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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0076 a,b
- Description
- A pair of embroidered, red fabric, silk? women's high heels, 7.5 cm, with strap fastening at ankle. Fabric is red and white print embroidered over with yellow and blue flowers with pale green leaves, and covers entire shoe including middle sole and outside of heel. Toe is low cut and completely cov…
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 7.3 x 26.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of embroidered, red fabric, silk? women's high heels, 7.5 cm, with strap fastening at ankle. Fabric is red and white print embroidered over with yellow and blue flowers with pale green leaves, and covers entire shoe including middle sole and outside of heel. Toe is low cut and completely covered, lined with a heavy corded fabric which is edged with a strip of leather inside. Heel is separate from toe and covered completely, with a strap extending from the top at the ankle joining with another from the arch to form a single strap which buckles at the centre high up on the instep, leaving a large cut out triangular opening in front of the heel on either side of the foot. Small, elliptical, gold coloured, textured buckle on outside straps. Heel lined with white leather. Heel lift and thin sole are light brown leather and cover inside of heel.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0076 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0077 a,b
- Description
- A pair of black silk women's high heels, 8.5 cm. with pink leather lining and rhinestone buckles. Toe is entirely covered with corded black silk (?) and trimmed with very narrow .5 cm, black silk ribbon around six triangle and diamond shaped openings across arch. Ribbon continues up in T strap whic…
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 7.3 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of black silk women's high heels, 8.5 cm. with pink leather lining and rhinestone buckles. Toe is entirely covered with corded black silk (?) and trimmed with very narrow .5 cm, black silk ribbon around six triangle and diamond shaped openings across arch. Ribbon continues up in T strap which connects to separate heel. Heel is like toe with only a small diamond cut out on each side, and small rectangular rhinestone studded metal buckle on short ribbon strap at outside of foot. Tall heel is covered on outside with same material as ribbon trim. Entire shoe lined with pink leather. Thin sole and heel lift of light brown leather, covering inside of heel.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0077 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0078 a,b
- Description
- A pair of hot pink velvet women's high heeled, 7.7 cm shoes trimmed with gold leather and completely lined with white leather. Slightly pointed toe is entirely covered with velvet and trimmed with narrow arching bands of gold leather converging about a cut out triangular shape at the middle and ca…
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 13.2 x 7.5 x 26.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of hot pink velvet women's high heeled, 7.7 cm shoes trimmed with gold leather and completely lined with white leather. Slightly pointed toe is entirely covered with velvet and trimmed with narrow arching bands of gold leather converging about a cut out triangular shape at the middle and caught together with small staples of silver leather at each corner of the triangular. Gold extends up to form T-strap connecting with a similar strap from the heel. Heel back and tall heel completely covered with velvet and trimmed similarly with narrow gold bands in arches caught together by silver leather staples. Ankle strap widens slightly at end to surround bottom hole which buttons over small round gold coloured metal button with rhinestone at its centre.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0078 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0079 a,b
- Description
- A pair of simple, plain, off white fabric, satin? woman's high heeled, (8.3 cm shoes lined with white leather. Completely closed, with fabric of heel continuing along sides of shoe and overlapping the edge of the toe covering with a stirrup effect along the arch. Shape of foot opening is slightly…
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.6 x 7.2 x 24.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of simple, plain, off white fabric, satin? woman's high heeled, (8.3 cm shoes lined with white leather. Completely closed, with fabric of heel continuing along sides of shoe and overlapping the edge of the toe covering with a stirrup effect along the arch. Shape of foot opening is slightly squared at the front, and the toe is slightly pointed. Tall heel is covered on the outside with same fabric. Heel lift and thin sole of light brown leather continue down inside of heel.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0079 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0081 a,b
- Description
- A pair of black leather women's high heeled shoes with pointed toes, thin spike heels, 6.8 cm high , and a small shoestring bow at the front. Shoe is completely enclosed and shoestring bow at front is of a thin piece of a man made composition material.
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 7.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of black leather women's high heeled shoes with pointed toes, thin spike heels, 6.8 cm high , and a small shoestring bow at the front. Shoe is completely enclosed and shoestring bow at front is of a thin piece of a man made composition material.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0081 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0085 a,b
- Description
- A pair of white leather high heeled, women's shoes with brown patent leather wing tip trim. Shoes are basically white with brown trim covering tip of toe, continuing along sides near sole, and covering back of heel of foot, with a narrow welt of brown fabric around the foot opening. Trim is perfora…
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- Title
- Pumps Shoes
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.6 x 7.4 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- A pair of white leather high heeled, women's shoes with brown patent leather wing tip trim. Shoes are basically white with brown trim covering tip of toe, continuing along sides near sole, and covering back of heel of foot, with a narrow welt of brown fabric around the foot opening. Trim is perforated and stitched along its edges. The heel proper is very straight and stocky, 5.5 cm high , and covered all around with the brown patent leather. Lined with fabric, and suede inside heel, sole is light brown leather, toe slightly squared.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0085 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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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
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0363 a,b
- Description
- A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted co…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 23.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted cotton threads knotted at each end with small tassels. (b) blue square, printed with small scattered bouquets of stylized pink and yellow flowers, and small comb like symbol. Casing sewn below mouth holds double drawstring cord of twisted black cotton threads.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0363 a,b
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