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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: 1965 – 1970

Material: skin; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0241

Description: A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1965 – 1970

Material: skin; fibre

Dimensions: 25.0 x 8.5 x 30.0 cm

Description: A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.

Subject: Indigenous; figure; papoose

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0241

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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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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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Marble Halls

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Marble Halls

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 14 cm

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

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Approach of Night

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.11

Description: Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Approach of Night

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper board

Dimensions: 11 x 21.5 cm

Description: Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.11

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Cattle Roundup near Village

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1897

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.57

Description: A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Cattle Roundup near Village

Date: c. 1897

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 18.5 x 27 cm

Description: A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.

Subject: landscape; horse; figure; grass; cloud

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.57

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Couple By Seashore

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.59

Description: Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Couple By Seashore

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.

Subject: landscape; couple; figure; ocean; grass

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.59

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Street Scene in Deal, England

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1895

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.60

Description: Several figures move beneath an arch in the centre of the image, and are highlighted by a small section of blue background. The left and right are dominated by buildings.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Street Scene in Deal, England

Date: c. 1895

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: Several figures move beneath an arch in the centre of the image, and are highlighted by a small section of blue background. The left and right are dominated by buildings.

Subject: landscape; figures; city; street

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.60

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Rural English Scene

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.62

Description: A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Rural English Scene

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.

Subject: landscape; trees; town; bridge; houses

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.62

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Hazy Morn

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.61

Description: A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Hazy Morn

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.

Subject: landscape; building

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.61

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The Fraser River at Yale BC

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Artist: Charles Jones Way (1835 – 1919, British)

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WaC.05.01

Description: River winding through rocky mountains. River is calm in foreground and rougher in background. 4 figures on beach with two canoes at center right. Another figure with white pack horse on rocky outcrop above. Mountains primarily brown and grey with one snowcapped peak in distance. Trees and other shr…

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Artist: Charles Jones Way (1835 – 1919, British)

Title: The Fraser River at Yale BC

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 52.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: River winding through rocky mountains. River is calm in foreground and rougher in background. 4 figures on beach with two canoes at center right. Another figure with white pack horse on rocky outcrop above. Mountains primarily brown and grey with one snowcapped peak in distance. Trees and other shrubbery on rocky outcrop at right and on slopes at left and center distance. “CJ (overlapping) Way YALE BC” in red at lower right. In ornately carved gold painted wood frame with glass. White tag from Masters Gallery Ltd. on back.

Subject: mountains; Fraser River; British Columbia; landscape; canoeing; horses

Credit: Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2021

Catalogue Number: WaC.05.01

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Part of Old Banff

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Artist: D. Clark

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…

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Artist: D. Clark

Title: Part of Old Banff

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Dimensions: 21 x 35.5 cm

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68

Subject: landscape; Banff

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

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Hecate Strait From Sandspit

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.08

Description: General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Hecate Strait From Sandspit

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 33.3 x 46.9 cm

Description: General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.

Subject: landscape; sea; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.08

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Untitled

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1961

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.15

Description: General colour: green, blue. In the lower half are five figures to the left and a stand of teepee poles to the right. Across the middle are five buildings. Behind them are trees, mountains in the distance and blue grey sky above. Signed lr: “E. Lamarque 1961”

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1961

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 50.1 cm

Description: General colour: green, blue. In the lower half are five figures to the left and a stand of teepee poles to the right. Across the middle are five buildings. Behind them are trees, mountains in the distance and blue grey sky above. Signed lr: “E. Lamarque 1961”

Subject: landscape; mountains; architecture, rural; figure, group; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.15

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Running the Lower Grand Rapids, Athabasca R.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.63

Description: Foreground, green, white, grey choppy water with rocks and sparse evergreens among rocky banks. Four figures in a boat are mid-to viewer’s right., a dark, gloomy sky overhead.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Running the Lower Grand Rapids, Athabasca R.

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 39.1 x 56.5 cm

Description: Foreground, green, white, grey choppy water with rocks and sparse evergreens among rocky banks. Four figures in a boat are mid-to viewer’s right., a dark, gloomy sky overhead.