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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
107.01.1012
Description
A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is th…
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is the seal of Royal Doulton, made in England, below it: BOW FALLS BANFF NATIONAL PARK D6471.
Subject
souvenir
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Falls
figure
male
animal
horse
Credit
Purchased from Midtowne Memorabilia, Wetaskiwin, 1994
Catalogue Number
107.01.1012
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Date
1935 – 1955
Material
fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.04.0052
Description
White panama hat made of woven plant fiber. The 5 cm. navy blue fabric hatband is patterned with nine small grey and red linear designs. Hatband is folded to create three horizontal panel, inside headband is of brown leather stamped with gold coloured printing which reads, "NATURAL GENUINE AIRLINE…
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Title
Panama Hat
Date
1935 – 1955
Material
fibre; skin
Dimensions
13.0 x 30.0 x 33.5 cm
Description
White panama hat made of woven plant fiber. The 5 cm. navy blue fabric hatband is patterned with nine small grey and red linear designs. Hatband is folded to create three horizontal panel, inside headband is of brown leather stamped with gold coloured printing which reads, "NATURAL GENUINE AIRLINER PANAMA WOVEN BY HAND IN ECUADOR CREATED BY BUCKLEY OF CANADA. " small red tag identifies size, "7 1-4, Custan Made" small white ribbon bow on back of interior band.
Subject
households
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0052
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0121
Description
A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fi…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic; metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm
Description
A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fiddle decorated with white dots. Small circular blue tag hangs from stem, "made in Norway/ Hus-fild. Back of fiddle has metal safety pin type clasp fastened to disk glued to it. (in brown batik-patterned cardboard box)
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
music
Hardanger fiddle
travel
souvenir
collectable
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0121
Images
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