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Date
1875 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0113
Description
A copper plated mug with straight sides and a strap handle. There are marks on the base of the tankard, but they are illegible.
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Title
Tankard Mug
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
16.0 cm
Description
A copper plated mug with straight sides and a strap handle. There are marks on the base of the tankard, but they are illegible.
Subject
households
social customs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0113
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0121
Description
A simple round bowl resting on a round base that is larger than the bottom of the bowl. The bowl is decorated with a plain gold band around the outside of the rim and a gold line on the base. The bowl is marked “H & Co. L France” which stands for Haviland & Co. Limoges. There is a white sticke…
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic, bone china
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A simple round bowl resting on a round base that is larger than the bottom of the bowl. The bowl is decorated with a plain gold band around the outside of the rim and a gold line on the base. The bowl is marked “H & Co. L France” which stands for Haviland & Co. Limoges. There is a white sticker with “59” written on it affixed to the interior.
Subject
households
Pat Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0121
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0134
Description
A small white plate with a yellow band border that is filled with a texture of tiny dots. The centre of the plate is decorated with a tall basket filled with fruit in delicate colours. The plate is marked “Directoire, Wedgewood, Etruria, England.” and “Importe D’Angleterre”.
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Title
Dessert Plate
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A small white plate with a yellow band border that is filled with a texture of tiny dots. The centre of the plate is decorated with a tall basket filled with fruit in delicate colours. The plate is marked “Directoire, Wedgewood, Etruria, England.” and “Importe D’Angleterre”.
Subject
households
decorative
plants
fruit
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0134
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Date
1870 – 1920
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0156
Description
A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1870 – 1920
Material
wood
Dimensions
13.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
Subject
households
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0156
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, earthenware
Catalogue Number
104.20.0224
Description
A round platter with a slight depression in the middle. The platter is white with four blue sunflowers and leaves evenly spaced around the border. There is a blue scalloped band outlining the platter’s depression, and a blue picture of an arch in ruins with trees behind in the centre of the platt…
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Title
Platter
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, earthenware
Description
A round platter with a slight depression in the middle. The platter is white with four blue sunflowers and leaves evenly spaced around the border. There is a blue scalloped band outlining the platter’s depression, and a blue picture of an arch in ruins with trees behind in the centre of the platter.
Subject
households
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0224
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0225 a-h
Description
A set of four white saucers and matching handless cups, each with a light blue border outlined with silver at the rims. Each plate has delicate pink and blue floral wreaths linked by floral chains inside of the blue border. Each plate is marked on the bottom with “Z.S. # Co.” and “Bavaria”.
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Title
Tableware Set
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A set of four white saucers and matching handless cups, each with a light blue border outlined with silver at the rims. Each plate has delicate pink and blue floral wreaths linked by floral chains inside of the blue border. Each plate is marked on the bottom with “Z.S. # Co.” and “Bavaria”.
Subject
households
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0225 a-h
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0448
Description
A spherical pitcher with a large mouth and high collar extending out into a pouring spout. The pitcher has a loop handle attached at the collar and the full point of the belly. The pitcher is white with blue blue decoration. The pitcher has a landscape on the sides and a blue band at collar and…
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Title
Water Pitcher
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
14.5 cm
Description
A spherical pitcher with a large mouth and high collar extending out into a pouring spout. The pitcher has a loop handle attached at the collar and the full point of the belly. The pitcher is white with blue blue decoration. The pitcher has a landscape on the sides and a blue band at collar and handle with grapes and leaves. The pitcher is marked “Spode” on the bottom.
Subject
households
plants
fruit
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0448
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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 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Dimensions
24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
crafts
carving
animals
elk
Norman Luxton
F.O. “Pat” Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
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Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone; skin
Catalogue Number
104.24.0002
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone; skin
Dimensions
38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
animals
elk
deer
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0002
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
104.30.0001
Description
A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
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Title
Mercury Barometer
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal
Dimensions
23.0 x 1.7 x 3.8 cm
Description
A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
Subject
households
seasons
weather
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0001
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal; paint
Catalogue Number
104.47.0001
Description
A clock in a straight sided gable-topped wooden case with small spires on either side. The wood is a mahogany veneer. The case has a pointed glass door painted with three pansies on a black background at the bottom and is clear at the top over the face. The face dial has Roman numerals with meta…
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Title
Shelf Clock
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal; paint
Dimensions
51.8 x 11.3 x 27.2 cm
Description
A clock in a straight sided gable-topped wooden case with small spires on either side. The wood is a mahogany veneer. The case has a pointed glass door painted with three pansies on a black background at the bottom and is clear at the top over the face. The face dial has Roman numerals with metal hands and two holes for winding with a key. A pendulum and gong hang inside the case below the clock face. The back of the clock is marked with “From -.-. ----land, 4 Wellington Street, Kingston, Ont.”.
Subject
households
events
weddings
Isabella Brewster
Pearl Moore
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.47.0001
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
wood; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.48.0004
Description
A brass balance scale on a varnished wood base, painted black around the edges, with small wooden button feet. The arms of the scale and an indicator needle balance on a rod through a hole at the apex of triangular shaped legs. One side of the scale is an oval plate for the item to be weighed an…
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Title
Balance Scale
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
wood; metal, brass
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.5 x 17.0 cm
Description
A brass balance scale on a varnished wood base, painted black around the edges, with small wooden button feet. The arms of the scale and an indicator needle balance on a rod through a hole at the apex of triangular shaped legs. One side of the scale is an oval plate for the item to be weighed and the other side is round for counterweights. Four flat round brass weights in various sizes are stamped with thier value (“2 oz”, “1 oz”, “1/2 oz”, and “1/4 oz”) and fit into cut out circles on the base in front of the scale.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.48.0004
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.01.0012
Description
Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
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Title
Quilt
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
150.0 x 165.0 cm
Description
Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
Subject
households
furnishings
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.01.0012
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, hemp
Catalogue Number
102.02.0002
Description
Small wool rug woven on a hemp warp with an intricate geometric design. Deep red is the dominant colour, along with yellow and white. Possibly a prayer rug, this piece has been repaired, with a loss of 10 cm weaving in length.
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Title
Prayer Rug
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, hemp
Dimensions
52.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
Small wool rug woven on a hemp warp with an intricate geometric design. Deep red is the dominant colour, along with yellow and white. Possibly a prayer rug, this piece has been repaired, with a loss of 10 cm weaving in length.
Subject
households
furnishings
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.02.0002
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Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
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Title
Dining Chair
Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
109.3 x 58.0 x 61.3 cm
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four…
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Title
Buffet Sideboard
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Dimensions
166.0 x 63.2 x 156.0 cm
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four ball-and-claw feet.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany
Catalogue Number
102.03.0010
Description
Table with an undershelf and fitted with a centre drawer. The wheels of this cart are almost hidden by four claw feet.
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Title
Tea Cart
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany
Dimensions
78.5 x 41.5 x 101.5 cm
Description
Table with an undershelf and fitted with a centre drawer. The wheels of this cart are almost hidden by four claw feet.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0010
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; paint; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0015
Description
A mahogany occasional chair with a woven rush seat. The back of the chair is gilt decorated mahogany with a back splat that is hand carved and painted.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; paint; fibre
Dimensions
82.5 x 54.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
A mahogany occasional chair with a woven rush seat. The back of the chair is gilt decorated mahogany with a back splat that is hand carved and painted.
Subject
households
furniture
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0015
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