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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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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: 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: 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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Cascade Mountain 1908

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.01

Description: General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Title: Cascade Mountain 1908

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.3 x 43.2 cm

Description: General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.

Subject: landscape

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

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.01

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Untitled

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Date: 1909

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.10

Description: General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountai…

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1909

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 51.2 x 81.4 cm

Description: General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountains behind them. Small clouds drift across the sky.

Subject: landscape

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

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.10

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Sir Donald

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Artist: H. A. Jukes

Date: 1907

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: JuH.02.01

Description: A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the b…

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Artist: H. A. Jukes

Title: Sir Donald

Date: 1907

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 44.0 x 59.8 cm

Description: A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the bottom of a frame is a smaller frame (17.0 cm x 12.0 cm) containing a piece of paper that outlines the history of the piece.