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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.1015
Description
Beaded, white buckskin doll's cradleboard. White buckskin completely covers board, backboard beaded floral design, blue background, black and yellow trim. Red, orange and yellow flower. 2 red and white circles. Smoked buckskin "doll", blue cotton fabric forms hood, white buckskin blanket 13.0 x 12…
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Title
Cradle Board Doll
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.7 x 11.0 cm
Description
Beaded, white buckskin doll's cradleboard. White buckskin completely covers board, backboard beaded floral design, blue background, black and yellow trim. Red, orange and yellow flower. 2 red and white circles. Smoked buckskin "doll", blue cotton fabric forms hood, white buckskin blanket 13.0 x 12.0 covers doll. 5 geometric bead designs and along top. Buckskin loop 22.0 c 1.5 sewn onto back.
Subject
Indigenous
households
playthings
Mary Schaffer
Ktunaxa
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
108.05.1015
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Date
c. 1779
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.05.1060
Description
Long, empire style, very fine, natural colour, cotton. Long sleeves gathered at the top with tiny tucks at the narrow wrist. Bodice is lined at the front. Open from neck to hem at back with 17 tiny, covered and embroidered buttons. 7 tiny tucks running beside buttonholes full length of back open…
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Title
Dress
Date
c. 1779
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
37.0 x 172.0 cm
Description
Long, empire style, very fine, natural colour, cotton. Long sleeves gathered at the top with tiny tucks at the narrow wrist. Bodice is lined at the front. Open from neck to hem at back with 17 tiny, covered and embroidered buttons. 7 tiny tucks running beside buttonholes full length of back opening. Empire waist has drawstring at front to adjust waistline.
Subject
households, clothing
Serena Potts
Emma Leehman Potts
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1060
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Date
1775 – 1820
Material
glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.1016
Description
Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flower…
Title
Kit Beadwork
Date
1775 – 1820
Material
glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
Description
Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flowers. Thin needle with string pinned in material. One bone crochet hook 8.5 x 1.8. One square paper box with lid with loose beads. Written on box in pencil: "Last piece beadwork by Grandmother Cope Sharples - 1820" Another piece of paper has written: "Elizabeth Jefferes last work about 2 years before she died."
Subject
hobbies
Mary Schaffer Warren
Cope Sharples
Elizabeth Jefferes
beadwork
needlework
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
107.02.1016
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.20.1033 a-j
Description
Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins ar…
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Title
Napkin
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper
Description
Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins are in a flat white box that has “Edmee” written in pencil in one corner.
Subject
households
Edmee Moore
Mary Schaffer
crafts
needlework
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.20.1033 a-j
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Date
1927 – 1940
Material
plastic
Catalogue Number
105.05.1014
Description
Battery operated stereo viewer, black with red knobs, black plastic body, large red button for turning on light. Battery compartment under top half held down with screw, slot for picture insertion, lever to adjust spacing of eyepieces, knob on side for focus. Female thread on bottom, possibly for s…
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Title
Stereo Viewer
Date
1927 – 1940
Material
plastic
Dimensions
5.8 x 11.9 x 15.7 cm
Description
Battery operated stereo viewer, black with red knobs, black plastic body, large red button for turning on light. Battery compartment under top half held down with screw, slot for picture insertion, lever to adjust spacing of eyepieces, knob on side for focus. Female thread on bottom, possibly for stand.
Subject
photography
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.05.1014
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Date
1920 – 1952
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1013
Description
A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
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Title
Thread
Date
1920 – 1952
Material
fibre; paper
Description
A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
crafts
needlework
embroidery
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1013
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