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Military Epaulettes
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- Date
- 1825 – 1845
- Material
- metal, silver; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1040 a-c
- Description
- Pair of shoulder epaulettes and a breastplate. (c) Breastplate oval shaped 9.0x6.5, convex with "CS" engraved on front; on back 2 studs and one hook, all in silver. (a,b) epaulettes, overlapping metal disks of silver form long narrow band. Bottom widens slightly to half moon shape covered with…
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- Title
- Military Epaulettes
- Date
- 1825 – 1845
- Material
- metal, silver; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of shoulder epaulettes and a breastplate. (c) Breastplate oval shaped 9.0x6.5, convex with "CS" engraved on front; on back 2 studs and one hook, all in silver. (a,b) epaulettes, overlapping metal disks of silver form long narrow band. Bottom widens slightly to half moon shape covered with coiled silver wire. From that hangs 15 silver wire coils 7.5 long. Underneath is a row of fine silver coiled wire, 7.5 long and under that is fine coiled thread, sewn onto a shaped pad, lined with silk. Came in a box on which is written: "Silver/Epaulettes/Specs (crossed off)/ Breastplate/ Spectacles (crossed off)/ of Father's C. Schaffer Sr. 1836/ Epaulettes of Chas Schaffer 1st"
- Subject
- Charles Schaffer 1st
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1040 a-c
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1030
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