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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1022
- Description
- Grey taffeta bonnet, Mary Schäffer's, stiff brim 14.0 wide, 47.0 around, lined with white fabric, crown pleated at top and gathered more closely at nape, a small fabric bow is at back centre, the hat is lined with stiff, brown netting, a piece of stiff paper is inserted into the middle pleat at the…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Grey taffeta bonnet, Mary Schäffer's, stiff brim 14.0 wide, 47.0 around, lined with white fabric, crown pleated at top and gathered more closely at nape, a small fabric bow is at back centre, the hat is lined with stiff, brown netting, a piece of stiff paper is inserted into the middle pleat at the crown, tie ribbons sewn on to sides of brim 6.5 wide, one 58.0 long, other 26.0 long.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1022
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1019
- Description
- Broad, flat simple knife, Mary Schäffer's, simply shaped, highly polished ivory knife. Ends rounded, scratched into blade area in script: "C Schäffer".
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- Title
- Folder
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Broad, flat simple knife, Mary Schäffer's, simply shaped, highly polished ivory knife. Ends rounded, scratched into blade area in script: "C Schäffer".
- Subject
- households
- office
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1019
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1018
- Description
- Hollow, decorative handle. Arrowhead style blade. Blade is 2.5x1.3 and shaped like an arrowhead. The handle tapers wider to the end. 11.2 long design both sides, chased design with colours green, blue, red and white in negative areas.
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- Title
- Letter Opener
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.1 cm
- Description
- Hollow, decorative handle. Arrowhead style blade. Blade is 2.5x1.3 and shaped like an arrowhead. The handle tapers wider to the end. 11.2 long design both sides, chased design with colours green, blue, red and white in negative areas.
- Subject
- households
- office
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1018
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- Date
- 1909 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1054
- Description
- Multi coloured, overall pattern, straight capped sleeves, fully lined silk dress, hand made, straight style with darts at bustline, 62.0 long back zipper, various shades of blue background with overall geometric circular shapes with light browns and white, off centre front 9.5, vertical pattern ban…
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- Title
- Dress
- Date
- 1909 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Multi coloured, overall pattern, straight capped sleeves, fully lined silk dress, hand made, straight style with darts at bustline, 62.0 long back zipper, various shades of blue background with overall geometric circular shapes with light browns and white, off centre front 9.5, vertical pattern band (border print material), brown scroll with blue chrysanthemum motif, 1.8 white edge of material from left shoulder full length, cloth label at back neckline: "Made in Hong Kong British Crown Colony".
- Subject
- households
- characters
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1054
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- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1055
- Description
- Lavishly embroidered, silk three-quarter length coat, simply cut construction of 4 pieces with sleeves, background light brown silk, fully lined blue jacquard pattern, overall embroidery of various motifs and colours, 3 gold dragons on back and front, and one each shoulder, 4 "frog"closures in fron…
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- Title
- Morning Coat
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- Lavishly embroidered, silk three-quarter length coat, simply cut construction of 4 pieces with sleeves, background light brown silk, fully lined blue jacquard pattern, overall embroidery of various motifs and colours, 3 gold dragons on back and front, and one each shoulder, 4 "frog"closures in front, 10.0 cm yellow border with flower motif at end of sleeves, 5.0 cm black band with blue embroidery with gold thread pattern stitched on with red thread, black band also at neck opening, slit at sides 37.0 cm..
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1055
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1056
- Description
- Heavy chenille, circular, off white, neck opening ca. 50.0 with 38.0 long twisted ties, one piece construction, circular, less that full circle.
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- Title
- Cape
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 71.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy chenille, circular, off white, neck opening ca. 50.0 with 38.0 long twisted ties, one piece construction, circular, less that full circle.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1056
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1057
- Description
- Plain black, "A" line, hand made, gabardine, waist 66.0x4.0 with belt loops, 2 pockets, one inverted pleat, centered front, centre back opening with button and 17.0 long metal zipper, bottom circumference 168.0.
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- Title
- Skirt
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 63.0 cm
- Description
- Plain black, "A" line, hand made, gabardine, waist 66.0x4.0 with belt loops, 2 pockets, one inverted pleat, centered front, centre back opening with button and 17.0 long metal zipper, bottom circumference 168.0.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1057
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1058
- Description
- Light blue, very delicately knitted fine wool, pattern 33.0 from both edges, open, diamond pattern machine rolled finished edges give a scalloped effect.
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- Title
- Stole
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 132.0 cm
- Description
- Light blue, very delicately knitted fine wool, pattern 33.0 from both edges, open, diamond pattern machine rolled finished edges give a scalloped effect.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Mary Schäffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1058
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- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0051 a-h
- Description
- A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all …
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- Title
- Woven Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all filled with greetings. Mrs. Wm. Warren, Banff”. Inside the bag is also: 3 red-earth pottery shards, 3 paper 8-pointed stars with German writing.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0051 a-h
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- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
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