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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1033
- Description
- Two halves of keg tops, one marked “BRANDY.”
- Title
- Barrel
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Two halves of keg tops, one marked “BRANDY.”
- Subject
- social customs
- mining
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon Burles, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1033
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; glass; enamel; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0084
- Description
- A square mesh evening bag, with a silver chain handle, that is completely beaded with rhinestones that form a very subtle triangular pattern. The bag has a square frame at the top opening with black and white enamelled stripes at the centre of the frame.
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; glass; enamel; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A square mesh evening bag, with a silver chain handle, that is completely beaded with rhinestones that form a very subtle triangular pattern. The bag has a square frame at the top opening with black and white enamelled stripes at the centre of the frame.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0084
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0085
- Description
- A silver-coloured chain link evening purse with chain link handles which pull through rings at the neck of the purse to close the top. The purse is decorated with small metal beads along the bottom edge and top edge.
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 (includes handle) cm
- Description
- A silver-coloured chain link evening purse with chain link handles which pull through rings at the neck of the purse to close the top. The purse is decorated with small metal beads along the bottom edge and top edge.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- metalwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0085
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- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent co…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent coins dated 1911 and 1917 were found inside this purse.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0106 a-h
- Description
- A set of eight small, narrow clear crystal liqueur glasses with short stems and round bases. The glasses have gilt rims and a large floral band around each glass done in gilt.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 7.6 cm
- Description
- A set of eight small, narrow clear crystal liqueur glasses with short stems and round bases. The glasses have gilt rims and a large floral band around each glass done in gilt.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- decorative
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0106 a-h
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0108 a-d
- Description
- A set of four clear crystal wine glasses with deep bowls set on short stems and round bases. Each glass is decorated with a Greek key design etched in a band around the glass just above the middle.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A set of four clear crystal wine glasses with deep bowls set on short stems and round bases. Each glass is decorated with a Greek key design etched in a band around the glass just above the middle.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- decorative
- symbols
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0108 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0109 a-c
- Description
- A set of three clear crystal stemmed wine glasses with deep bowls and short stems on round bases. Each glass bowl has a band of fleur-de-lis etched just below the rim and pressed fluting at the bottom.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A set of three clear crystal stemmed wine glasses with deep bowls and short stems on round bases. Each glass bowl has a band of fleur-de-lis etched just below the rim and pressed fluting at the bottom.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- decorative
- symbols
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0109 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0177 a-k
- Description
- A set of eleven clear crystal goblet shaped glasses with small heavy, faceted bases. The sides of the glasses also faceted.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A set of eleven clear crystal goblet shaped glasses with small heavy, faceted bases. The sides of the glasses also faceted.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0177 a-k
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- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0187 a-d
- Description
- A set of four short clear drinking glasses, each with a thick eight sided bottom.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A set of four short clear drinking glasses, each with a thick eight sided bottom.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0187 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0004
- Description
- A squared clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a short neck. A torn paper banner across the front shoulders reads “E....LL.KIRSCH” and the bottle once had a transparent cellophane label completely around the squared bottom with coloured medieval figures (knights, horses, banners). The le…
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- Title
- Brandy Bottle
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- A squared clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a short neck. A torn paper banner across the front shoulders reads “E....LL.KIRSCH” and the bottle once had a transparent cellophane label completely around the squared bottom with coloured medieval figures (knights, horses, banners). The lettering on the back of collophane reads “GEORG.FREYHERRVONDER.FLINGER.CHURFURSTT(?).BRANDENB....GENERAL.FELD.MARCHALL.” A torn paper banner on the back shoulder reads “.........enfoilt(?)ca. 0.36 Lts.” The paper baners seem to be handwritten.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0004
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Cake Knife; Fork
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; antler; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0060 a-c
- Description
- A cake serving knife (a) and fork (b) set in a green box (c). a) The knife has a broad silver blade with an etched design and an antler handle. The knife is marked with “SBS ARK EP, NS”b) The fork is wide and flat and has five tines. A design is etched in silver at the base of the tines. The f…
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- Title
- Cake Knife; Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; antler; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.5 (a); 25.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A cake serving knife (a) and fork (b) set in a green box (c). a) The knife has a broad silver blade with an etched design and an antler handle. The knife is marked with “SBS ARK EP, NS”b) The fork is wide and flat and has five tines. A design is etched in silver at the base of the tines. The fork also has an antler handle.c) The box is lined with green satin and has a green velvet bed. The box has a hinged lid with a metal clasp. The lid of the box is marked with “hallmarked, silver mounted”.
- Subject
- households
- food
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0060 a-c
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Cake Knife; Fork
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; shell, mother of pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0083 a,b
- Description
- A cake serving set consisting of a knife (a) and fork (b). Both pieces have simple white mother of pearl handles. The fork and knife are marked “sterling”.a) The knife has a wide curved silver blade which is half open-work filigree and half solid with the filigree pattern continued as engraving.b…
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- Title
- Cake Knife; Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; shell, mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- 27.0 (a); 20.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A cake serving set consisting of a knife (a) and fork (b). Both pieces have simple white mother of pearl handles. The fork and knife are marked “sterling”.a) The knife has a wide curved silver blade which is half open-work filigree and half solid with the filigree pattern continued as engraving.b) The fork has a wide blade with five tines and a pierced decoration at the base of the tines.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0083 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal,silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0096
- Description
- A simple bamboo cane with a metal tip on the bottom. The bamboo shoot is bent at a right angle to form the cane’s handle. There is a silver cap on the end of the handle. The handle of the cane is marked with “Sangster” and silver hallmarks.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal,silver
- Dimensions
- 87.0 cm
- Description
- A simple bamboo cane with a metal tip on the bottom. The bamboo shoot is bent at a right angle to form the cane’s handle. There is a silver cap on the end of the handle. The handle of the cane is marked with “Sangster” and silver hallmarks.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0096
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0099
- Description
- A straight-grained wooden cane with a metal tip. The handle is curved at a right angle to the cane, and has five small metal knobs on each side and a metal spine.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- A straight-grained wooden cane with a metal tip. The handle is curved at a right angle to the cane, and has five small metal knobs on each side and a metal spine.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0099
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0100
- Description
- A very thin bamboo cane with a curved metal handle.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Dimensions
- 92.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin bamboo cane with a curved metal handle.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0100
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0101
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with a cap of bone at the handle.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; bone; metal
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with a cap of bone at the handle.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0101
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the lette…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the letters “TPT” with the P in the centre larger than the other two letters, and inside “CU Gulick”; 103.04.0033c - the word “Naraka” beneath a bust of a devil with horns and a pointed tail, with forks extending diagonally upward from behind the devil’s body, and inside “CU Gulick & W.B. Salsbury”; 103.04.0033d - the letters “UPT” embroidered like a monogram, with the letters stacked on top of each other; 103.04.0033e - the date “1902”, and on the inside “CU Gulick, Princeton, N.J.”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0156
- Description
- A very flat ivory card case that is ornately decorated in carved relief. One side of the case bears a cross, and the other side has an oval frame with a pointed scalloped border. The surface around each central design is entirely decorated in relief carving including flowers, figures and houses. …
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- Title
- Card Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 7.3 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- A very flat ivory card case that is ornately decorated in carved relief. One side of the case bears a cross, and the other side has an oval frame with a pointed scalloped border. The surface around each central design is entirely decorated in relief carving including flowers, figures and houses. The top quarter of the box lifts off as a lid to reveal a thin inner compartment lip with cut out finger grips to allow the removal of cards or papers. Three cards found inside. The first says “James Deung- 245 Earl St. [Kinly Sloi]. The second says “Sir Robert Borwick, 16. Berkeley Square w, Carlton Club”. The third says “[nAL hat] wishes for a Merry Christmas from Mr. Frederick Byram Hussey, Pittsburgh Club”
- Subject
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0156
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0040 a-d
- Description
- A set of four very heavily starched size 14 collars of white linen used for formal occasions. Each collar is labeled “Gluett Inc.”.
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 39.3 cm
- Description
- A set of four very heavily starched size 14 collars of white linen used for formal occasions. Each collar is labeled “Gluett Inc.”.
- Subject
- clothing
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0040 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0052 a-e
- Description
- A sterling silver set consisting of two salt dishes (b,d), two salt spoons (c,e) and a tray (a). a) The tray is a long narrow rectangle with a high rim that flares at the ends. There is heavy silver trim at the edge. b,d) The small round salt dishes each have a silver band around the rim. Each di…
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- Title
- Condiment Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 22.5 (a) cm
- Description
- A sterling silver set consisting of two salt dishes (b,d), two salt spoons (c,e) and a tray (a). a) The tray is a long narrow rectangle with a high rim that flares at the ends. There is heavy silver trim at the edge. b,d) The small round salt dishes each have a silver band around the rim. Each dish is hallmarked sterling and with “A 4062”.c,e) A pair of small plain silver salt spoons. Each spoon is marked “Birk’s Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- food
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0052 a-e
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