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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0039
Description
A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
14.0 x 31.5 cm
Description
A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.
Subject
households
crafts
neddlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0039
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.08.0044
Description
A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished wit…
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, silk
Dimensions
30.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished with beads.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0044
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.0052
Description
A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin
Dimensions
9.0 x 8.0 cm
Description
A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.
Subject
households
crafts
tooling
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0052
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Date
1930 – 1945
Material
hair, sheep; fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0057 a,b
Description
A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1945
Material
hair, sheep; fibre; wood
Dimensions
23.5 (a); 6.0 (b) x 27.0 (a); 9.5 (b) cm
Description
A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
Subject
households
Pearl Moore
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0057 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0058
Description
A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton; wood
Dimensions
38.5 x 41.0 cm
Description
A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0058
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Date
1930 – 1955
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0067
Description
A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3…
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1955
Material
fibre
Dimensions
29.5 x 36.5 cm
Description
A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3.6 cm x 1.0 cm).
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
animals
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0067
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0070
Description
An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
12.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0070
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.08.0072
Description
A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, silk
Dimensions
14.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0072
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0081 a,b
Description
Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
28.0 (a); 26.0 (b) x 34.0 (a); 30.0 (b) cm
Description
Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0081 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0082
Description
A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
37.5 cm
Description
A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
Subject
households
souvenirs
tourism
crafts
batik
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0082
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