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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
mineral, onyx
Catalogue Number
107.01.0010
Description
A stylized dragon carved from white onyx. The dragon’s body is flat and slightly arched over a round disk base with a dragon's head at one end looking back over the body. There is an ornate raised relief carving on the body. The base is marked with (Chinese?) characters inside a square.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
mineral, onyx
Dimensions
2.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A stylized dragon carved from white onyx. The dragon’s body is flat and slightly arched over a round disk base with a dragon's head at one end looking back over the body. There is an ornate raised relief carving on the body. The base is marked with (Chinese?) characters inside a square.
Subject
households
collectables
crafts
carving
animals, dragon
myths
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0010
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
wood, metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0047
Description
A wooden box in the shape of a book, the cover of which is inlaid with a design of brass lines forming a border around the edge interspersed with quadrafoil shaped studs and an eight petalled flower form in the centre with a stud at each petal. This object may be hollow but seems unopenable.
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Title
Bric-A-Brac
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
wood, metal
Dimensions
13.0 x 3.0 cm
Description
A wooden box in the shape of a book, the cover of which is inlaid with a design of brass lines forming a border around the edge interspersed with quadrafoil shaped studs and an eight petalled flower form in the centre with a stud at each petal. This object may be hollow but seems unopenable.
Subject
households
crafts
carving
collectables
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0047
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
109.03.0004 a,b
Description
Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear …
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Title
Coin
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.1 x 2.1 cm
Description
Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear symbols on all four sides of hole and raised slightly, with the letters "CT" forming the lower part of the block to the right of the square hole.
Subject
Whyte homecoins
collectables
keepsake
travel
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.03.0004 a,b
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Date
1900 – 1925
Material
ceramic, terracotta
Catalogue Number
107.01.0050
Description
A terracotta figure of a barefoot girl, with a basket over her left arm, standing on a rock set on a round base. The front of the rock has “BOULOGNE -------” stamped into the terracotta.
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Title
Figurine
Date
1900 – 1925
Material
ceramic, terracotta
Dimensions
17.0 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
Description
A terracotta figure of a barefoot girl, with a basket over her left arm, standing on a rock set on a round base. The front of the rock has “BOULOGNE -------” stamped into the terracotta.
Subject
households
collectables
souvenirs
children
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0050
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
clay; glaze
Catalogue Number
104.19.0019
Description
A tall cylindrical earthenware whiskey jug with a slightly flared base. The neck is in shape of a 'Toby' head wearing a large four cornered hat the same colour as the base. The loop handle sits on the shoulder of the jug. There is a cork in the neck that has a standing bear on top. The jug is m…
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Title
Jug
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
clay; glaze
Dimensions
26.0 cm
Description
A tall cylindrical earthenware whiskey jug with a slightly flared base. The neck is in shape of a 'Toby' head wearing a large four cornered hat the same colour as the base. The loop handle sits on the shoulder of the jug. There is a cork in the neck that has a standing bear on top. The jug is marked with “Royal Doulton Trademark” and “RD No. 436948”.
Subject
households
collectables
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0019
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
105.06.0015
Description
Bell-shaped solid glass paperweight with triangular base. The paperweight is clear glass with a spiral of different colours inside.
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Title
Paperweight
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
glass
Dimensions
12.5 cm
Description
Bell-shaped solid glass paperweight with triangular base. The paperweight is clear glass with a spiral of different colours inside.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
collectables
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0015
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0066
Description
A black and white photographic reproduction of a painting of four 16th century Italian cavaliers dressed in velvet and lace, drinking around small cloth covered table before a large ornate fireplace. There is a serving maid in the background and a beggar woman on the other side. There is a signat…
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Title
Photographic Print
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal
Dimensions
19.0 (image) x 24.9 (image) cm
Description
A black and white photographic reproduction of a painting of four 16th century Italian cavaliers dressed in velvet and lace, drinking around small cloth covered table before a large ornate fireplace. There is a serving maid in the background and a beggar woman on the other side. There is a signature brc: “F. Vinez Fireneze 1890.” The photograph is glued to a beige mat with a thin white line framing the photo. There is an embossed seal of photography company at the centre bottom. The print is framed in a simple narrow varnished oak frame with carved dot trim at the edge, backed with two thin slats of wood and patches of brown paper. Two screw eyes and a hanging wire are attached to the back.
Subject
households
collectables
photography
painting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0066
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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
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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
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