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Date
1920 – 1920
Material
wax; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
107.01.0077
Description
A molded frame of a wax compound with a deep relief of a cathedral aisle lined with columns and arches from a floor to a high ceiling. There is a partition and doors at the end of a tall arched wall with a plaque and wreath on a tiled floor in front. The plaque is a yellowed ivory colour with blac…
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Title
Plaque
Date
1920 – 1920
Material
wax; metal; fibre
Dimensions
8.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
A molded frame of a wax compound with a deep relief of a cathedral aisle lined with columns and arches from a floor to a high ceiling. There is a partition and doors at the end of a tall arched wall with a plaque and wreath on a tiled floor in front. The plaque is a yellowed ivory colour with black and brown staining to enhance details. The plaque hangs from a doubled brown twisted cord through small holes molded through each of the top corners. Carved below the relief is “The Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey Nov 11 1920.” The back is stamped “Ivorex copyright in all countries Arthur Osborne, made in England.”
Subject
households
souvenirs
military
memorials
symbols
collectables
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0077
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Date
1906 – 1906
Material
wax; metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0078
Description
A molded frame of wax compound with a deep relief of the interior of a room with a flagstone floor, a fireplace on the left wall, a table and two chairs and two cupboards on the back wall, a curtained bed in a niche and a grandfather clock on the right wall. The plaque is a yellowed ivory colour wi…
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Title
Plaque
Date
1906 – 1906
Material
wax; metal
Dimensions
15.0 x 24.2 cm
Description
A molded frame of wax compound with a deep relief of the interior of a room with a flagstone floor, a fireplace on the left wall, a table and two chairs and two cupboards on the back wall, a curtained bed in a niche and a grandfather clock on the right wall. The plaque is a yellowed ivory colour with brown and black staining of furniture and textures. “Burns' Cottage Interior” is carved into the bottom left corner of the frame, and the initails “AO” are in the bottom right corner of the relief. The back is marked “AO 1906 copyright” and has two small brass eyes with rings and wire for hanging.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0078
Images
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Date
1906 – 1906
Material
wax; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
107.01.0079
Description
A molded frame of wax compound with a deep relief of a bridged gateway across a narrow old city street with close tall buildings at either side and filled with milling people and carriages. The gateway filling the centre of the relief has an ornate arched facade with statues in niches at either si…
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Title
Plaque
Date
1906 – 1906
Material
wax; metal; fibre
Dimensions
26.5 x 20.5 cm
Description
A molded frame of wax compound with a deep relief of a bridged gateway across a narrow old city street with close tall buildings at either side and filled with milling people and carriages. The gateway filling the centre of the relief has an ornate arched facade with statues in niches at either side of a tall window. The plaque is a yellowed ivory colour with black stain to enhance details. “Temple Bar in Dr. Johnson's Time” is carved into the bottom left corner of the frame, and the initials “AO” are in the bottom right corner of the relief. The back has “AO 1906 copyright” and two metal eyes with cord between them for hanging.
Subject
households
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0079
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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