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- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 50.0; with arms 167.5 x 88.5 cm
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There is a zippered front closure and a pinked and beaded portion on each side of the zipper. The beadwork is alternating blue, yellow and red flowers with blue and yellow leaves and stems and then below flowers with colours of red, blue, black, yellow and leaves in green. There are four flowers on each side. On the flat front pockets the borders are pinked and the beadwork is a flower with red petals rimmed with black and a yellow centre. The leaves and stem are green.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
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- Date
- 1996
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1146
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front in a 30.0x26.0 green block is a large mountain, green trees and a black road, white highlights. At the top in dark green: "Festival de Banff Television Festival" and at the bottom: "June 6-16, 1996" . On the left arm is the Roots logo also a patch …
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1996
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front in a 30.0x26.0 green block is a large mountain, green trees and a black road, white highlights. At the top in dark green: "Festival de Banff Television Festival" and at the bottom: "June 6-16, 1996" . On the left arm is the Roots logo also a patch near hem "Since '73 Roots Sporting Goods the true nature of sports"
- Credit
- Gift of Katherine Lipsett, Canmore, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1146
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Commemorative T-Shirt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1142
- Date
- 1993
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1142
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front on a yellow square at the top: "Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau Presents The 1st Annual" below that a round decorative plate with "A Taste of Banff Lake Louise" centered and a fork to the left and knife to the right. Below that: October 2 & 3, 19…
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- Title
- Commemorative T-Shirt
- Date
- 1993
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front on a yellow square at the top: "Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau Presents The 1st Annual" below that a round decorative plate with "A Taste of Banff Lake Louise" centered and a fork to the left and knife to the right. Below that: October 2 & 3, 1993. On the back in red: "Big Rock Traditional Pure Beers Brewed in Alberta"
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Taste of Banff
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1142
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Long Sleeve T-Shirt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1112
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1112
- Description
- The Banff Festival of Mountain Films logo on front under words is 33.0x10.0 rectangle depicting grey mountains and white snow against a blue sky with a green valley and blue lake in the foreground. At bottom centre of scene a triangle 13.0x17.0 is inserted showing a photographer with camera. On r…
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- Title
- Long Sleeve T-Shirt
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- The Banff Festival of Mountain Films logo on front under words is 33.0x10.0 rectangle depicting grey mountains and white snow against a blue sky with a green valley and blue lake in the foreground. At bottom centre of scene a triangle 13.0x17.0 is inserted showing a photographer with camera. On right under mountain scene is "1991 Alex Emond Graphics" On right sleeve just above elbow is a black and white logo THE CAKE COMPANY with cafe inside. Under circle is Banff's finest coffee and desserts under writing in white on black background STAFF.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1112
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1057 a,b
- Description
- Two small pink napkins with decorative gold lettering in the centre, “Karen and Kevin June 16, 1990,” and an arched design of three roses in one corner.
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- paper
- Description
- Two small pink napkins with decorative gold lettering in the centre, “Karen and Kevin June 16, 1990,” and an arched design of three roses in one corner.
- Subject
- households
- weddings
- Karen Percy
- Kevin Lowe
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1057 a,b
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1074
- Description
- Black with "sinclair ART STUDIO 1990", short sleeved by Fruit of the Loom, silkscreened on front "Sinclair" at top with a "chop" motif in red, 8.5 x 17.5 box with fingerprint design, "ART STUDIO" and "1990" below, writing is in white.
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- Black with "sinclair ART STUDIO 1990", short sleeved by Fruit of the Loom, silkscreened on front "Sinclair" at top with a "chop" motif in red, 8.5 x 17.5 box with fingerprint design, "ART STUDIO" and "1990" below, writing is in white.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Robert Sinclair
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1074
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1076
- Description
- White, “Bill Peyto, Banff, 1897”, short-sleeved ordinary white cotton t-shirt by Hanes, picture on front shows photograph in black frame of Bill Peyto wearing yellow bandana, underneath are the words "Bill Peyto--Banff--1897" in red, original photograph is by Walter D. Wilcox and appears in "Campfi…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- White, “Bill Peyto, Banff, 1897”, short-sleeved ordinary white cotton t-shirt by Hanes, picture on front shows photograph in black frame of Bill Peyto wearing yellow bandana, underneath are the words "Bill Peyto--Banff--1897" in red, original photograph is by Walter D. Wilcox and appears in "Campfires in the Canadian Rockies".
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Bill Peyto
- artists
- Alex Emond
- Credit
- Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1076
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Embroidery Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1005
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1005
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Embroidery Sampler
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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
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
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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).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
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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.
- 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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Wedding Ensemble
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1114%20a-e
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1114 a-e
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal, iron; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0001
- Description
- A hand forged iron 'beaver tail' dagger with a pointed, triangular shaped blade attached to a narrow shaft which leads into a hilt with a cross piece. There is a piece of thong tied through the handle. The handle of the dagger is almost as long as blade
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- Title
- Dagger
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal, iron; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm
- Description
- A hand forged iron 'beaver tail' dagger with a pointed, triangular shaped blade attached to a narrow shaft which leads into a hilt with a cross piece. There is a piece of thong tied through the handle. The handle of the dagger is almost as long as blade
- Subject
- households
- trading
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0001
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Teakettle Kettle
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- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0012
- Description
- A round copper-plated teakettle with wide belly leading to a narrower neck. The kettle has a flat lid with a small loop strap handle. The kettle’s heavy handle, flattened at the top, attaches above the stub spout and on the opposite side.
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- Title
- Teakettle Kettle
- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- A round copper-plated teakettle with wide belly leading to a narrower neck. The kettle has a flat lid with a small loop strap handle. The kettle’s heavy handle, flattened at the top, attaches above the stub spout and on the opposite side.
- Subject
- social customs
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0012
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0027
- Description
- A round-bottomed, oval-shaped, silver sauceboat with a mouth extended opposite the handle to form a pouring lip. There is a simple thin loop handle attached at the outside rim. The handle curls inward, over the lip, and is attached at the inside of the rim. The sauceboat is supported by three del…
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- Title
- Sauceboat
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 12.5 (overall) cm
- Description
- A round-bottomed, oval-shaped, silver sauceboat with a mouth extended opposite the handle to form a pouring lip. There is a simple thin loop handle attached at the outside rim. The handle curls inward, over the lip, and is attached at the inside of the rim. The sauceboat is supported by three delicate outward curving legs that are attached to the sides of the bottom. There is a rough texture to the outside surface of the body of sauceboat. The sauceboat is hallmarked Sterling Silver.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0027
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0031
- Description
- A rectangular, silver-plated copper tray with rounded corners that stands on four short ornate legs that curl upward at the feet. The tray has a fairly large ornate silver handle at each end. The tray has heavy silver trim along the edge.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, silver-plated copper tray with rounded corners that stands on four short ornate legs that curl upward at the feet. The tray has a fairly large ornate silver handle at each end. The tray has heavy silver trim along the edge.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0031
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, pewter
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0069
- Description
- A wide pewter napkin ring with etched and textured borders. The napkin ring is decorated with etched flowers on stems around the plain band in the middle. The napkin ring is engraved “V.T. from Mother”.
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- Title
- Napkin Ring
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, pewter
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm
- Description
- A wide pewter napkin ring with etched and textured borders. The napkin ring is decorated with etched flowers on stems around the plain band in the middle. The napkin ring is engraved “V.T. from Mother”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- gifts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0069
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0074
- Description
- A sterling silver serving spoon in the shape of a large ovate leaf with the stem curling into a loop to form the handle. The bowl of the spoon contains an interlaced monogram “MTP” (?). The spoon is marked with “Sterling D”.
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- Title
- Serving Spoon
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A sterling silver serving spoon in the shape of a large ovate leaf with the stem curling into a loop to form the handle. The bowl of the spoon contains an interlaced monogram “MTP” (?). The spoon is marked with “Sterling D”.
- Subject
- households
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0074
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, brass; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0089
- Description
- A round silver plated brass plate with heavy trim along the shaped outer edge. The bottom is marked with “S.E.”.
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- Title
- Salver
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal, brass; metal, silver
- Description
- A round silver plated brass plate with heavy trim along the shaped outer edge. The bottom is marked with “S.E.”.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0089
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