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Stream, forest and mountains

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Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.404

Description: Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.

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Title: Stream, forest and mountains

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 38.5 x 28.5 cm

Description: Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.404

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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: 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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Mt. Resplendent

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Artist: Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1914

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: JaA.03.15

Description: A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.

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Artist: Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Mt. Resplendent

Date: 1914

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19.0 x 25.3 cm

Description: A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.