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The Battle of Cressy
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Battle of Cressy
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the he…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0005 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the in…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the instep which is white with a stepped triangle which has a cross at its tip. The colours of beads are: blue, white, red, dark blue, and black.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Peigan
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0005 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1890
- Material
- skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0010 a,b
- Description
- Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1875 – 1890
- Material
- skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0010 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0021
- Description
- A white cotton child's coat with a cape collar of lace and bands of ribbon. The front opening is closed with hooks and eyes. The coat is fully lined.
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- Title
- Coat
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A white cotton child's coat with a cape collar of lace and bands of ribbon. The front opening is closed with hooks and eyes. The coat is fully lined.
- Subject
- decorative
- children
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0021
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0045 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0045 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0070
- Description
- A short white lace woman’s jacket (small size) with cape sleeves. The lace is worked in an asymetrical floral pattern that is quite large and definite.
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- Title
- Bolero
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A short white lace woman’s jacket (small size) with cape sleeves. The lace is worked in an asymetrical floral pattern that is quite large and definite.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0070
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0071
- Description
- A woman’s (size small) short white lace jacket, with short sleeves, that is rounded and open at the front. The jacket has scalloped lace edges.
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- Title
- Bolero
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A woman’s (size small) short white lace jacket, with short sleeves, that is rounded and open at the front. The jacket has scalloped lace edges.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0071
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0003
- Description
- A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 44.5 cm
- Description
- A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0003
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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0018 a,b
- Description
- Two cylindrical parfleche cases with long fringe around the top and bottom and along one side. Both cases are decorated in a similar fashion with a dyed curvilinear design. The cases have a thong for hanging, and an oval leather flap over the opening.
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- Title
- Medicine Case
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 13.0 x 49.0; 54.0 (fringe) cm
- Description
- Two cylindrical parfleche cases with long fringe around the top and bottom and along one side. Both cases are decorated in a similar fashion with a dyed curvilinear design. The cases have a thong for hanging, and an oval leather flap over the opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0018 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the…
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the end of each cone, that hangs around the middle of the sheath. A strip of blue and green beadwork, that is wrapped with sections of bison hide, hangs from the bottom point of the sheath.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
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Needlepoint Sampler
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- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper a…
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- Title
- Needlepoint Sampler
- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper and single lowercase needlepoint work including “Lucy Ann Andrew, her sampler, aged 11 years, August 6, 1873”, located in bottom one-third portion of sampler. There is a stitched hem around three-quarters of what would have been unfinished weft and warp.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- children
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Silvia and Eric Soole, Victoria, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood, walnut; metal, brass; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0470
- Description
- A shaped oval stand of walnut with a beaded floral pattern (black, white, grey, amber) on a linen pad (faded rose).
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood, walnut; metal, brass; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 27.5 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A shaped oval stand of walnut with a beaded floral pattern (black, white, grey, amber) on a linen pad (faded rose).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- beadwork
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0470
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- Date
- 1875 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0057
- Description
- A brass pot that flares from base to shoulders, and then curves in again, ending in a stand up rim. The pot is pitted inside and bears an illegible stamp on its base.
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- Title
- Cachepot
- Date
- 1875 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A brass pot that flares from base to shoulders, and then curves in again, ending in a stand up rim. The pot is pitted inside and bears an illegible stamp on its base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0057
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, silver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0004 a,b
- Description
- A pair of silver plated copper candlesticks. Each candlestick has a round base with a tall stem divided in the middle with a textured ring. Both stems are surmounted by purplish candle glasses (7.5 diam x 1.9 high) with a floral texture cut in. These candlesticks extend by telescope action to 27.…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, silver; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of silver plated copper candlesticks. Each candlestick has a round base with a tall stem divided in the middle with a textured ring. Both stems are surmounted by purplish candle glasses (7.5 diam x 1.9 high) with a floral texture cut in. These candlesticks extend by telescope action to 27.6 cm high.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0004 a,b
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Candlestick Candleholder
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flared lip.
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- Title
- Candlestick Candleholder
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flared lip.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0005 a,b
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Candlestick Candleholder
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0006 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flaring lip.
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- Title
- Candlestick Candleholder
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flaring lip.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0006 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0020
- Description
- A candle holder with a heavy clear glass base and a tall chimney with a soft scalloped edge.
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- Title
- Candle Lamp
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- A candle holder with a heavy clear glass base and a tall chimney with a soft scalloped edge.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0020
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