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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0057 a,b
- Description
- A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 23.5 (a); 6.0 (b) x 27.0 (a); 9.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
- Subject
- households
- Pearl Moore
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0057 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0058
- Description
- A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0058
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0060
- Description
- A black silk drawstring bag with a brocaded pink and white floral pattern. The purse, lined with silk, has a silk tassel at each side of the top and closes with a black drawstring.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A black silk drawstring bag with a brocaded pink and white floral pattern. The purse, lined with silk, has a silk tassel at each side of the top and closes with a black drawstring.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0060
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- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0067
- Description
- A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3.6 cm x 1.0 cm).
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0067
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0068
- Description
- A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0068
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0070
- Description
- An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0070
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0072
- Description
- A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0072
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0081 a,b
- Description
- Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 (a); 26.0 (b) x 34.0 (a); 30.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0081 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- tourism
- crafts
- batik
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 8.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- figure
- papoose
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0359
- Description
- A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. …
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.3 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. Two loop handles of same cord attached on inside. Lined with wine coloured silk. Flower basket and lion very delicately worked in cross stitch using linen as a canvas. Colours in bottom fringe pick up colours in embroidery and are different on each side of bag.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0359
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0362
- Description
- A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Li…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Lined with ivory coloured silk, with the ends of the green thread loops knotted through on the inside.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0362
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1001
- Description
- Lady's black silk, floral embroidery, fold over, red lining, one flap pocket and 3 slot pockets, folded over 15.0 x 10.0, front has embroidered 7 rose coloured flowers with brown and green stems and leaves, back has 2 white coloured flowers with 2 shades of green for stems and leaves.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Lady's black silk, floral embroidery, fold over, red lining, one flap pocket and 3 slot pockets, folded over 15.0 x 10.0, front has embroidered 7 rose coloured flowers with brown and green stems and leaves, back has 2 white coloured flowers with 2 shades of green for stems and leaves.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1001
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- Date
- 1968 – 1986
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1024 a-f
- Description
- Typical rubber stamps. Archives of the Canadian Rockies (a) "Archives of the Canadian Rockies Banff, Alberta" (b) "Date Paid..." (c) "Not to be reproduced without the permission of the Archives of theCanadian Rockies" (d) "Available through The Whyte Foundation" (e)"Archives of the Canadian R…
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1968 – 1986
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Description
- Typical rubber stamps. Archives of the Canadian Rockies (a) "Archives of the Canadian Rockies Banff, Alberta" (b) "Date Paid..." (c) "Not to be reproduced without the permission of the Archives of theCanadian Rockies" (d) "Available through The Whyte Foundation" (e)"Archives of the Canadian Rockies Banff Ab For Research Purposes only no reproduction without permission" (f) "The Whyte Foundation".
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1024 a-f
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1047
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable…
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 3.8 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “NICHOLAS MORANT” “BOX 1288” “BANFF, ALBERTA” “CANADA.”
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1047
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1048
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable…
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 3.8 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “NICHOLAS MORANT” “BOX 1288” “BANFF, ALBERTA” “CANADA.” There is a metal hook that would have allowed the stamp to be be tied (using string) to a belt or pant loop when in the field.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1048
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1049
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in gold. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable …
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 3.6 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in gold. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “NICHOLAS MORANT” “BOX 1288” “BANFF, ALBERTA” “CANADA.” There is a metal hook that would have allowed the stamp to be be tied (using string) to a belt or pant loop when in the field.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1049
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1050
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable…
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 2.6 x 5.9 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “PROPERTY OF NICHOLAS MORANT” “BANFF, ALBERTA.” The same information can be seen on the edge of the wood block attached by a plastic holder that would have made identification much easier.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1050
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1051
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp 228-9004” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable …
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; metal; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 2.8 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp 228-9004” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “NICHOLAS MORANT” “BOX 1288” “BANFF, ALBERTA.” The same information can be seen on the edge of the wood block attached by a plastic holder that would have made identification much easier. There is a metal hook that would have allowed the stamp to be be tied (using string) to a belt or pant loop when in the field.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1051
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- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1052
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable…
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- 1903
- Material
- rubber; wood; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.9 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- Rubber stamp made by Calgary Stamp & Stencil Corp. The rubber stamp has a red rounded handle with the company name “Calgary Stamp & Stencil” written in white. The information denotes special handling specifications that can be seen on a vulcanized piece of rubber, which has been mounted to a stable wood block. The information appears backwards and reads: “NICHOLAS MORANT” “BANFF, ALBERTA” “REGISTERED VALUE SHIPMENT.” The same information can be seen on the edge of the wood block attached by a plastic holder that would have made identification much easier.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1052
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