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- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0126
- Description
- An oval cameo of mother of pearl on brownish background. Luminous carving of woman's profile. Fat oval background of iridescent abalone shell. Simple oval setting forms plain brass ? frame around with long hinged pin spike horizontally across back fastening under curled hook clasp on opposite side.
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- Title
- Cameo Brooch
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.8 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- An oval cameo of mother of pearl on brownish background. Luminous carving of woman's profile. Fat oval background of iridescent abalone shell. Simple oval setting forms plain brass ? frame around with long hinged pin spike horizontally across back fastening under curled hook clasp on opposite side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0126
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- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.3 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- meta; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0126
- Description
- A small, round, Red Cross medallion hanging from blue ribbon. Enamelled brass with blue border around outside edge reading "SERVICE. American Red Cross". White background at middle with red cross applied on top. Flat metal loop at edge holds blue grosgrain ribbon, which widens to loop around flat, …
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- Title
- Service Pin
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- meta; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 0.8 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small, round, Red Cross medallion hanging from blue ribbon. Enamelled brass with blue border around outside edge reading "SERVICE. American Red Cross". White background at middle with red cross applied on top. Flat metal loop at edge holds blue grosgrain ribbon, which widens to loop around flat, brass bar at top. Hinged pin behind bar fastens under hook clasp with tiny lever mechanism to latch pin in place. Back of medallion disk slightly concave with ends of two pins holding red cross on front showing through.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0126
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which la…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which lap from the walls of the bag into which tape, buttons, etc., could be placed. Double draw strings can gather the bag to close it. (b) is a needle book of card covered with the same yellow floral print cotton and lined with plain yellow cotton, a cord holding in a piece of flannel into which needles can be placed. Never used, but there are a few pins in the built in pincushion, and a length of white satin ribbon in one of the pockets.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
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