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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0001
- Description
- A standard pillow, stuffed with feathers and covered with striped yellow, blue, and brown cotton. Covered with a white pillowcase.
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- Title
- Pillow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 44.0 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- A standard pillow, stuffed with feathers and covered with striped yellow, blue, and brown cotton. Covered with a white pillowcase.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0001
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0014
- Description
- All white chenille bedspread with candlewicking in geometric patterns.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 223.0 x 238.0 cm
- Description
- All white chenille bedspread with candlewicking in geometric patterns.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Moore home
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0014
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1005
- Description
- Red blanket with multi coloured stripes, hemmed. Label: "Beaver State"
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Red blanket with multi coloured stripes, hemmed. Label: "Beaver State"
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1005
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0033
- Description
- Hooked throw rug with sailboat scene, a black (9 cm. wide) and burgundy (1.5 cm. wide) border frames picture, scene depicts one large, three masted sailboat in center with a black steamboat to the left and a small single masted sailboat to the right, sailboats are black with orange masts, the whit…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 92.0 x 109.0 cm
- Description
- Hooked throw rug with sailboat scene, a black (9 cm. wide) and burgundy (1.5 cm. wide) border frames picture, scene depicts one large, three masted sailboat in center with a black steamboat to the left and a small single masted sailboat to the right, sailboats are black with orange masts, the white sails are outlined in beige, water is represented in various shades of green, the sky in various shades of grey.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- rug hooking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0033
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0036
- Description
- Woven rectangular rya-type rug of brick-red wool with very short pile. Warp is of white cotton cord with knotted reddish wool pile, and a row of heavy, twisted fibre shot between each row of knots, short reddish fringe at each end added separately and stitched across with brown thread.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 115.0 x 215.0 cm
- Description
- Woven rectangular rya-type rug of brick-red wool with very short pile. Warp is of white cotton cord with knotted reddish wool pile, and a row of heavy, twisted fibre shot between each row of knots, short reddish fringe at each end added separately and stitched across with brown thread.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0036
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- Date
- 1940 – 1975
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0037
- Description
- A coarsely hooked rectangular rug with large figure of a thunderbird standing on Haida dragon figure, with light green background. Thunderbird, with face in profile, outspread wings reaching to each of top corners, and stylized face forming body, is worked with traditional ovoid shaped feathers of …
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1940 – 1975
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 90.0 x 117.5 cm
- Description
- A coarsely hooked rectangular rug with large figure of a thunderbird standing on Haida dragon figure, with light green background. Thunderbird, with face in profile, outspread wings reaching to each of top corners, and stylized face forming body, is worked with traditional ovoid shaped feathers of black, dark red, dark green, and yellow on white body. Beneath bird is long, slightly curved, two-headed dragon (head at each end in profile) with animal face at middle. Rug is hooked with wide (1.5 cm) strips of woolen fabric on burlap backing, and finished with edges wrapped with strips of same woolen fabric.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- rug hooking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0037
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- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on …
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- Title
- Blanket Chest
- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Dimensions
- 48.3 x 48.5 x 124.3 cm
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on inside of lid.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
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Pedestal Table
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- Date
- 1947 – 1947
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0100
- Description
- Heavy, oval-topped table with square-sided centre pedestal of yellow wood (pine?) containing an inlaid diamond of darker wood (cedar?) on each face. Four heavy supporting legs of darker wood extend out from the base of the pedestal. Table top is a single solid slab of wood of darker colour. Constru…
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- Title
- Pedestal Table
- Date
- 1947 – 1947
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 61.0 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, oval-topped table with square-sided centre pedestal of yellow wood (pine?) containing an inlaid diamond of darker wood (cedar?) on each face. Four heavy supporting legs of darker wood extend out from the base of the pedestal. Table top is a single solid slab of wood of darker colour. Constructed with nails and varnished with clear varnish, top slab 5.0 cm thick.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Earl Spencer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0100
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- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0101
- Description
- Half-log bench which has been channelled to fit into two flat based bracket supports, secured with nails. Rustic appearance includes knot holes, natural wood colour with clear varnish. Unstable balance to bench as supports too close together and make it easy to tip on side.
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- Title
- Bench
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 38.8 x 82.8 cm
- Description
- Half-log bench which has been channelled to fit into two flat based bracket supports, secured with nails. Rustic appearance includes knot holes, natural wood colour with clear varnish. Unstable balance to bench as supports too close together and make it easy to tip on side.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Temple Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0101
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0114
- Description
- Rectangular wooden bookcase with three shelves running full length and width of case. Apron piece under bottom shelf is cut out 10 cm. from each end and 3.5 cm. from floor, thin pressed paper back is nailed and stapled onto back.
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- Title
- Bookcase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 81.5 x 25.5 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular wooden bookcase with three shelves running full length and width of case. Apron piece under bottom shelf is cut out 10 cm. from each end and 3.5 cm. from floor, thin pressed paper back is nailed and stapled onto back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0114
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