subject
- clothing
- curling
- Niven Jackson
- Credit
- Gift of Claire Parker, Delta, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1092
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Reading Eyeglasses
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1001%20a-c
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1001 a-c
- Description
- Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is l…
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- Title
- Reading Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin
- Description
- Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is lined. (c) Similar to (b) but leather covered and hinged at sides of opening with a metal band, velvet lined.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of (Mrs) Sentance, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1001 a-c
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Sam Browne Belt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0052
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0052
- Description
- A leather military belt with a detachable shoulder strap and double pronged brass buckle. The belt also has a brass hanging clip, and brass studs and rings. The belt is marked with the manufacture’s name and address “Hawkes & Co. Ltd. 1, Savile --- W.W. LATE -- 14, Piccadilly” and inside the shou…
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- Title
- Sam Browne Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 114.0 cm
- Description
- A leather military belt with a detachable shoulder strap and double pronged brass buckle. The belt also has a brass hanging clip, and brass studs and rings. The belt is marked with the manufacture’s name and address “Hawkes & Co. Ltd. 1, Savile --- W.W. LATE -- 14, Piccadilly” and inside the shoulder strap with “P.A. Moore”.
- Subject
- clothing
- military
- uniforms
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0052
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1030 a,b
- Description
- (a) fine black net head shawl with embroidered motifs all over and scalloped edges on three sides (b) 78.0x78.0, cream net with embroidered stars all over, 2 long sides have scalloped embroidered edges, one end has 15.0 embroidered border and scalloped edging, other end has plain narrow hem with g…
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- Title
- Scarf
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 96.0 cm
- Description
- (a) fine black net head shawl with embroidered motifs all over and scalloped edges on three sides (b) 78.0x78.0, cream net with embroidered stars all over, 2 long sides have scalloped embroidered edges, one end has 15.0 embroidered border and scalloped edging, other end has plain narrow hem with gathering in centre 12.0 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1030 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0072
- Description
- A woman’s soft deerskin collared shirt with long sleeves with cuffs and single buttons. The shirt has a placket front opening with with metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe on the front and down the outer seams of the sleeves. The shirt is a natural buckskin colour.
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- Title
- Shirt
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- A woman’s soft deerskin collared shirt with long sleeves with cuffs and single buttons. The shirt has a placket front opening with with metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe on the front and down the outer seams of the sleeves. The shirt is a natural buckskin colour.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- crafts
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0072
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
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- Title
- Shoehorn
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 4.7 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- footwear
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.908
- Description
- A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.3 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.908
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.914
- Description
- Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase fille…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase filled with leaves and flowers
- Subject
- people
- men
- clothing
- suit
- hat
- cap
- top hat
- smoking
- cigar
- cigarette
- glasses
- eye wear
- vegetation
- floral
- leaf
- flower
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.914
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.931
- Description
- A man is wearing a striped sweater, mittens and a hat.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A man is wearing a striped sweater, mittens and a hat.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.931
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0052
- Description
- A red man's sleevless waistcoat with a deep v-shaped neck and two points at the waist. The front of the waistcoat is made of red wool with a green vertical stripe, and the back is made of solid red cotton. The waistcoat is lined with black satin. This waistcoat is fastened with six black buttons …
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- Title
- Waistcoat
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton; fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 58.0 cm
- Description
- A red man's sleevless waistcoat with a deep v-shaped neck and two points at the waist. The front of the waistcoat is made of red wool with a green vertical stripe, and the back is made of solid red cotton. The waistcoat is lined with black satin. This waistcoat is fastened with six black buttons at the front opening. The buckle bears the word “Paris”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0052
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