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Advent Calendar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0097
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0097
- Description
- A child's Advent calendar, a single sheet of paper with brightly coloured scene. Nine rosy cheeked pudgy children engaged in various activities, playing, carrying, and sorting mail, etc. The major figure, presumably Santa Claus, sits at desk writing and talking on the telephone. Dispersed througho…
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- Title
- Advent Calendar
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 30.2 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- A child's Advent calendar, a single sheet of paper with brightly coloured scene. Nine rosy cheeked pudgy children engaged in various activities, playing, carrying, and sorting mail, etc. The major figure, presumably Santa Claus, sits at desk writing and talking on the telephone. Dispersed throughout the scene are twenty four little doors numbered from 1 - 24. Each door opens to reveal a picture printed on a luminous sheet of paper glued to the calendar. The calendar has not been used and is contained in its original envelope for mailing. Marks, printed in Western Germany.
- Subject
- households
- children
- Christmas
- Advent
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0097
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Advertising Decal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.01.1017
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1017
- Description
- Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Title
- Advertising Decal
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- paper
- Description
- Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
- Subject
- Calgary Stampede
- souvenir
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Maxine Bishop, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1017
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0060
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
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- Date
- 1950 – 1990
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1028
- Description
- Round base, squared lip with cigarette grooves on four sides. Inside in red: "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies Lens Souvenir Shop Banff Alberta"
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1950 – 1990
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Round base, squared lip with cigarette grooves on four sides. Inside in red: "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies Lens Souvenir Shop Banff Alberta"
- Subject
- Len's Souvenir Shop
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1028
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1140 a-c
- Description
- Three baby's dresses, all have puffed sleeves and high waist with fullness in the skirt, two button closure at back of neck. (a) Light yellow with pink, blue and yellow embroidery, on chest and shirt with a continuous scalloped line on front skirt near the hem. Paper label at back neck with a pi…
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Three baby's dresses, all have puffed sleeves and high waist with fullness in the skirt, two button closure at back of neck. (a) Light yellow with pink, blue and yellow embroidery, on chest and shirt with a continuous scalloped line on front skirt near the hem. Paper label at back neck with a picture of a baby girl: "For the New-Comer No. 2006 Size 1 T.M. Reg." (b) pink, 37.0 cm long, gathered at chest, lace at collar, white bow at centre of chest. Paper label at back neck a p icture of a baby girl: "For the new-comer No. 1458 sixe 1 T.M. Reg." (c) blue, 42.0 cm long, gathered at chest with pink trim, ribbon trim for collar. (a) and (b) were never used.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Chui Mei Yee, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1140 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1013
- Description
- A small bar of soap encased in a paper wrapper. The wrapper is dark blue with a picture of Mount Rundle and "Welcome to Banff the Beautiful" on other side is a picture of Cascade Mountain and "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alta"
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- Title
- Bar Soap
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- paper
- Description
- A small bar of soap encased in a paper wrapper. The wrapper is dark blue with a picture of Mount Rundle and "Welcome to Banff the Beautiful" on other side is a picture of Cascade Mountain and "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alta"
- Credit
- Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1013
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3031
- Description
- Light hide shirt with fringed (14.0 cm long) short sleeves and fringe along the bottom hem (90.0 cm long). The shirt is decorated with beaded diamonds in yellow and green on the front and back. The front of the shirt also has two chevrons of beading one in yellow and green and another in red and …
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- Title
- Beaded Blouse
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Light hide shirt with fringed (14.0 cm long) short sleeves and fringe along the bottom hem (90.0 cm long). The shirt is decorated with beaded diamonds in yellow and green on the front and back. The front of the shirt also has two chevrons of beading one in yellow and green and another in red and blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3031
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3044 a,b
- Description
- Caparison set with robe and headstall.a) Robe (111.0 x 101.0 cm) of light hide with beaded patches attached: two brown diamonds with orange, blue and white stepped diamonds at centre; two yellow circles with red and blue crosses at centre; one blanket strip of three circles joined by two rectangles…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 101.0 (a); 59.5 (b) x 111.0 (a); 43.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Caparison set with robe and headstall.a) Robe (111.0 x 101.0 cm) of light hide with beaded patches attached: two brown diamonds with orange, blue and white stepped diamonds at centre; two yellow circles with red and blue crosses at centre; one blanket strip of three circles joined by two rectangles, white with red and blue diamonds; and two large yellow and black butterflies.b) A headstall of two joined beaded strips with diamonds attached along outer edges. The colours and beaded motif matches the blanket strip on (a). There are two elastic loops attached to the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3044 a,b
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Beaded Moccasin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3011
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3011
- Description
- Child’s high top moccasin with beaded geometric pattern on the vamp in blue, red, yellow and green. There is a short fringe at the heel. This moccasin has no laces. The sole is dirty and patched and there is a small hole near the design on the vamp. Burrs are attached all over the moccasin.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasin
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.1 x 8.2 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Child’s high top moccasin with beaded geometric pattern on the vamp in blue, red, yellow and green. There is a short fringe at the heel. This moccasin has no laces. The sole is dirty and patched and there is a small hole near the design on the vamp. Burrs are attached all over the moccasin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3011
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3001%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3001 a,b
- Description
- Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 7.0 x 18.6 cm
- Description
- Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3001 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3002 a,b
- Description
- Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 9.7 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “Child boy’s (struck through) 13.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3002 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3001%20c%2cd
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3001 c,d
- Description
- Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 8.4 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3001 c,d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1060
- Description
- Small bowl with dark blue edge. Inside the bowl is a picture of a cottage with "Banff" written on. On the rim is written "Help yourself".
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- Title
- Candy Bowl
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Small bowl with dark blue edge. Inside the bowl is a picture of a cottage with "Banff" written on. On the rim is written "Help yourself".
- Subject
- Banff
- souvenir
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1060
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0373 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square…
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 2.8 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square flange on middle frame. (b) printed fabric, brown with bold, bright, swirling floral pattern. Deep square with hinged "brass" frame along top and down sides. Triangular, folded gussets inside form sides when open, lined with dark blue fake leather. (c) brass screening, truncated oblate spherold shape with circular frame supporting shaped brass screening forming body. Hinged at flattened bottom, contains ten Canadian pennies, and one U.S. penny.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0373 a-c
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Cigarette Lighter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1093
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1093
- Description
- Typical cigarette lighter. Body has picture of Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course one side with Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake the other. Made in Japan.
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- Title
- Cigarette Lighter
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- Typical cigarette lighter. Body has picture of Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course one side with Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake the other. Made in Japan.
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1093
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- Date
- 1954 – 1959
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.3001 a-d
- Description
- Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half pen…
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- Title
- Coin
- Date
- 1954 – 1959
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) x 2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) cm
- Description
- Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half penny 1959" with a boat, and on the reverse a right facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II with “+ ELIZABETH - II - DEI - GRATIA - REGINA - F - D” around the outer edge.(c) 2.3 cm. dia. Silver coloured coin with "Great Britian one shilling 1954 FID DEF" around a crest with rampant lion topped with a crown, and on the other side a profile of Queen Elizabeth and “REGINA + ELIZABETH - II - DEI GRATIA.” (d) 2.8 cm. dia. East European silver coin with two figures on one side with “henav zwelfhvn dert jahrfeier 754 - 1954” around the edge, and the side other has design of 3 sheaves and half a gear with “henav + algetshavsen + nieder - e oberstetten + stdzenberst + vzwil + neidervzwil” around the edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.3001 a-d
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0153
- Date
- 1953
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0153
- Description
- A bronze coin with the relief of a maple life with “E II R” and a crown within it and “GOD SAVE OUT GRACIOUS QUEEN” within a scroll below it/ “CORONATION 1953” at top edge. Obverse” Bust of Queen Elizabeth in relief, “ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1953” around edge. Small hole at top with ball-chain through…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1953
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- A bronze coin with the relief of a maple life with “E II R” and a crown within it and “GOD SAVE OUT GRACIOUS QUEEN” within a scroll below it/ “CORONATION 1953” at top edge. Obverse” Bust of Queen Elizabeth in relief, “ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1953” around edge. Small hole at top with ball-chain through it.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- events
- coronation
- commemorative
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0153
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3047 a-e
- Description
- Five identical round silver coloured medals, each with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side around edge "Alberta Golden Jubilee 1905 - 1955" with Alberta Coat of Arms in centre. Other side "Friendship Loyalty Progress" and in the centre two hands shaking, one with Indigenous designs on …
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Five identical round silver coloured medals, each with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side around edge "Alberta Golden Jubilee 1905 - 1955" with Alberta Coat of Arms in centre. Other side "Friendship Loyalty Progress" and in the centre two hands shaking, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below a beaming sun.(d) Skin thong attached to hanging ring. (e) Red, white and blue ribbon attached to hanging ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3047 a-e
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