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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1049
- Description
- long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with red (13.0) 2 rosettes, 2 spades, 2 clubs, on back: 1star, 2 rosettes on shoulders, down the arms triangular shape with 2 diamonds, 6 brass bells tied onto fringes at back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1049
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1047
- Description
- White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into frin…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into fringe, same on back except only one rosette, fringe at breast and waist, 11 buckskin rosettes with thongs hanging from centre, on skirt, fringes at bottom of dress.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1047
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0017 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft soled deerskin moccasins that tie with leather thongs at the ankle flap. Beadwork on the toe depicts two simple flowers and a border of beadwork following the line of the vamp.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft soled deerskin moccasins that tie with leather thongs at the ankle flap. Beadwork on the toe depicts two simple flowers and a border of beadwork following the line of the vamp.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0017 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting …
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.5 (a); 14.1 (b) x 5.0 (a); 7.5 (b) x 10.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting the right eyepiece, with a scale reading “_5 0 + 5”. A narrow leather strap is attached to brass eyes on the body of the binoculars On the left side is “Voigtlander & Sohn Braunschweig & London No. 3380”b) The binocular case is tan-coloured leather with a flip top lid that is secured with a strap that buckles through a leather covered buckle on the front. There are leather straps on the back, to secure the case to a belt, and a neckstrap attached to the sides of the case. The case is lined with red velvet and built up inside to fit the binoculars securely. The case bears the handwritten initials “-.H.W.” and a date (1911?).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0147
- Description
- A dark brown cowhide briefcase with two leather straps which are joined at the top to form a handle. The case has faded and torn travel stickers on the outside of the flap.
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- Title
- Briefcase
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 26.8 x 20 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- A dark brown cowhide briefcase with two leather straps which are joined at the top to form a handle. The case has faded and torn travel stickers on the outside of the flap.
- Subject
- tourism
- souvenirs
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0147
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, flax; fibre, cotton; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0155
- Description
- A down-filled cushion with an abstract flowing multi-colour floral design on beige linen (embroidery is satin stitch). The cushion has mauve piping on all four edges. This piece was handmade by Pearl Brewster Moore.
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- Title
- Cushion
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, flax; fibre, cotton; feather
- Dimensions
- 15 x 51.5 x 56 cm
- Description
- A down-filled cushion with an abstract flowing multi-colour floral design on beige linen (embroidery is satin stitch). The cushion has mauve piping on all four edges. This piece was handmade by Pearl Brewster Moore.
- Subject
- households
- decoratice
- Pearl Moore
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0155
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0038
- Description
- An electric table lamp with a vase-shaped base resting in a ring of wood. The base has a cream coloured crackle glaze. The white, possibly acetate, shade has a simple, flared shape (more recent - 1975?) and the bottom edge is finished with a braid trim.
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.0 cm
- Description
- An electric table lamp with a vase-shaped base resting in a ring of wood. The base has a cream coloured crackle glaze. The white, possibly acetate, shade has a simple, flared shape (more recent - 1975?) and the bottom edge is finished with a braid trim.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0038
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Medal And Ribbon
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- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, …
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- Title
- Medal And Ribbon
- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, and a horseman stamping on a shield and skull and the dates “1914 “1918” on other. This medal is hanging from a bar at the end of a blue, black, white and gold striped ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. The second medal is a general service bronze coloured medal with a winged victory holding a large feather on one side and “The Great War for Civilization 1914-19” inside a bound wreath on the other side. This medal is hanging from the point of a rainbow coloured ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. b) Another medal set, similar to (a), but with a conveyance paper and a square cardboard box to hold the medals. Both of these medals are engraved with “Major F.A. Brewster”.c) A set of four miniature medals, measuring 6.5 cm wide by 5.8 cm high, attached to ribbons that are sewn together on a metal bar pin. The centre two medals are the same as (a), the medal on the left is a bronze coloured star-shaped medal of two crossed swords and a wreath, surmounted by a crown and hanging from the point of a red, white and blue ribbon, and the medal on the far right is an oval bronze coloured medal with “GR V” in high relief at the centre and crown at the top, that hangs from the point of a green and gold striped ribbon. d) Four campaign ribbons sewn together on a long metal bar, measuring 13.8 cm long by 1.0 cm high, in the same colours and in same order as (c).(e) and (f) have not been founde) Four ribbons sewn together in the same colours and order as (d), but they are not on a bar (note: ribbons separating from each other).f) Two sets of three ribbons sewn together in the same fashion as (e), but without the green and gold ribbon of the far right.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0008
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- metal; metal, nickel; bone; skin; fibre, cotton; stone; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0008
- Description
- A vast collection of sewing supplies found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include tools, buttons and notions, and other odds and ends. Includes various sewing tools, needles, thread, small pieces of fabric, measuring tapes, buttons (some with ornate designs), paper patterns, sequi…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- metal; metal, nickel; bone; skin; fibre, cotton; stone; plastic
- Dimensions
- 23.8 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- A vast collection of sewing supplies found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include tools, buttons and notions, and other odds and ends. Includes various sewing tools, needles, thread, small pieces of fabric, measuring tapes, buttons (some with ornate designs), paper patterns, sequins, a small plastic magnifying glass, a thimble, a length of ribbon embroidered with “P.M” in script, a pocket knife with mother of pearl handle (103.08.0209b) and two cowhide and leather luggage tags which read “Pearl B. Moore Banff Canada”.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- hobbies
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0008
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