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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1008
- Description
- Decorative cast iron pen stand with 4 pen holds. 0.3 thick metal, pressed design of flowers and tendrils. Sides curve gracefully back. 2 rods 8.2 long and 0.3 thick are riveted to sides.
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- Title
- Desk Stand
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- Decorative cast iron pen stand with 4 pen holds. 0.3 thick metal, pressed design of flowers and tendrils. Sides curve gracefully back. 2 rods 8.2 long and 0.3 thick are riveted to sides.
- Subject
- households
- office
- Dr Ernest Kennedy
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Kennedy, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1008
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1003
- Description
- Dark blue green with Canadian Pacific embroidered, wool, very dark blue green, black pattern with 5 narrow light green bars 70.0 cm from each end, edges bound with continuous 4.0 cm wide (2.0 cm both sides) with red cotton tape, 3 corners rounded, other square with beginning and end of tape, in cen…
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Dark blue green with Canadian Pacific embroidered, wool, very dark blue green, black pattern with 5 narrow light green bars 70.0 cm from each end, edges bound with continuous 4.0 cm wide (2.0 cm both sides) with red cotton tape, 3 corners rounded, other square with beginning and end of tape, in centre of bracket is embroidered in black: "Canadian Pacific" 9.0 x 64.0.
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0007
- Description
- A men's travelling toiletry case made of cowhide with a black coloured finish. The top flap folds over and secures with a latch. There are various containers inside to hold toiletries. A monogram, “P.A.”, is on the flap and a label inside the case reads “guaranteed top grain cowhide”.
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 26.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A men's travelling toiletry case made of cowhide with a black coloured finish. The top flap folds over and secures with a latch. There are various containers inside to hold toiletries. A monogram, “P.A.”, is on the flap and a label inside the case reads “guaranteed top grain cowhide”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0007
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0027
- Description
- A homemade pomander made of herbs placed inside a 'Windsor Table Salt' bag that is tied closed at top.
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- Title
- Pomander
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 2.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A homemade pomander made of herbs placed inside a 'Windsor Table Salt' bag that is tied closed at top.
- Subject
- households
- medicinal
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0027
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; hair; wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0028 a-i
- Description
- A large travelling case (a) of leather lined with satin. The lid secures with two latches that lock at the front. The leather carrying handle has a canvas cover which laces on. Inside the case there are several straps to hold implements and containers. The case contains: a hairbrush (b), a clot…
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; hair; wood; paint
- Dimensions
- 14.0 (a) x 30.0 (a) x 46.0 (a) cm
- Description
- A large travelling case (a) of leather lined with satin. The lid secures with two latches that lock at the front. The leather carrying handle has a canvas cover which laces on. Inside the case there are several straps to hold implements and containers. The case contains: a hairbrush (b), a clothes brush (c), a shoe horn (d), a buttonhook (e), an oval bottle (f), two square bottles (g,h), and a key (i). All of the handles and bottle tops have orange stripes on a gold ground. All of the containers are marked “Germany”. The case is covered with a dark blue cloth cover made to fit, and this cover has an oval leather patch centred on the front with 'P.B.M.' in gold letters.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0028 a-i
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0002
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0021
- Description
- A square handkerchief with a very wide border of ornate floral lace surrounding a very small circular cotton centre.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A square handkerchief with a very wide border of ornate floral lace surrounding a very small circular cotton centre.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0021
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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