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Date
1790
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1114 a-e
Description
(a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendri…
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Title
Wedding Ensemble
Date
1790
Material
fibre
Description
(a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendrils. Black hooks and eyes for closure at back. (b) Very fine square veil. All edges embroidered. (c) Embroidered belt. (d,e) very small satin shoes with long thin fabric laces. Sole is fine leather.
Subject
households
clothing
Emma Leehman Schaffer
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1114 a-e
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Date
1792
Material
paper; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
105.02.0003
Description
A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse …
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Title
Bill-Of-Sale
Date
1792
Material
paper; wood; glass
Dimensions
16.0; 25.2 (frame) x 20.0; 30.3 (frame) cm
Description
A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse and Thomas Buckminster. The bill is framed in a wide plain mahogany veneer frame with mitred corners.
Subject
households
Asa Nurse
Thomas Buchminster
real estate
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0003
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Date
1792
Material
wood; grass; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0091
Description
Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on …
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Title
Blanket Chest
Date
1792
Material
wood; grass; metal
Dimensions
48.3 x 48.5 x 124.3 cm
Description
Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on inside of lid.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0091
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Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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Title
Sampler
Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
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Date
1799
Material
fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.1007 a-c
Description
Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket f…
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Title
Embroidery Sampler
Date
1799
Material
fibre; wood
Dimensions
42.0 x 42.0 cm
Description
Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket fence, two trees and to the right a two storey brown house. Below that is six lines of writing beginning "One Weeks Extremity May Teach Us ....." "Susan Lehman her work done In the ninth year Of Her Age (__ ?) 1799" * Someone numbered the labels as (a) and (b) and the sampler as (c). It is too fragile to change
Subject
households
furnishings
Susan Lehmann
Mary Schaffer Warren
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
107.02.1007 a-c
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Date
1800
Catalogue Number
104.41.1125 a-b
Description
Two identical metal tripods with burgundy legs attached with white string. Three adjustable knobs are located at the top of the tripod allowing the metal bar inside to be adjusted maximizing the height. The folding and collapsible legs extend away from the vertical center in three sections to a len…
Title
Camera Tripod
Date
1800
Description
Two identical metal tripods with burgundy legs attached with white string. Three adjustable knobs are located at the top of the tripod allowing the metal bar inside to be adjusted maximizing the height. The folding and collapsible legs extend away from the vertical center in three sections to a length of 54.0 cm. A fourth adjustable knob, located at the bottom of the metal bar and meeting the top of the legs, allows the user to extend the legs of the tripod to the desired height. Each of the four knobs has the maker’s mark inscribed and reads: “ACME- LITE-CHICAGO- ” around the circumference. The feet are at a 45 degree angle and have a rubber stopper on the bottom giving the portable three-legged frame greater stability to resist lateral forces. A tripod may have been used for motion and still photography to prevent movement or to help achieve precise framing of an image.
Subject
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.1125 a-b
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Date
1800 – 1800
Material
porcelain
Catalogue Number
104.20.1234
Description
Miniature plain white serving dish, with red and cream sticker on bottom that reads: “year 1800”.
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Title
Serving Dish
Date
1800 – 1800
Material
porcelain
Dimensions
1.2 cm
Description
Miniature plain white serving dish, with red and cream sticker on bottom that reads: “year 1800”.
Subject
whyte home, miniature, small
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.1234
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Date
1809 (attributed)
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
107.02.1005
Description
Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet h…
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Title
Embroidery Sampler
Date
1809 (attributed)
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
33.5 x 29.0 cm
Description
Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet has letter Z followed by ampersand and a small c. Below final alphabet is "Susan Lehman Her Work Done in the Ninth Year" At bottom of embroidery is a line with various animals and birds with a tree in the centre.
Subject
households
furnishings
Susan Lehman
Mary Schaffer Warren
needlework
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
107.02.1005
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
Subject
sports
climbing
Noseeum Peak
Eaton Cromwell
Georgia Engelhard Cromwell
Credit
Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewe…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewed, or lightening strike.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Rae
Credit
Gift of Glen Boles, Cochrane, 1988
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
skin; metal; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
105.06.1017
Description
Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
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Title
Stationery Box
Date
1950
Material
skin; metal; plastic; paper
Dimensions
3.5 x 14.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
Subject
households
Phillip Moore
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.06.1017
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Date
1950
Material
steel; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.0006
Description
A simple knife with a single edged steel blade about 2/3 of its length. The knife has a plain wood handle held together by two rivets.
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Title
Utility Knife
Date
1950
Material
steel; wood
Dimensions
4.2 (widest point) x 34.2 cm
Description
A simple knife with a single edged steel blade about 2/3 of its length. The knife has a plain wood handle held together by two rivets.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
households
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0006
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Date
1950
Material
horn, sheep
Catalogue Number
104.19.0001
Description
A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
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Title
Ladle
Date
1950
Material
horn, sheep
Dimensions
45.0 (tip of handle to tip of ladle) cm
Description
A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
households
crafts
tools
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0001
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Date
1950 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
Catalogue Number
102.04.0163
Description
A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1950 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
Dimensions
5.7 x 10.5 x 13.7 cm
Description
A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
Subject
households
decorative
games
F.O. “Pat” Brewster
Dorothy Cranstone
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0163
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Date
1950 – 1950
Material
metal; copper
Catalogue Number
105.02.0046
Description
A copper memento in the shape of a cowboy hat. The hat is engraved “NAMPHC 9th Annual Convention Banff 1950” on the front brim.
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Title
Miniature Hat
Date
1950 – 1950
Material
metal; copper
Dimensions
4.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
A copper memento in the shape of a cowboy hat. The hat is engraved “NAMPHC 9th Annual Convention Banff 1950” on the front brim.
Subject
households
souvenirs
clothing
organizations
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0046
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Date
1950
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.0012 a,b
Description
A pair of large flat rectangular cases made up of strips of elk hide (from legs), with light brown hair attached, sewn together. There are holes pierced through at top of each strip for hanging during the drying process.
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Title
Pannier Carrier, Cargo
Date
1950
Material
skin
Dimensions
57.0 (approx.) x 62.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A pair of large flat rectangular cases made up of strips of elk hide (from legs), with light brown hair attached, sewn together. There are holes pierced through at top of each strip for hanging during the drying process.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
transportation
households
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0012 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.1144
Description
A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lens…
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Title
Ski Goggles
Date
1950
Material
plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
Dimensions
8.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lenses, with cutouts for the eyes, by thread and small pieces of black plastic tubing (0.70cm long); this creates air vents for the face and provides wearing comfort. The side guards are composed of a light metal mesh and they have a piece of black elastic attached to each side which is tied together to keep the goggles on the face.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
guiding
Pat Brewster
Credit
Gift of Sheila V. Keough, Renfrew, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.08.1144
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Date
1950
Material
metal; paper; glass; paint
Catalogue Number
104.47.1007
Description
An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radi…
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Title
Alarm Clock
Date
1950
Material
metal; paper; glass; paint
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radius) in the centre of the face. There are two black clock hands, hour and minute, and two smaller mini faces (both measuring 2.0cm wide) above and below the centre of the face. The top mini face is an alarm, with numbers 1-12. The bottom mini face displays the seconds, in degrees of 10 with numbers. On top of the bell there is a gold-coloured ring, possibly used for carrying. There are two gold-coloured splayed legs to support the clock when upright. There is a golden banded detail around the circumference of the face and the body. On the back of the clock, there are two wind-up mechanisms, the viewer-left key is marked with “W.A.” and has an arrow pointing in a clockwise direction, the viewer-right key is marked with “W.T.” and has an arrow pointing in a counterclockwise direction. Situated between these wind-up mechanisms are two buttons that are arranged vertically. The top button controls the alarm and moves the hands in a clockwise direction. The bottom button is missing. Above the top button there is an “A”, and below the bottom button there is an “H”. There is also a slide-adjustment knob marked with an “F” on viewer-left and “S” on viewer-right (possibly used as a faster-slower feature for the alarm bell). There is also a button missing from underneath this slide-adjustment knob. Scratched into the top of the back of the clock is “Nick Morant Banff”. Written upside-down at the top viewer-right is “55.”
Subject
households
timekeeping
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.47.1007
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1174 a,b
Description
A pair of crampons with one piece of cotton twill binding with metal closure attached to one of the side rings. They are made from one piece of metal and cut-out with four points, the centre bar is split and turned down. At the centre two pieces go off at right angles and curve upward with a ring …
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Title
Crampons
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.5 x 4.5 cm
Description
A pair of crampons with one piece of cotton twill binding with metal closure attached to one of the side rings. They are made from one piece of metal and cut-out with four points, the centre bar is split and turned down. At the centre two pieces go off at right angles and curve upward with a ring for bindings at each end. Rings enclosed in loops 3 cm dia. Stamped on top “44” in between “ER”, the rest is indiscernible, “HAMMERWEK FULPMES” followed by “45” and underneath the mid-portion cutout that has been turned down “MUSTERSCHUTZ GES. GESCH.”
Subject
sports
climbing
Lizzie Rummel
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
Catalogue Number
108.04.1174 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1171
Description
An early style, horizontal, hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade is narrow with a point and the other end has a hole where the ring for the carabiner goes through. The oblong ring is not soldered together, just folded shut to close. The blade is bent and has nicks on …
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Title
Horizontal Piton
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 3.0 x 26.7 cm
Description
An early style, horizontal, hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade is narrow with a point and the other end has a hole where the ring for the carabiner goes through. The oblong ring is not soldered together, just folded shut to close. The blade is bent and has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1171
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