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Purse

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0054

Description: A crocheted brown cord sack-shaped bag with three horizontal openwork bands. There is a short fringe around the sides, the bottom, and also along the shaped top. The bag is fastened with a button, and has one tassel at the top.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 14.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A crocheted brown cord sack-shaped bag with three horizontal openwork bands. There is a short fringe around the sides, the bottom, and also along the shaped top. The bag is fastened with a button, and has one tassel at the top.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0054

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Purse

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Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0060

Description: A black silk drawstring bag with a brocaded pink and white floral pattern. The purse, lined with silk, has a silk tassel at each side of the top and closes with a black drawstring.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 20.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: A black silk drawstring bag with a brocaded pink and white floral pattern. The purse, lined with silk, has a silk tassel at each side of the top and closes with a black drawstring.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0060

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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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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: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0359

Description: A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. …

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Title: Purse

Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.5 cm

Description: A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. Two loop handles of same cord attached on inside. Lined with wine coloured silk. Flower basket and lion very delicately worked in cross stitch using linen as a canvas. Colours in bottom fringe pick up colours in embroidery and are different on each side of bag.

Subject: households; hobbies; embroidery

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0359

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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: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0362

Description: A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Li…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 25.0 x 25.2 cm

Description: A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Lined with ivory coloured silk, with the ends of the green thread loops knotted through on the inside.

Subject: households; hobbies; embroidery

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0362

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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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Purse

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.07.1001

Description: Lady's black silk, floral embroidery, fold over, red lining, one flap pocket and 3 slot pockets, folded over 15.0 x 10.0, front has embroidered 7 rose coloured flowers with brown and green stems and leaves, back has 2 white coloured flowers with 2 shades of green for stems and leaves.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 15.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Lady's black silk, floral embroidery, fold over, red lining, one flap pocket and 3 slot pockets, folded over 15.0 x 10.0, front has embroidered 7 rose coloured flowers with brown and green stems and leaves, back has 2 white coloured flowers with 2 shades of green for stems and leaves.

Subject: households; clothing

Credit: Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: 103.07.1001

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Portrait of Dr. Brett

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Artist: A.F. Cels

Date: 1907

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CeA.03.01

Description: General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.

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Artist: A.F. Cels

Title: Portrait of Dr. Brett

Date: 1907

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.5 cm

Description: General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.

Subject: portrait; male; Dr. R. G. Brett

Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: CeA.03.01

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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.