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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper; paint; glue; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1044 a,b
- Description
- Hand made paper box with cover. Is oblong with rounded edges decorated in green and white leaf pattern, blue, black and white trim on the inside."Belonged to Dr. Schaffer's mother" hand written on bottom of box.
- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper; paint; glue; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.7 x 20.7 cm
- Description
- Hand made paper box with cover. Is oblong with rounded edges decorated in green and white leaf pattern, blue, black and white trim on the inside."Belonged to Dr. Schaffer's mother" hand written on bottom of box.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1044 a,b
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1045 a-c
- Description
- A small white oval shaped paper box with blue trim. There is sticker on label from a hotel in Europe. Inside small piece lace, 10.7x4.3 cm. Inside lid, on bottom written "B E .... trim from Mary E. Fowler Oct 5, 1875" "Made by S.M. Potts" probably refers to the lace.
- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small white oval shaped paper box with blue trim. There is sticker on label from a hotel in Europe. Inside small piece lace, 10.7x4.3 cm. Inside lid, on bottom written "B E .... trim from Mary E. Fowler Oct 5, 1875" "Made by S.M. Potts" probably refers to the lace.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1045 a-c
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1004
- Description
- A brown synthetic makeup case with a brass push lock and woven fibre handle. Inside lid has mirror 8.x16.5 with fibre pocket. Base has fibre covered wooden compartments. Three jars of various creams, 2 glass bottles, small snap case of powder, small black plastic case with mascara, brush and comb.…
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- Title
- Cosmetic Case
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A brown synthetic makeup case with a brass push lock and woven fibre handle. Inside lid has mirror 8.x16.5 with fibre pocket. Base has fibre covered wooden compartments. Three jars of various creams, 2 glass bottles, small snap case of powder, small black plastic case with mascara, brush and comb. The mirror inside the mascara case is broken. One small wooden cuticle stick. In one little compartment there are some hairpins and safety pins.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1004
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- fibre; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1008
- Description
- Yellow fabric covers wooden box frame, stands on 4 legs. Hinged lid is padded on top. Metal stud decoration. Inside are various dog toys and dog dish.
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- fibre; wood; metal
- Description
- Yellow fabric covers wooden box frame, stands on 4 legs. Hinged lid is padded on top. Metal stud decoration. Inside are various dog toys and dog dish.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1008
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Lantern Slide Case
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1010 a-c
- Description
- Wooden box with slots and padded field case. (a) wooden box, 32.4 x 10.5 x 13.2, 2 hook and eye latches on front. 64 slots with paper board dividers inside. "CAUTION" label inside lid, which reads “NEVER SHOW LANTERN SLIDES IN A STANDARD MOTION PICTURE MACHINE. THIS TYPE OF PROJECTOR WILL BREAK ALL…
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- Title
- Lantern Slide Case
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; skin; metal
- Description
- Wooden box with slots and padded field case. (a) wooden box, 32.4 x 10.5 x 13.2, 2 hook and eye latches on front. 64 slots with paper board dividers inside. "CAUTION" label inside lid, which reads “NEVER SHOW LANTERN SLIDES IN A STANDARD MOTION PICTURE MACHINE. THIS TYPE OF PROJECTOR WILL BREAK ALL SLIDES SHOWN.” blue pencil writing “55 Slides, 54 neg. ———-“ White paper dot on hinge edge, brass hinges (b) rust brown pressed cardboard box, 36.0 x 11.4 x 16.6, fastened together with brass tacks. 1.5 thick felt padding interior. Leather straps with buckle fasteners running length and width (c) pressed cardboard box, 37.5 x 11.7 x 17.7, lid fastened with staples at ends. Felt padding interior top. A little wear on corner edges. Manufacturer's stamp interior “Manufactured by [ineligible] BOX CO. UNITED OTTAWA, CANADA.” fragments of destination label exterior, “Banff, Alberta.”
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Lonsdale, Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1010 a-c
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Lantern Slide Projector Projector
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1009 a-d
- Description
- Lantern slide projector, Tom Lonsdale's. Black, rectangular box, 23.1 x 11.7 x 11.7, housing concave mirror in holder, projection bulb (500 W) 2 convex glass, narrow slot for slide carrier. Wooden track with squared centre structure travelling bracket with 2 openings for transparency (9.1 x 7.6) A…
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- Title
- Lantern Slide Projector Projector
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre; wood;
- Description
- Lantern slide projector, Tom Lonsdale's. Black, rectangular box, 23.1 x 11.7 x 11.7, housing concave mirror in holder, projection bulb (500 W) 2 convex glass, narrow slot for slide carrier. Wooden track with squared centre structure travelling bracket with 2 openings for transparency (9.1 x 7.6) Accordion bellows with metal plate holding lens apparatus, lens, black and silver in colour extending (10.2 with 5.5 diameter). Turn knob fine focus, "H" shape stand attached to bottom centre, telescopic rods either side bracing bellows and light bulb socket. Copper colour cloth covered cord. Hand switch and M/F plugs approximately middle of cord, male plug on end, housing enclosure lid. Overall dimensions: L:40.5, H: 27.3,W: 30.5.
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Lonsdale, Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1009 a-d
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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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- 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
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.536
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a pitcher and a bowl enclosed in a rectangle.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a pitcher and a bowl enclosed in a rectangle.
- Subject
- still life
- pitcher
- bowl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.536
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.629
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a teapot with a cup and saucer to the viewer’s right. Standing up behind these is a plate. Signed in ink in brc is Peter White
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 28.9 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a teapot with a cup and saucer to the viewer’s right. Standing up behind these is a plate. Signed in ink in brc is Peter White
- Subject
- plate
- teapot
- cup
- saucer
- still life
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.629
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Watercolour Illustration
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoR.05.01
- Description
- A botanical still life drawing of 6 or 7 different kinds of flowers in a grey vase. Flowers are deep blue, orange, light yellow, light pink, deep pink and white. Foliage is green. The vase has horizontal markmaking, giving the illusion of texture to the surface. Inscription on the back was written …
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- Title
- Watercolour Illustration
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A botanical still life drawing of 6 or 7 different kinds of flowers in a grey vase. Flowers are deep blue, orange, light yellow, light pink, deep pink and white. Foliage is green. The vase has horizontal markmaking, giving the illusion of texture to the surface. Inscription on the back was written by one of her nieces, either Priscilla, Serena or Emily Potts. It reads, “Painted by my / Aunt Mary Ann Potts / about 1820”
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoR.05.01
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Watercolour Painting
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- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.05
- Description
- Botanical still life of five different flowers in an ornate white and gold vase. The vase is a reverse bell shape, with a wide base at the bottom. There is a green ground that the vase is placed on. The flowers are white, pink, purple, yellow and blue, and includes violets and roses, among other fl…
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- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life of five different flowers in an ornate white and gold vase. The vase is a reverse bell shape, with a wide base at the bottom. There is a green ground that the vase is placed on. The flowers are white, pink, purple, yellow and blue, and includes violets and roses, among other flowers.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.05
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Watercolour Painting
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.28
- Description
- Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The bac…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The back has multiple inscriptions. Due to the hand, it is a bit difficult to read. “M. G. Le???d??”“February 4th, 1852”“M. G. L??????” “To E. Anderson”
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flower
- insect
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.28
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Watercolour Painting
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.29
- Description
- Botanical still life on a beige toned card with rounded corners. The flowers are central, showing blooms of red, yellow, pink and blue with bright green foliage. There are two colurs of paint marks in the top left corner.The back has multiple inscriptions. Due to the hand, it is a bit difficult to …
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life on a beige toned card with rounded corners. The flowers are central, showing blooms of red, yellow, pink and blue with bright green foliage. There are two colurs of paint marks in the top left corner.The back has multiple inscriptions. Due to the hand, it is a bit difficult to read. “From Mary G L????de?”“To Lizzy Anderson”In blue ink or paint:“TO MARY”Listed in pencil:“Pilgrimage”“Matrimony”“Courtship”?“Novice”
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flower
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.29
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