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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, f…
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- Title
- Card Holder
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, folded to form envelope. Inside purple "shot" silk with pocket gold stitching. Outside pale blue with embroidered flowers and bamboo leaves.1.5 long thread forms closure with .6 x .7 flat piece of ivory. Very finely made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1008
- Description
- Black, weave pattern in shape of slipper, cast iron,"toe piece" 3.8 long, 0.6 wide. Two piece "rope" forms the side edges and continues around in an undulating shape ending up in bottom of "shoe" in the shape of a hair pin.
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- Title
- Hair Pin Tray
- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Black, weave pattern in shape of slipper, cast iron,"toe piece" 3.8 long, 0.6 wide. Two piece "rope" forms the side edges and continues around in an undulating shape ending up in bottom of "shoe" in the shape of a hair pin.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Siberia
- households
- accessory
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1008
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- Date
- 1873 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1014
- Description
- Sam Ward's leather hat case, purple satin, concave lid, leather handle on lid, oval base tapered outward, leather strap joins lid and base with keyless brass lock, tooled flowers around latch on base, interior quilted purple satin, removable molded seat for hat, blue elastic draw strings to secure,…
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- Title
- Hatbox
- Date
- 1873 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Description
- Sam Ward's leather hat case, purple satin, concave lid, leather handle on lid, oval base tapered outward, leather strap joins lid and base with keyless brass lock, tooled flowers around latch on base, interior quilted purple satin, removable molded seat for hat, blue elastic draw strings to secure, blue glued fabric interior walls.
- Subject
- households
- clothing accessory
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1014
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- Date
- 1920 – 1949
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1019
- Description
- Black metal match box holder with striker/holder, piece divided in two: box with lid to hold matches and an open side with with with striker and discard holder, back piece has two arches with holes for hanging, gold inscription on box: "This article will hold your Matches our service and Quality w…
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1949
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 8.2 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal match box holder with striker/holder, piece divided in two: box with lid to hold matches and an open side with with with striker and discard holder, back piece has two arches with holes for hanging, gold inscription on box: "This article will hold your Matches our service and Quality will hold your trade National Park Bakery Bakers of Sally Ann Bread Cakes Buns Pies etc Save the Forest Banff Phone 54"
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1019
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Mounting Corners
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Material
- paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0264 a,b
- Description
- A pair of unopened packages of photo mounting corners by Engel. a) An envelope with an intricate label that features an illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, surrounding the illustration is lot…
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- Title
- Mounting Corners
- Date
- c. 1925
- Material
- paper;
- Dimensions
- 14.1 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of unopened packages of photo mounting corners by Engel. a) An envelope with an intricate label that features an illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, surrounding the illustration is lots of text about the product some of the text reads “MOUNT YOUR PICTURES WITH” “Engel” (in cursive), “MOUNTING CORNERS” “Handy as a Stamp” “Reg. U.S. PAT. OFF.” “THIS IS THE WAY THEY LOOK IN YOUR ALBUM” “QUICK — EASY — ARTISTIC” “PATENTED” “KNOWN THE WORLD OVER AS” “ “Art Corners” ” “NO PASTE NEEDED — NO MUSS — NO FUSS”. There is some text with instructions and prices at the bottom. On the back of the envelope is more text, including the different styles of the mounting corners and directions. b) An envelope with an intricate label that features a small illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, it is surrounded by other illustrations of photos in the top corners, and an opened photo album. Surrounding the illustrations is lots of text about the product some of the text reads, “To Hold — To Safely Keep” PHOTO PRINTS, POST CARDS ETC., USE” “FOUR SQUARE” “Engel” “ “Art Corners” ”. There is some text with instructions and prices at the bottom. On the back of the envelope is more text, including different colours and illustrations of two different photos. 14.0 x 7.9 cm.
- Subject
- photography
- photography accessory
- Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0264 a,b
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