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Purse

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Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: (a) fibre, cotton; (b) skin

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0065 a,b

Description: A purse that has a small change purse inside. The purse (a) is a black polished cotton clutch purse covered with crewel work flowers of vibrant reds, blues, pinks, yellows and white. The purse has a small loop handle. The change purse (b) is a small leather coin purse with a white Scottie dog o…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: (a) fibre, cotton; (b) skin

Dimensions: 14.5 (a); 5.0 (b) x 22.5 (a); 7.5 (b) cm

Description: A purse that has a small change purse inside. The purse (a) is a black polished cotton clutch purse covered with crewel work flowers of vibrant reds, blues, pinks, yellows and white. The purse has a small loop handle. The change purse (b) is a small leather coin purse with a white Scottie dog on the flap.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0065 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1910 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton; fibre, rayon; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0078

Description: A black cotton bag embroidered with white and brown flowers between geometrically patterned vertical stripes. A pair of wooden bars at the bag’s opening supports a rayon lining and two fabric covered cord handles.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1910 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton; fibre, rayon; wood

Dimensions: 27.0 x 36.0 cm

Description: A black cotton bag embroidered with white and brown flowers between geometrically patterned vertical stripes. A pair of wooden bars at the bag’s opening supports a rayon lining and two fabric covered cord handles.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0078

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Purse

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Dimensions: 24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

Subject: tourism

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

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Purse

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Date: 1885 – 1925

Material: fibre; glass; ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0360

Description: A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1885 – 1925

Material: fibre; glass; ivory

Dimensions: 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm

Description: A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.

Subject: households; hobbies; embroidery; figure; male; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0360

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Purse

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Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0361

Description: Small, square, white linen bag with drawstring through casing at neck. Pierced design has been worked through the linen by cutting and drawing out a certain thread, then following this line with stitching which is pulled tightly around counted bunches of thread. Design on one side is square windowp…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 14.0 x 12.4 cm

Description: Small, square, white linen bag with drawstring through casing at neck. Pierced design has been worked through the linen by cutting and drawing out a certain thread, then following this line with stitching which is pulled tightly around counted bunches of thread. Design on one side is square windowpane, other side three horizontal lines. Pierced stitching follows sides of bag and along drawstring casing. Drawstring of cord made from loosely twisted linen threads, unlined.

Subject: households; hobbies; embroidery

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0361

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Purse

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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

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Untitled

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Artist: Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)

Date: c. 1917

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BxA.05.01

Description: Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.

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Artist: Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1917

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Canmore area

Credit: Gift of T. (Mrs.) B. Williams, Victoria, 1970

Catalogue Number: BxA.05.01

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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta; Banff Springs Hotel

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

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Bow River NWT, 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.02

Description: Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Bow River NWT, 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.02

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.03

Description: White house in the center with 5 pink trees horizontally in line with it. Flowers below the trees, clouds above the trees, 3 marked paths between the trees.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 18.5 x 31.0 cm

Description: White house in the center with 5 pink trees horizontally in line with it. Flowers below the trees, clouds above the trees, 3 marked paths between the trees.

Subject: house; Robb; pink trees; childhood home

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.03

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.04

Description: White house in the top centre with 3 horizontal rows of equally spaced trees. The bottom centre has 3 circles of girls in red yellow and blue dressed, 2 around trees and the centre circle around a ribbon pole. Maypole dance.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 31.0 cm

Description: White house in the top centre with 3 horizontal rows of equally spaced trees. The bottom centre has 3 circles of girls in red yellow and blue dressed, 2 around trees and the centre circle around a ribbon pole. Maypole dance.

Subject: ribbon pole; Maypole; white house; childhood

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.04

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Japan

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: c. 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.05

Description: Gray Japanese temple on right hand side with cherry blossom trees throughout and a winding river on the left hand side. Multiple drawings of people doing various activities.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Japan

Date: c. 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 23.8 x 31.5 cm

Description: Gray Japanese temple on right hand side with cherry blossom trees throughout and a winding river on the left hand side. Multiple drawings of people doing various activities.