topic:"social customs" found 24 records - Research Collections

Beverage Set

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Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0107 a-f

Description: A set of six cone shaped clear crystal glasses on stems with round bases. The rim of each glass is slightly flared and a band of fleur-de-lis is etched around each glass near the top (one glass has two bands of fleur-de-lis). The point of each glass, where it joins the stem, has a fluted pattern …

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Title: Beverage Set

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: glass

Dimensions: 11.0 cm

Description: A set of six cone shaped clear crystal glasses on stems with round bases. The rim of each glass is slightly flared and a band of fleur-de-lis is etched around each glass near the top (one glass has two bands of fleur-de-lis). The point of each glass, where it joins the stem, has a fluted pattern cut into the glass.

Subject: households; social customs; decorative; symbols

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0107 a-f

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Beverage Set

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Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0111 a-e

Description: A set of five cone-shaped crystal stemmed liqueur glasses. Each glass is decorated with a band etched around the side with a Greek key design.

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Title: Beverage Set

Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: glass

Dimensions: 12.5 cm

Description: A set of five cone-shaped crystal stemmed liqueur glasses. Each glass is decorated with a band etched around the side with a Greek key design.

Subject: households; social customs; decorative; symbols

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0111 a-e

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Carving Set

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Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal, steel; ivory

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0073 a-c

Description: A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire stic…

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Title: Carving Set

Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal, steel; ivory

Dimensions: 36.5 (a); 28.5 (b); 41.0 (c) cm

Description: A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape around the base of the handle.c) The sharpening steel has a long round steel blade with four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape at the base of the handle.

Subject: households; social customs; animals

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0073 a-c

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Goblet

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Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0094

Description: A round bell-shaped metal (copper?) goblet on a short stem with a round base. The cup is slightly flared at the lip.

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Title: Goblet

Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: metal

Dimensions: 12.5 cm

Description: A round bell-shaped metal (copper?) goblet on a short stem with a round base. The cup is slightly flared at the lip.

Subject: households; social customs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0094

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 33.0 x 33.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0023

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 29.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.