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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- shell; stone; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0196
- Description
- Long, double strand of tiny seed pearls with three moonstones. Pearls approximately 1.0 mm in diameter, moonstones are rounded ovals reflecting bluish tinge, and set in simple, oval, gold fittings with 2 small gold eyes at each end to hold the double strand of pearls. Pearls threaded in lengths o…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- shell; stone; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Long, double strand of tiny seed pearls with three moonstones. Pearls approximately 1.0 mm in diameter, moonstones are rounded ovals reflecting bluish tinge, and set in simple, oval, gold fittings with 2 small gold eyes at each end to hold the double strand of pearls. Pearls threaded in lengths of approximately 23 cm between the moonstones, middle length broken. Several loose seed pearls from this necklace, as well as some medium sized pearls, and some larger pearls, not all are genuine, plus a small rod of metal. In small, 7.1x4.0x2.3, wooden Japanese box marked "Edie Morse from Mrs Yatabe" Box lined with a piece of soft paper which folds over contents and has red, stamped, Japanese calligraphy on top.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0196
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0197 a,b
- Description
- Two pearl necklaces in a small white drawstring bag patterned with blue flowers. (a) 20.5 long, triple strand of tiny seed pearls approximately 2.0 mm in diameter, strands joined with gold bolt ring clasp, natural pearls. (b) 22.0 long, graduated pearls, single strand of pearls progressing in siz…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- Two pearl necklaces in a small white drawstring bag patterned with blue flowers. (a) 20.5 long, triple strand of tiny seed pearls approximately 2.0 mm in diameter, strands joined with gold bolt ring clasp, natural pearls. (b) 22.0 long, graduated pearls, single strand of pearls progressing in size from 2.5 mm at the ends to 6.0 mm at the centre. Cultured pearls, knot in string between each pearl. Small ellipitical silver filigree clasp set with diamond chip in the middle. Bag also contains three necklace clasps in small envelope marked "Nela's nephrene clasps".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0197 a,b
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