topic:"fashion" found 169 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Beaded Bracelet

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Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0149

Description: Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock ar…

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Title: Beaded Bracelet

Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Dimensions: 1.5 x 21.9 cm

Description: Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock around ring, clasp bracelet into loop. Stones threaded on the six bars are (1) large brown bead jasper ?, (2) flat green bead quartz ?, round clear bead microline? , (3) cylindrical blue bead (lapis , large triangular aqau bead turquoise, (4) small green bead quartz ? , large red torus shaped bead jasper , small orange bead jasper ? , (5) large clear round bead - microline? , (6) large red bead jasper.

Subject: Whtye home; accessories; jewlery; fashion; travel; souvenir; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0149

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Beaded Dress

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Date: 1920 – 1930

Material: fibre, silk; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1163

Description: Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.

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Title: Beaded Dress

Date: 1920 – 1930

Material: fibre, silk; glass

Dimensions: 71.2 x 126.8 cm

Description: Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.

Subject: households; fashion; Mary McCowan

Credit: Gift of Barbara Phillips, Kamloops, 2003

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1163

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Beaded Necklaces

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0097

Description: A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pr…

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Title: Beaded Necklaces

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Dimensions: 0.8 x 21.8 cm

Description: A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pressure of the arms of the V. Pressing the arms together and pulling releases clasp. Fifty-four beads of a medium shade of green.

Subject: Whyte home; accessories; jewlery; fashion; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0097

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Beaded Necklaces

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Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: metal; fibre; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0163 a,b

Description: Two necklaces of beads of amber. Beads vary in colour from light to dark. (a) with macrame, large, angular, irregular, faceted beads, strung on gold coloured cord which is knotted between series of the beads. Large, 1.9 cm dia. bead hangs from bottom of necklace with large, flat, woven, square knot…

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Title: Beaded Necklaces

Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: metal; fibre; stone

Dimensions: 1.9 x 45.0 cm

Description: Two necklaces of beads of amber. Beads vary in colour from light to dark. (a) with macrame, large, angular, irregular, faceted beads, strung on gold coloured cord which is knotted between series of the beads. Large, 1.9 cm dia. bead hangs from bottom of necklace with large, flat, woven, square knot of the gold cord with three loops around the sides, hanging below. 5.0 cm from middle, on each side is flat, knotted oval of macrame separated by a series of different sized beads. Natural crackle of resin can be seen (b) with carved pendant, long strand of uniform, round, small amber beads, at bottom 2.1 x 2.5 cm trapezoidal pendant of opaque amber is hung supported by triangular ,metal armature in back. Inlaid in 1.4 cm circle in front of pendant is orange, glassy piece of amber ? which is carved with tiny square-rigged schooner and the words, "Viel Gluck". Six extra beads found loose and threaded on loop tied to necklace.