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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
105.06.0044
Description
Soft green embossed moroccan leather portfolio. Front is tooled with ornate gold leaf and paint. 2.5 cm. gold leaf border frame central rectangular panel, (14 x 25cm. divided into three sections of gold and multi coloured arabesque pattern. Pigments are poor quality and are cracking and bubbling.…
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Title
Portfolio
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin
Dimensions
25.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
Soft green embossed moroccan leather portfolio. Front is tooled with ornate gold leaf and paint. 2.5 cm. gold leaf border frame central rectangular panel, (14 x 25cm. divided into three sections of gold and multi coloured arabesque pattern. Pigments are poor quality and are cracking and bubbling. Paint appears to have been added later as gold is revealed through cracks in paint. Back cover is tooled in lengthwise and widthwise lines forming 3 cm. squares. Small gold leaf stars are embossed upon each intersection. Flap on each side inside provides two pockets for stationary storage. Printed in gold on inside corner "O R 22 CARATS".
Subject
households
office
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0044
Images
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