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Date
1895 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.0001 a,b
Description
Two fencing foils.a) A very thin rapier without edges, with a blunted point and no handle.b) A slightly thicker rapier without edges having a blunted point and a hook at the end for a handle attachment.
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Title
Foil
Date
1895 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.6 (a); 0.5 (b) x 1.1 (a); 1.5 (b) x 106.5 (a); 93.0 (b) cm
Description
Two fencing foils.a) A very thin rapier without edges, with a blunted point and no handle.b) A slightly thicker rapier without edges having a blunted point and a hook at the end for a handle attachment.
Subject
sports, fencing
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0001 a,b
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
fibre; ivory; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.0364
Description
A rectangular ecru linen bag with green and blue embroidered trees and blue handle. Flat bag has on each side three stylized triangular trees made up of small green triangles and sitting in large blue pots which have been worked in cross stitch on coarse linen canvas. Border of small green triangle…
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Title
Purse
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
fibre; ivory; metal
Dimensions
18.0 x 22.6 cm
Description
A rectangular ecru linen bag with green and blue embroidered trees and blue handle. Flat bag has on each side three stylized triangular trees made up of small green triangles and sitting in large blue pots which have been worked in cross stitch on coarse linen canvas. Border of small green triangles and blue lines along bottom and top of bag. Twisted blue cotton cord handles are attached through small ivory rings covered with stitching and making a small hole at each side of the bag. Double handles are tied in bows at each side and together at top. Small, hollow, pointed sterling silver cone, awl? is tied through a small hole at the top by a narrower blue cord to one of the handles. Lined with green Japanese silk.
Subject
households
hobbies
craft
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0364
Images
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