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- Date
- 1945 – 1945
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0201
- Description
- A hand-carved, well-made, lidded box carved from soft Rocky Mountain marble. The box has a front and a back. The front has bevelled corners, whereas the back has square corners. The box interior has rounded corners and the lid fits smoothly and flushly into the cutout. Base is felted with green fel…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1945 – 1945
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 5.7 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved, well-made, lidded box carved from soft Rocky Mountain marble. The box has a front and a back. The front has bevelled corners, whereas the back has square corners. The box interior has rounded corners and the lid fits smoothly and flushly into the cutout. Base is felted with green felt. The marble is black, streaked with white.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0201
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Needlework Kit
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins i…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins inserted into the fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1052
- Description
- A lidded wooden box with brass hinges and closure. The box top is marked “BENSON & HEDGES B&H London - Montreal - New York” and “Beware of imitations” along with a coat of arms and “BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.” The front of the box is marked “Invincibles de B. & H.” below the fro…
- Title
- Cigar Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- A lidded wooden box with brass hinges and closure. The box top is marked “BENSON & HEDGES B&H London - Montreal - New York” and “Beware of imitations” along with a coat of arms and “BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.” The front of the box is marked “Invincibles de B. & H.” below the front closure. The inside of the lid is marked similar to the outside, but also has a flower sticker and some crayon scribbling.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- sewing
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1052
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
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- Title
- Ski Pants
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 111.2 cm
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- tooling
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0041
- Description
- A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch emb…
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch embroidery along the top opening of the bag on centre panel. The bag has four gold tassels hanging along the bottom edge.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0041
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0042
- Description
- A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0042
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0043
- Description
- A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- quilting
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0043
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0053
- Description
- A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- knitting
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0053
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0059
- Description
- A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0059
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