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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1105
Description
Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a bran…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Description
Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a branch. Looped strands of black beads hang from the bottom edge.
Subject
Mary Schaffer
birds
needlework
beadwork
crafts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1105
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
lacquer; paper
Catalogue Number
104.20.0458 a-i
Description
A tray (a) and eight matching glasses (b-i).a) A gold lacquered rectangular tray decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers. b-i) A set of eight cone shaped gold lacquered glasses on stems with round disk bases. Each glass is decorated with a rooster sitting on a br…
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Title
Beverage Set
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
lacquer; paper
Dimensions
15.0 (b-i) cm
Description
A tray (a) and eight matching glasses (b-i).a) A gold lacquered rectangular tray decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers. b-i) A set of eight cone shaped gold lacquered glasses on stems with round disk bases. Each glass is decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers.
Subject
households
plants
birds
rooster
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0458 a-i
Images
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 19 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
Date Range
1915-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1915-1950
Physical Description
Photographs: 19 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 19 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
Subject Access
Birds, Nests
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251 Pertain to Dippers.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
Date Range
1915-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 324
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 324
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1915-1950
Physical Description
Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
Subject Access
Birds, Nests
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 309 Pertain to Townsend solitaires.
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 310 to 324 Pertain to Ptarmigans
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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thumbnail
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
Date Range
1915-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 345
Description Level
5 / File
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 345
Date Range
1915-1950
Physical Description
Photographs: 21 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
Subject Access
Birds, Nests
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 336 Pertain to Ptarmigans
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 337 to 345 Pertain to Grouse
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
Date Range
1915-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378
Description Level
5 / File
  2 images  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378
Date Range
1915-1950
Physical Description
Photographs: 21 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
Subject Access
Birds, Nests
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378 Pertain to Grouse
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 b&w, colour (tinted) some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, woo…
Date Range
1915-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 379 to 410
Description Level
5 / File
  2 images  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 379 to 410
Date Range
1915-1950
Physical Description
Photographs: 32 prints, b&w, colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 b&w, colour (tinted) some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
Subject Access
Birds, Nests
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
An identification given by an unknown author, possibly Riggall's Grandson John Russell or Riggall's daughter Doris "Babe" Burton it reads as follows:
V26 / III / B8 / PA - 405 to 410
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0115 a,b
Description
A pair of shallow bowls with shaped edges elongating to handles at either side. The handles have gilt edges and variation of the bowl’s plant design. Each bowl has a white background with vividly coloured peacocks and other birds among flowers and foliage covering the surface. Each bowl is marke…
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Title
Bowl
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
ceramic, bone china
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
A pair of shallow bowls with shaped edges elongating to handles at either side. The handles have gilt edges and variation of the bowl’s plant design. Each bowl has a white background with vividly coloured peacocks and other birds among flowers and foliage covering the surface. Each bowl is marked “Royal Crown Derby”, “Made in England” and “ “Olde Avesbury” ”.
Subject
households
animals
birds
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0115 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1945
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0204
Description
A large bowl that is white with a wide blue patterned band around the inside and outside of the rim. The bottom inside the bowl is covered with a dense pattern of blue flowers, birds, and plants. There is a maker’s mark on the base of the bowl.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1920 – 1945
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
13.0 cm
Description
A large bowl that is white with a wide blue patterned band around the inside and outside of the rim. The bottom inside the bowl is covered with a dense pattern of blue flowers, birds, and plants. There is a maker’s mark on the base of the bowl.
Subject
households
animals
birds
plants
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0204
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1925
Author
Thorburn, Archibald
Publisher
London : Longmans, Green
Edition
New ed.
Call Number
ND1383 G7 T4
Author
Thorburn, Archibald
Responsibility
Written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn. In four volumes
Edition
New ed.
Publisher
London : Longmans, Green
Published Date
1925
Physical Description
4v. : front. plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Birds in art
Accession Number
492
Call Number
ND1383 G7 T4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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