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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one…
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one half has a full, deep pocket behind a shallower pocket in front, both lined with gold silk. Other side has expanding pocket with folded gussets at the sides, and small flap which fastens with a flat ivory clip around a thread loop on the front of the pocket. Pocket lined with gold twilled fabric. Double pocket side stitched together at sides with brown cord in a slip stitch allowing those pockets to expand slightly for fullness.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0367
- Description
- A folded, green blue, gold embossed, Moroccan leather wallet. Folds in thirds with snap beneath top flap to hold closed. Embossing on each outside panel forms narrow gold frame enclosing the panel with small floral motif in each corner. Inside has long pocket for bills at back, coin pocket in middl…
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- Title
- Wallet
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 7.5 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- A folded, green blue, gold embossed, Moroccan leather wallet. Folds in thirds with snap beneath top flap to hold closed. Embossing on each outside panel forms narrow gold frame enclosing the panel with small floral motif in each corner. Inside has long pocket for bills at back, coin pocket in middle section snaps with triangular flap. Side sections contain card slots. All pockets lined with blue fabric. Coin pocket snap covered with leather. Very soft leather is top stitched all around. On snaps "ABR made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0367
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