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Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.01
Description
Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipe…
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
34.0 x 57.0 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1975 to be included in the exhibition The Railway: A Patron of the Arts in Canada. The exhibition was circulated accross the country for two years.
Subject
landscape
lake, mountain
Lake Minnewanka
Mount Inglismaldie
figure, male
Credit
Purchased from Red River Books, 1968
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.01
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1899 – 1919
Medium
ink and graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.09.01
Description
A small black book with various drawings and sketches of landscapes and people. On the flyleaf “Ernest C. W. Lamarque with Uncle Frank’s Love 20th Feb 1899”.Inside are annotations on most drawings of peoples names, places the drawing depict or the year.
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1899 – 1919
Medium
ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.4 x 12.7 cm
Description
A small black book with various drawings and sketches of landscapes and people. On the flyleaf “Ernest C. W. Lamarque with Uncle Frank’s Love 20th Feb 1899”.Inside are annotations on most drawings of peoples names, places the drawing depict or the year.
Subject
landscape
people
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.09.01
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Castle Mountain Siding

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Artist
C. Zollern
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in i…
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Artist
C. Zollern
Title
Castle Mountain Siding
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Dimensions
34.8 x 47.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in it on the right. On both sides of the river are trees and in the distance are mountains. Sky fills the top. The lower two pictures are photographs. The left is of the first Banff Springs Hotel and Rundle Mountain. The right is looking down the main street of Banff in 1895.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
architecture
rura;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1895
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.023
Description
Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on …
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
A Little Ditty Bird
Date
c. 1895
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19 x 12.5 cm
Description
Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on the embossed goblet. Barely visible, a tiny, whimsical “Ditty” bird peaks over the lip of the cup.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.023
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Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two wome…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 72 cm
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two women stand with their bodies facing eachother. The smaller woman is pointing at Mt. Fuji. In the second panel a woman stands in the rc, her body facing right and her head turned back to the left. She has her back to the mountain which is mostly featured in the second panel. In the third panel a woman sits on a bench facing left with her hand by her chest. A lamp is to the left of her bench. The ground the woman are on is mostly paper tone with a light wash.
Subject
figures
woman
landscape
mountain
Mt. Fuji
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
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Untitled (Mount Temple)

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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Date
c. 1903
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MrT.05.03
Description
A horizontal picture.The painting features a large mountain which is located in the centre and right side of picture in the background. This mountain takes up 2/3 of the picture. The mountain is lightly covered with snow, and light brown rock shows underneath. The sky is filled with grey clouds…
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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (Mount Temple)
Date
c. 1903
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A horizontal picture.The painting features a large mountain which is located in the centre and right side of picture in the background. This mountain takes up 2/3 of the picture. The mountain is lightly covered with snow, and light brown rock shows underneath. The sky is filled with grey clouds and near the mountain portions of blue sky show through these clouds. On the left side of the work, still in the background, a smaller mountain stretches to the right and turns into a valley with a small pool of water at its base near the centre of the painting. The forground contains the rocks and sparse trees of a mountain, and looks into the base of the valley.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
MrT.05.03
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.07.1047 a,b
Description
Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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Title
Collar
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre, cotton
Description
Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
Subject
households
clothing
Mary Schaffer
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1047 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
104.20.1048
Description
Hinged metal box covered with brown fabric. The cover has snaps on the sides and top. Two metal boxes with hinged lids swing out to expose the inside of the kit. Inside the lid four saucers and four small plates are fastened in place with leather straps. Inside, in the bottom of the box, metal …
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Title
Picnic Set
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre; skin
Description
Hinged metal box covered with brown fabric. The cover has snaps on the sides and top. Two metal boxes with hinged lids swing out to expose the inside of the kit. Inside the lid four saucers and four small plates are fastened in place with leather straps. Inside, in the bottom of the box, metal clamps hold four cups. Also included in the kit are: two lidded glass bottles (one with sugar cubes), mismatched salt and pepper shakers, four teaspoons, four forks, one knife, and one bottle opener. The bottle opener is marked “Calgary Brewing & Malting Co.”
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1048
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1050
Description
Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Description
Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1050
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1052 a,b
Description
A footed rectangular dish, with shaped sides, that has two dividers inside. The dish has a matching lid. Both pieces have a very ornate blue on white floral pattern.
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
ceramic
Description
A footed rectangular dish, with shaped sides, that has two dividers inside. The dish has a matching lid. Both pieces have a very ornate blue on white floral pattern.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1052 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1055
Description
A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
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Title
Cup
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
ceramic
Description
A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
Subject
households
Dr. R.G. Brett
hotels
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Wolfgang Blonowski, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
104.20.1055
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1099
Description
Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one…
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Title
Napkin Holder
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Description
Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one side of one of the feet.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1099
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1100 a-c
Description
A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
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Title
Serving Dish
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; plastic
Description
A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1100 a-c
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1101 a,b
Description
A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
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Title
Serving Dish
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal
Description
A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1101 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1940
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1116
Description
A cylindrical cake cover with a knob handle centred on the top. The cover has a label “Kitchen Maid Brand Oven Fresh Cake Since 1863.”
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Title
Food Cover
Date
1890 – 1940
Material
fibre
Description
A cylindrical cake cover with a knob handle centred on the top. The cover has a label “Kitchen Maid Brand Oven Fresh Cake Since 1863.”
Subject
households
Verkuil
Credit
Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
Catalogue Number
104.20.1116
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Date
1890 – 1950
Material
horn, sheep
Catalogue Number
104.20.1119
Description
Ladle made from sheep horn.
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Title
Ladle
Date
1890 – 1950
Material
horn, sheep
Description
Ladle made from sheep horn.
Subject
households
Simpson family
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.20.1119
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Date
1890 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1120
Description
Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1890 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Description
Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
Subject
households
Simpson family
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.20.1120
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1095 a-e
Description
A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the wo…
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Title
Tablecloth Set
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Description
A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the word “Ritze.” Written in pencil on the side of the box is “Bridge Set - ARK.”
Subject
households
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1095 a-e
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1096 a-e
Description
Large off-white tablecloth with a wide border with squares of coloured pictures of kitchen items. The four matching napkins each have a grey and dark grey border. The set is stored in a box marked “LEACOCK” with a feathered knight’s helmet and a shield featuring a rooster.
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Title
Tablecloth Set
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Description
Large off-white tablecloth with a wide border with squares of coloured pictures of kitchen items. The four matching napkins each have a grey and dark grey border. The set is stored in a box marked “LEACOCK” with a feathered knight’s helmet and a shield featuring a rooster.
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1096 a-e
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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.1097
Description
Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
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Title
Tablecloth
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
fibre
Description
Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
Subject
households
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1097
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