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Lady Minto and Cowboy in National Park, Banff, Canada

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Artist: A. Pearse

Date: 1901

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: PeA.03.01

Description: A realistic drawing in black and white; A mounted rider dressed in buckskins is talking with a lady standing near him; the lady has a long dress, ornate hat and an umbrella; to the right of the picture is a two-horse carriage with 3 people sitting in it; 2 helmeted riders and another man walking ne…

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Artist: A. Pearse

Title: Lady Minto and Cowboy in National Park, Banff, Canada

Date: 1901

Medium: ink on paper

Description: A realistic drawing in black and white; A mounted rider dressed in buckskins is talking with a lady standing near him; the lady has a long dress, ornate hat and an umbrella; to the right of the picture is a two-horse carriage with 3 people sitting in it; 2 helmeted riders and another man walking near the carriage; a herd of bison are near; trees and grass on the flats and up the mountain side; top left corner indicates a slightly cloudy sky.

Subject: Figure; female; Lady Minto; aristocracy; cowboy; Animal; buffalo; Transportation; carriage

Credit: Purchased from John J. Norris, Camberlay, England, 1980

Catalogue Number: PeA.03.01

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Miniature Fan Collection

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Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: paper; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0299 a-i

Description: Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …

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Title: Miniature Fan Collection

Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: paper; wood

Dimensions: 14.5 cm

Description: Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; female; male; Japanese; Edith Morse Robb; E. S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0299 a-i

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Princeton Tiger and Lady

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Artist: H. W. G.

Date: 1900 – 1901

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: GhW.05.02

Description: A tiger with a big smile is in br with his leash tied around a lady's wrists. She is wearing a long red dress and a red hat. They are the same figures as GhW.05.01.

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Artist: H. W. G.

Title: Princeton Tiger and Lady

Date: 1900 – 1901

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 134.5 x 136.5 cm

Description: A tiger with a big smile is in br with his leash tied around a lady's wrists. She is wearing a long red dress and a red hat. They are the same figures as GhW.05.01.

Subject: figure; female; animal; tiger

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: GhW.05.02

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Purse

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Date: 1885 – 1925

Material: fibre; glass; ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0360

Description: A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1885 – 1925

Material: fibre; glass; ivory

Dimensions: 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm

Description: A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.