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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0349
- Description
- A brown alligator skin, clutch bag with gracefully curved flap covering half of front, and 11.5 cm wrist strap stitched vertically on the back. Flap snaps with brass snap underneath to front of purse. Inside completely lined with brown ribbed satin, and has a wide zippered pocket along the back, an…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 1.5 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- A brown alligator skin, clutch bag with gracefully curved flap covering half of front, and 11.5 cm wrist strap stitched vertically on the back. Flap snaps with brass snap underneath to front of purse. Inside completely lined with brown ribbed satin, and has a wide zippered pocket along the back, and a compartment patch pocket in front of that. Brown satin snap top change purse is attached to inside by elastic cord. Top of patch pockets edged with gold colour. Zipper inside is special "Koh-i-noor Kover Zip" which conceals the zipper teeth beneath fabric when closed.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0349
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0353 a-c
- Description
- a) Black fabric, ribbed silk? clutch bag with flap covering two thirds of front, and large, yellowed, clear plastic, lucite? Clasp handle passing through slit in flap to secure, 2.0 cm wide strap on back. Plastic handle held to front of purse by two fabric loops. Completely lined with finer black…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 4.0 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- a) Black fabric, ribbed silk? clutch bag with flap covering two thirds of front, and large, yellowed, clear plastic, lucite? Clasp handle passing through slit in flap to secure, 2.0 cm wide strap on back. Plastic handle held to front of purse by two fabric loops. Completely lined with finer black fabric having large patch pocket in back, smaller one in front. Small, 1.9 cm black safety pin pinned above back pocket. Purse seamed at sides but flattened at bottom for thickness. (b) change purse, soft, of same material as lining. Pouch hangs from hinged rectangular frame with ball snap closure of metal. (c) mirror, backed with lining fabric, small fabric pull tab on one side.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0353 a-c
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0355
- Description
- Completely beaded white clutch bag with snap open frame at mouth from which hangs the rest of the bag. Small .1 cm white plastic beads evenly spaced over the surface and covering the rounded frame are fastened on a background of netting. Inside completely lined with white ribbed fabric satin? S…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 3.1 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded white clutch bag with snap open frame at mouth from which hangs the rest of the bag. Small .1 cm white plastic beads evenly spaced over the surface and covering the rounded frame are fastened on a background of netting. Inside completely lined with white ribbed fabric satin? Stamped on lining "Lumured made in USA" and patent number difficult to read.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0355
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two p…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 72.0 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two patch pockets.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light gre…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light green outline and stem. Back yoke has a central design of a yellow and red flower, green leaves and blue and yellow stems. On either side near each shoulder is a blue flower, red outlined, green leaves and stem, leaves outlined in white. Beading on back has brown paper backing. Beaded flower design on each cuff. Red centre, yellow petals outlined in black. Four green tendrils with white tips.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Wrig Burles, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
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