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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1226
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base; the cup is in its original blue flannel drawstring bag. A black label with “BIRKS” in gold is stitched to the bag. The engraving on the front of the cup “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies” is in italic script, underneath, engraved…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base; the cup is in its original blue flannel drawstring bag. A black label with “BIRKS” in gold is stitched to the bag. The engraving on the front of the cup “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies” is in italic script, underneath, engraved in an arc in caps “COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY” (all other engraving is printed horizontally) lc italics “for the best”, caps “AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY “ lc italics “taken on the”, caps “OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE”, lc italics “won by”, caps “GEORGE VAUX”, “1933”. The TRCR logo (a circle with a horse and rider in the centre surrounded by a rim in which “TRAIL RIDERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES” is printed) is stamped on both sides of engraved “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies”. On the back of the cup near the lip and to the right an engraved “BIRKS” surrounded by a box, ”STERLING”, three silver hallmarks, “66/23”. The handles rise up 1.5 cm. from the lip, 1.5cm. horizontally and then curve down gracefully to the bottom of the cup at the narrowest part. The base of the cup flares out and is attached to a black turned wooden base. The bottom of base is covered by glued on black faux leather (paper).
- Subject
- sports
- riding
- horses
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Country Life Trophy
- George Vaux
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1226
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some conife…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some coniferous trees. Below the girl in arced, black, letters “a little streak of Sunshine” is printed. The metal back of the pin has a horizontal pin set with a safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin.
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford Whyte (Estate), 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1237
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base. The lip has 0.80cm decorative trim. The engraving on the front of the cup, horizontally, “BANFF T.C. OPEN DOUBLES 1933” . The handles rise 0.85cm from the lip, 2.0cm. horizontally, and then curve down gracefully 6.0cm (downward). Th…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; paint
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base. The lip has 0.80cm decorative trim. The engraving on the front of the cup, horizontally, “BANFF T.C. OPEN DOUBLES 1933” . The handles rise 0.85cm from the lip, 2.0cm. horizontally, and then curve down gracefully 6.0cm (downward). The base of the cup flares out and is attached to a brown, turned wooden base. The bottom of the base has a painted-on label in the shape of a shield in gold, green and white “SILVER P (a hole) TROP, underneath (horizontally) “WM.A. ROGERS TORONTO NO. 1654”.
- Credit
- Gift of Staple Family, Canmore, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1237
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