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- Date
- 1909
- Material
- fibre; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1178 a-c
- Description
- A white (appears to be handmade) christening outfit consisting of three pieces:(a) a long white cotton gown, 63.0cmx 61.0 wide from sleeve ends, 21.0cm wide at the shoulders, lace around the neck and sleeve cuffs, embroidered eyelets on cotton backing on the yoke, plain white cotton skirt gathered …
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- Title
- Christening Gown
- Date
- 1909
- Material
- fibre; shell
- Description
- A white (appears to be handmade) christening outfit consisting of three pieces:(a) a long white cotton gown, 63.0cmx 61.0 wide from sleeve ends, 21.0cm wide at the shoulders, lace around the neck and sleeve cuffs, embroidered eyelets on cotton backing on the yoke, plain white cotton skirt gathered from the yoke below a 0.70cm embroidered ridge, embroidered eyelets above the turned hem and binding on the seams. There are three mother-of-pearl buttons with corresponding buttonholes on the back of the gown and the neck and cuffs are lace trimmed.(b) a short white gown made out of finer cotton, completely hand sewn, very delicate stitching 54.0cmx26.0 wide across the shoulders, 72.0cm wide from cuff to cuff. Lace around the neck and cuffs, delicate veritical fold overs in groups of four stitched down across the front of yoke, gathered underneath, the bottom has twelve horizontal fold overs sewn down above the hem. The back of the yoke has a cotton twill tie on the neck and below that one mother-of-pearl button, viewer’s left, button hole viewer’s right, on either side of the opening six vertical sewn-down fold overs. At the top of the neck opening, back of the gown, on the same side as the button there is stitching with dark pink thread.(c) a white flannel cotton undershirt, (hand sewn), 50cm (86cm with tie) x 14cm wide, stitched around the outside, slit (7cmx 1.5cm wide) on viewer’s left side, 36cmx1.5 wide cotton twill tie viewer’s right, 9cmx1.5cm wide cotton twill sewn on to make loops for a baby’s arms to go through.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- religious
- christening
- Credit
- Gift of Nanci Gaudry, Robert’s Creek, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1178 a-c
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- Date
- 1901
- Material
- fibre, cotton; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1127
- Description
- White cotton, high necked long dress. Front yoke of lace, panel of lace each side to the waist. High necked lace collar with tiny ruffled net material around the top. Bodice alternates lace and fine pleated cotton. Inset band of same lace at waist. Long skirt alternates with 4 vertical lace p…
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- Title
- Wedding Dress
- Date
- 1901
- Material
- fibre, cotton; metal
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 121.0 cm
- Description
- White cotton, high necked long dress. Front yoke of lace, panel of lace each side to the waist. High necked lace collar with tiny ruffled net material around the top. Bodice alternates lace and fine pleated cotton. Inset band of same lace at waist. Long skirt alternates with 4 vertical lace panels 4.5 wide with cotton. One lace panel all around 6.0 above hem. Three quarter length puffed sleeves of white cotton with 2 bands of lace and 2 bands of pleats. Back is fastened to the hips with 16 hooks and sewn eyes. On each side of back opening there are tiny pleats and a band of lace which extends downwards 54.0 below waist, the 2 bands are then joined with a horizontal band which is 52.0 long.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- weddings
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1127
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- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
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- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
- Subject
- clothing
- S.M. Potts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1035 a,b
- Description
- 2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Description
- 2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1035 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 9…
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- Title
- Beaded Belts
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 96.5 cm
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 90.7 x 4.0, beaded onto heavy cotton, white background with 6 rectangular designs ca 2.5 wide spaced regularly with 5 star shapes between, metal belt buckle 4.5 x 2.5 attached one end with buckskin, other end buckskin strap 14.0 x 2.2 (c) 100.5 x 4.0, beaded onto buckskin, multi-coloured geometric design, predominant colours orange, yellow, dark blue, border both sides of light green and mauve, metal belt buckle 4.5 x3.2 sewn onto beads, other end buckskin strap 10.5 x 1.4.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1010 a,b
- Description
- short, greenish-grey wool felt, four side snaps, leather strap under instep buckles on outside of foot by snap buttons, heavy felted wool, leather tag inside left spat, "Currie (griffin trademark) The 'London Snap-easy Spats/ Genuine English Box Cloth", snaps stamped:"U.C.F./Canada".
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- Title
- Spats
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- short, greenish-grey wool felt, four side snaps, leather strap under instep buckles on outside of foot by snap buttons, heavy felted wool, leather tag inside left spat, "Currie (griffin trademark) The 'London Snap-easy Spats/ Genuine English Box Cloth", snaps stamped:"U.C.F./Canada".
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Cyril Paris
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1010 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1015 a-b (aa) (bb)
- Description
- 2 pairs ankle-high, thick, wool felt spats with seams up back and front, opening on outside of foot, four snap buttons, leather straps under insole buckle on outside of foot, red "9" (size) printed inside each (a,aa) grey (12.5 x 23.0) -- leather tag inside l
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- Title
- Spats
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Description
- 2 pairs ankle-high, thick, wool felt spats with seams up back and front, opening on outside of foot, four snap buttons, leather straps under insole buckle on outside of foot, red "9" (size) printed inside each (a,aa) grey (12.5 x 23.0) -- leather tag inside l
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1015 a-b (aa) (bb)
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- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1055
- Description
- Lavishly embroidered, silk three-quarter length coat, simply cut construction of 4 pieces with sleeves, background light brown silk, fully lined blue jacquard pattern, overall embroidery of various motifs and colours, 3 gold dragons on back and front, and one each shoulder, 4 "frog"closures in fron…
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- Title
- Morning Coat
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- Lavishly embroidered, silk three-quarter length coat, simply cut construction of 4 pieces with sleeves, background light brown silk, fully lined blue jacquard pattern, overall embroidery of various motifs and colours, 3 gold dragons on back and front, and one each shoulder, 4 "frog"closures in front, 10.0 cm yellow border with flower motif at end of sleeves, 5.0 cm black band with blue embroidery with gold thread pattern stitched on with red thread, black band also at neck opening, slit at sides 37.0 cm..
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1055
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1057
- Description
- Plain black, "A" line, hand made, gabardine, waist 66.0x4.0 with belt loops, 2 pockets, one inverted pleat, centered front, centre back opening with button and 17.0 long metal zipper, bottom circumference 168.0.
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- Title
- Skirt
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 63.0 cm
- Description
- Plain black, "A" line, hand made, gabardine, waist 66.0x4.0 with belt loops, 2 pockets, one inverted pleat, centered front, centre back opening with button and 17.0 long metal zipper, bottom circumference 168.0.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1057
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1058
- Description
- Light blue, very delicately knitted fine wool, pattern 33.0 from both edges, open, diamond pattern machine rolled finished edges give a scalloped effect.
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- Title
- Stole
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 132.0 cm
- Description
- Light blue, very delicately knitted fine wool, pattern 33.0 from both edges, open, diamond pattern machine rolled finished edges give a scalloped effect.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1058
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- Date
- 1907 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0018
- Description
- A monogram badge with green thread wrapped over a cord core forming the letters 'PMB' (read PBM - Pearl Brewster Moore) within a diamond shape.
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- Title
- Monogram
- Date
- 1907 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A monogram badge with green thread wrapped over a cord core forming the letters 'PMB' (read PBM - Pearl Brewster Moore) within a diamond shape.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- decorative
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0018
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Hat/Dress Ornament
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin, bird; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0026 a-d
- Description
- 103.01.0026a The head of a light brown bird with a black throat and beak, with brown feathers attached.103.01.0026b The head of a black bird with beak and feathers attached, and a glass eye in the eye socket. 103.01.0026c A black bird head similar to 103.01.0026b. 103.01.0026d A section of irrides…
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- Title
- Hat/Dress Ornament
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin, bird; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 15.5 - 13.0 cm
- Description
- 103.01.0026a The head of a light brown bird with a black throat and beak, with brown feathers attached.103.01.0026b The head of a black bird with beak and feathers attached, and a glass eye in the eye socket. 103.01.0026c A black bird head similar to 103.01.0026b. 103.01.0026d A section of irridescent blue and green feathers.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- animals, birds
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0026 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- feather, ostrich; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0032
- Description
- A hair decoration with two plastic-like relief roses together on a bed of metallic, silver coloured thread surrounded by a heavy fringe of ostrich feathers.
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- feather, ostrich; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- A hair decoration with two plastic-like relief roses together on a bed of metallic, silver coloured thread surrounded by a heavy fringe of ostrich feathers.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0032
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0023
- Description
- A black silk cylindrical hat with a narrow brim and a ribbon just above the brim. This hat is collapsible. A label inside the hat has manufacturer’s marks and “English Manufacture by appointment Scott and Co. Hatters to H.M. the King and the Royal Family 1 Old Bond Street, Picadilly W. John Heder…
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- Title
- Top Hat
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 24.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- A black silk cylindrical hat with a narrow brim and a ribbon just above the brim. This hat is collapsible. A label inside the hat has manufacturer’s marks and “English Manufacture by appointment Scott and Co. Hatters to H.M. the King and the Royal Family 1 Old Bond Street, Picadilly W. John Hederson & Co. St Catherine at Stanley Street, Montreal, Que. Sole agents.”. Also written in the hat is “P.M.” Hat collapses nearly flat.
- Subject
- social customs
- decorative
- clothing
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0023
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- hair, beaver; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0024 a,b
- Description
- A tall, black, cylindrical shaped hat (a) with a narrow brim which curves up at the sides. There is a ribbon band just above the brim. Imprinted on the inside of the hat is “Knox, N.Y.” This hat has a red cardboard form (b) that has a pink satin pillow to support the brim. The form was supplied…
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- Title
- Top Hat
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- hair, beaver; hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 (a); 17.0 (b) x 23.0 (a); 25.5 (b) x 28.5 (a); 34.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A tall, black, cylindrical shaped hat (a) with a narrow brim which curves up at the sides. There is a ribbon band just above the brim. Imprinted on the inside of the hat is “Knox, N.Y.” This hat has a red cardboard form (b) that has a pink satin pillow to support the brim. The form was supplied with the hat to protect it in storage.
- Subject
- social customs
- clothing
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0024 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the lette…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the letters “TPT” with the P in the centre larger than the other two letters, and inside “CU Gulick”; 103.04.0033c - the word “Naraka” beneath a bust of a devil with horns and a pointed tail, with forks extending diagonally upward from behind the devil’s body, and inside “CU Gulick & W.B. Salsbury”; 103.04.0033d - the letters “UPT” embroidered like a monogram, with the letters stacked on top of each other; 103.04.0033e - the date “1902”, and on the inside “CU Gulick, Princeton, N.J.”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0025
- Description
- A man's vest of black and white corded silk in the front with a grey silk lining. The vest has slash pockets. The vest wraps around at the waist and secures in the back. A label in the vest has the words “Wetzel”, a trademark, and “New York, No. 22266, Thoreau, Mr. F.B. Hussey”.
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- Title
- Vest
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 47.8 cm
- Description
- A man's vest of black and white corded silk in the front with a grey silk lining. The vest has slash pockets. The vest wraps around at the waist and secures in the back. A label in the vest has the words “Wetzel”, a trademark, and “New York, No. 22266, Thoreau, Mr. F.B. Hussey”.
- Subject
- Fred Hussey
- clothing
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0025
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0026
- Description
- A pair of wool men's pants in Black Watch tartan. The pants have a high waist in the back with buttons to hold braces.
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- Title
- Pants
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 98.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of wool men's pants in Black Watch tartan. The pants have a high waist in the back with buttons to hold braces.
- Subject
- Philip Moore
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0026
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