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- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
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- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of …
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- Title
- Platter
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Dimensions
- 41.0 cm
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of the platter. A leaf-like scroll pattern which decorates the handles are accented in gold. The bottom of the platter is slightly elevated. The platter is marked “Davenport, Longport, Staffordshire”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0026
- Description
- One very delicate guipure lace mat. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. The doily has a quadrifoliate shape of four large scallops with four smaller scallops between each of the large scallop…
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- Title
- Table Throw
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- One very delicate guipure lace mat. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. The doily has a quadrifoliate shape of four large scallops with four smaller scallops between each of the large scallops. The center of the doily has four star shaped flowers. The outside edge of the doily is also scalloped.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0026
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
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- Title
- Doily Set
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads, rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circ…
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads, rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circle with four circles spaced around the edge of the piece.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre fil…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 39.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre filled with oranges, apples, pears, and grapes painted various colours accented with gold. A gold tendril of leaves around tray at edge; bottom of tray solid black.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 43.6 x 51.3 cm
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole at each end for a handle. Edges trimmed with gold colour and spaces between piercing filled with a string of small painted flowers. Lacquer over all paint covering tray.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
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- Date
- 1825 – 1853
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0232
- Description
- Gourd-shaped vase with concave base and 1.2 cm. diameter neck, transparent glaze with cobalt landscape, bird, flower and insect decoration. Red bordered label on bottom in Morse's handwriting says "Yeiraku", calligraphy on base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1825 – 1853
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- Gourd-shaped vase with concave base and 1.2 cm. diameter neck, transparent glaze with cobalt landscape, bird, flower and insect decoration. Red bordered label on bottom in Morse's handwriting says "Yeiraku", calligraphy on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0232
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- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attach…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 13.8 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attached with small, flat handle which serves as hook for fitting into notches. Stick soldered to dish with brass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 17.3 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
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- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
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- Title
- Box Puzzle
- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
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