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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0002
Description
A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
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Title
Mossbag
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
23.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
Assiniboine
children
regalia
beadwork
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0002
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0006
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
12.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
households
clothing
decorative
beadwork
tourism
trading
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0006
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Date
1920
Material
grass
Catalogue Number
104.19.0020
Description
A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
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Title
Storage Basket
Date
1920
Material
grass
Dimensions
17.0 cm
Description
A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Klickitat
crafts
basketry
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0020
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0090 a,b
Description
A pair of small brass toothpick holders. The holders are shaped like Dutch clogs, with pointed upturned toes, and each has a geometric design incised on top.
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Title
Toothpick Holder
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A pair of small brass toothpick holders. The holders are shaped like Dutch clogs, with pointed upturned toes, and each has a geometric design incised on top.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0090 a,b
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Date
1925 – 1935
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0105 a-l
Description
A set of twelve clear crystal champagne glasses. Each glass has a wide shallow bowl set on a tall fluted stem with a round base. The glasses are richly decorated with gold bands and looped gold garlands of flowers.
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Title
Beverage Set
Date
1925 – 1935
Material
glass
Dimensions
14.5 cm
Description
A set of twelve clear crystal champagne glasses. Each glass has a wide shallow bowl set on a tall fluted stem with a round base. The glasses are richly decorated with gold bands and looped gold garlands of flowers.
Subject
households
social customs
plants
flowers
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0105 a-l
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre, flax
Catalogue Number
104.20.0124 a-c
Description
Three oval shaped Madeira cloths. Each mat has scalloped borders with an eyelet design defining a large oval in the center. The mats are also decorated with small eyelet flowers.
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Title
Place Mat
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre, flax
Dimensions
25.0 x 34.0 cm
Description
Three oval shaped Madeira cloths. Each mat has scalloped borders with an eyelet design defining a large oval in the center. The mats are also decorated with small eyelet flowers.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0124 a-c
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0137 a,b
Description
A matched cup and saucer with a wide dark band inside the rim of the cup and on the saucer. Six vine-like scrolls are spaced evenly around the inside and outside of the cup, and also on the rim of the saucer. The middle of the cup depression and the bottom of the cup are both decorated with a ci…
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Title
Cup And Saucer
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A matched cup and saucer with a wide dark band inside the rim of the cup and on the saucer. Six vine-like scrolls are spaced evenly around the inside and outside of the cup, and also on the rim of the saucer. The middle of the cup depression and the bottom of the cup are both decorated with a circle drawn around a scrollwork medallion. The cup has a narrow base flaring out to the mouth, and a slightly scrolled loop handle attached at one side. Both pieces are marked “Royal Grafton, Fine Bone China”, and “Made in England”. The cup is also marked with the number “#1564”.
Subject
households
social customs
decorative
plants
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0137 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0197
Description
A round white plate with a wide, slightly shaped rim. The rim is completely covered with floral relief decoration. The centre of plate is decorated with a bouquet of brightly coloured flowers. The plate is marked “Made in England Coalport AD 1750 II E 39 478 9”
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Title
Dinner Plate
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Description
A round white plate with a wide, slightly shaped rim. The rim is completely covered with floral relief decoration. The centre of plate is decorated with a bouquet of brightly coloured flowers. The plate is marked “Made in England Coalport AD 1750 II E 39 478 9”
Subject
households
decorative
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0197
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0198
Description
A round plate with a very dense decoration of small leaves and medium sized flowers on a white background. Five butterflies fly around inside the rim and one sits in the centre.
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Title
Dinner Plate
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Description
A round plate with a very dense decoration of small leaves and medium sized flowers on a white background. Five butterflies fly around inside the rim and one sits in the centre.
Subject
households
decorative
plants
flowers
animals
insects
butterfly
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0198
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0211
Description
A clear cut-glass decanter with a spherical body and a long neck which flares at the top. The bottle has a large faceted round crystal stopper.
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Title
Decanter
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
glass
Dimensions
30.0 cm
Description
A clear cut-glass decanter with a spherical body and a long neck which flares at the top. The bottle has a large faceted round crystal stopper.
Subject
households
social customs
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0211
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