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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1105
- Description
- Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a bran…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Description
- Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a branch. Looped strands of black beads hang from the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- birds
- needlework
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1105
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Saddle Blanket
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0005
- Description
- Blanket cloth pieced together by hand to form a large rectangle with a dark border with fringe and bells is attached along one edge and halfway up both sides. A crewel-like design of beads is appliqued on the border.
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- Title
- Saddle Blanket
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 90 x 140 cm
- Description
- Blanket cloth pieced together by hand to form a large rectangle with a dark border with fringe and bells is attached along one edge and halfway up both sides. A crewel-like design of beads is appliqued on the border.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0005
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