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- Date
- 1977 – 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0388 a-i
- Description
- (a) Hand thrown, flat footed bowl with deep turquoise glaze with black floral slip pattern, glaze crackled, firing marks remain in bowl.The following were found within the bowl and were bought by Catharine on a trip to Afghanistan: (b) polished blue and black stone (1.0 cm x 3.6 cm).(c) polished gr…
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1977 – 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- (a) Hand thrown, flat footed bowl with deep turquoise glaze with black floral slip pattern, glaze crackled, firing marks remain in bowl.The following were found within the bowl and were bought by Catharine on a trip to Afghanistan: (b) polished blue and black stone (1.0 cm x 3.6 cm).(c) polished grey and brown stone (0.5 cm x 4.0 cm).(d) polished blue stone (0.8 cm x 3.4 cm)(e) polished brown stone (1.0 cm x 3.3 cm)(f) polished brown and white stone (1.5 cm x 3.5 cm) with small holes through which you can see crystals inside.(g) clear polished plastic or sea glass (0.4 cm x 1.7cm). There is a paint-like substance on one side and one end of the object is yellowed. (h) brass-coloured coin (0.2 cm x 1.5 cm). The relief on one side of the coin has been rubbed off significantly and there is a deep gouge on the back.(i) silver-coloured coin (0.3 cm x 1.7 cm). The relief on both sides of the coin has rubbed off significantly and there is a gold-coloured deposit near one edge.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0388 a-i
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0216
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0216
- Description
- 4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 27.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- 4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Doug Machuk
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0216
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0348
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1017%20a-c
- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1017 a-c
- Description
- Majestic Rockies fine bone china plate in original box, #C411 out of limited edition of 10,000, landscape of Laggan, yellow grass in the foreground, trees in the middle ground and background purple mountains, on complete face of plate surrounded by a gold rim of the plate, 2 cabins are pictured in …
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Majestic Rockies fine bone china plate in original box, #C411 out of limited edition of 10,000, landscape of Laggan, yellow grass in the foreground, trees in the middle ground and background purple mountains, on complete face of plate surrounded by a gold rim of the plate, 2 cabins are pictured in the right middle ground as well as a train, inscribed on the back, fine bone china made in in England Majestic Rockies (1887) by Lucius O' Brien, sixth of the Discover Canada Series."
- Credit
- Gift of Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1017 a-c
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
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- Title
- Diorama
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 25.0 x 44.6 cm
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
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- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0091 a,b
- Description
- Two dolls in Greek ethnic dress. Dolls of thin, hollow, formed plastic, with heads covered with laminated fabric on which has been painted identical features, and woolly hair attached. Arms, from elbows down, cast of hard plastic and fastened to wire armatures at the elbow. (a) woman, black pleated…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 35.5 cm
- Description
- Two dolls in Greek ethnic dress. Dolls of thin, hollow, formed plastic, with heads covered with laminated fabric on which has been painted identical features, and woolly hair attached. Arms, from elbows down, cast of hard plastic and fastened to wire armatures at the elbow. (a) woman, black pleated dress and vest trimmed with bright colours and lace, girded at waist with wide red sash with sequins at front, brightly trimmed, loose sleeved yellow blouse. Lace trimmed yellow scarf tied over braided brown hair. Gold disk earrings and medallions at breast, holding white wool and spindle, black plastic shoes with bright ankle bands, long white stockings, two very stiff petticoats. (b) man, short, white pleated chiton with red felt vest trimmed in bands of gold and white, blue sash at waist with blue and white twisted belt tied in loops, soft red cap with long black tassel perches on side of black hair, red plastic shoes with large blue and white pompoms and black ribbons at knees over long white stocking, blue curled mustache.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Costas Kalimiros
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0091 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1025 a-f
- Description
- Plastic molded body with moveable arms legs and head. Hair is dark curly brown. Painted eyebrows and underlashes, fibre eyelashes. Green irises are glued onto plastic white orbs. Open red mouth with a curious red fabric inside. Belly has numerous holes indicating it was probably a talking doll. …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- Plastic molded body with moveable arms legs and head. Hair is dark curly brown. Painted eyebrows and underlashes, fibre eyelashes. Green irises are glued onto plastic white orbs. Open red mouth with a curious red fabric inside. Belly has numerous holes indicating it was probably a talking doll. Items of clothing are: thick cotton panties, 2 underslips, fancy dress and bonnet.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1025 a-f
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Embroidery Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1008
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears…
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- Title
- Embroidery Picture
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- A picture of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England done in needlepoint embroidery with wool and cotton stitches. The picture depicts a rocky promontory with a castellated mansion and an ancient chapel. There are buildings at the bottom of the mount done in fine cotton embroidery with what appears to be ships in centre right. Bottom is rocks and greenery. Cloudy sky in background.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1008
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Figure Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0128%20a-h
- Date
- 1972 – 1973
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0128 a-h
- Description
- Cast plastic brightly painted figurines of Henry VIII of England's Six Wives, Henry, and a single Beefeater. (a) is Henry. (b) Catharine Howard. (c) Catharine Parr. (d) Jane Seymour. (e) Anne Boleyn. (f) Catherine of Aragon. (g) Anne of Cleaves and (h) is the Beefeater. Each is labelled with a name…
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- Title
- Figure Figurine Set
- Date
- 1972 – 1973
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Cast plastic brightly painted figurines of Henry VIII of England's Six Wives, Henry, and a single Beefeater. (a) is Henry. (b) Catharine Howard. (c) Catharine Parr. (d) Jane Seymour. (e) Anne Boleyn. (f) Catherine of Aragon. (g) Anne of Cleaves and (h) is the Beefeater. Each is labelled with a name on the bottom except h.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0128 a-h
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Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0091
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- religious
- animal
- bear
- cat
- frog
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
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- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0009
- Description
- A board to prevent drafts from the fireplace that is cut from one quarter inch plywood and stained brown. The top is curved to match the shape of the fireplace. There are two shaped front supports of three quarter inch plywood at each side of the bottom edge. The board is lined on the reverse wit…
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- Title
- Fireboard
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 15.0 x 114.0 cm
- Description
- A board to prevent drafts from the fireplace that is cut from one quarter inch plywood and stained brown. The top is curved to match the shape of the fireplace. There are two shaped front supports of three quarter inch plywood at each side of the bottom edge. The board is lined on the reverse with strips of pink fibre-glass insulation at the top edge and both side edges. Two rectangular holes cut at the bottom allow the andirons to pass through.
- Subject
- households
- F.O. “Pat” Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0009
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.3001
- Description
- Crude, flat slab of metal, pointed at one end. A squared loop handle is attached to the top. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels Oct. 30, 1972 Iron found 3 feet down - near Old Dan Wildman's place."
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- Title
- Flatiron
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 9.0 x 26.7 cm
- Description
- Crude, flat slab of metal, pointed at one end. A squared loop handle is attached to the top. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels Oct. 30, 1972 Iron found 3 feet down - near Old Dan Wildman's place."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.3001
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fabric; fleece;metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0415
- Description
- A brown, thick, sherpa-style vest with four gold buttons that fasten with brown elastic loops. Buttons depict a crest with lions.
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- Title
- Fleece Vest
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fabric; fleece;metal
- Dimensions
- 71.0 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A brown, thick, sherpa-style vest with four gold buttons that fasten with brown elastic loops. Buttons depict a crest with lions.
- Subject
- mountaineering
- climbing
- outerwear
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0415
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.…
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- Title
- Flesher
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (a); 3.0 (b) x 26.0 (a); 22.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”b) Smaller bone scraper with tag with CRW writing: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
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Food Storage Jar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0045
- Date
- 1500 – 1600
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0045
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat based, urn shaped jar with neck diameter of 7.0 cm. Initially glazed with thin, dark brown glaze, then over glazed with thicker dark brown, impurities and pitting visible. Four, affixed, coil built loops at shoulder, only one of them having an opening. Red Morse label inside rim …
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- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1500 – 1600
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 16.2 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat based, urn shaped jar with neck diameter of 7.0 cm. Initially glazed with thin, dark brown glaze, then over glazed with thicker dark brown, impurities and pitting visible. Four, affixed, coil built loops at shoulder, only one of them having an opening. Red Morse label inside rim says "Shigaraki Omi 300 years".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0045
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Food Storage Jar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0057
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0057
- Description
- Flat footed, hand thrown, roughly cylindrical, liddedstoneware container. Paddled to flatten rounded exterior, and horizontal line indentation near top. Total of four vertical decorative indentations on exterior. Rritty, unglazed, rust coloured vessel. Lid slab formed with affixed handle. Signed "…
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- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 23.8 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Flat footed, hand thrown, roughly cylindrical, liddedstoneware container. Paddled to flatten rounded exterior, and horizontal line indentation near top. Total of four vertical decorative indentations on exterior. Rritty, unglazed, rust coloured vessel. Lid slab formed with affixed handle. Signed "Bamiling" on base.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- Ed Bamiling
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0057
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Food Storage Tube
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0082
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0082
- Description
- Translucent plastic tube with black screw cap and open bottom into which food is placed and a white cylindrical bar slides onto folded edge to hold food inside. Stamped on tube "Gerry" in G-logo circle, "Denver, Colorado Camping and Climbing Equipment". Instructions on other side of tube.
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- Title
- Food Storage Tube
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 4.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Translucent plastic tube with black screw cap and open bottom into which food is placed and a white cylindrical bar slides onto folded edge to hold food inside. Stamped on tube "Gerry" in G-logo circle, "Denver, Colorado Camping and Climbing Equipment". Instructions on other side of tube.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0082
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3002
- Description
- Rusty parts of a gun including a double barrel and trigger mechanisms (one unattached). Tag with CRW’s writing: “Aubrey Baptiste brought gun part found back of house last end 6” down May 9 1975.”
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 6.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Rusty parts of a gun including a double barrel and trigger mechanisms (one unattached). Tag with CRW’s writing: “Aubrey Baptiste brought gun part found back of house last end 6” down May 9 1975.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.1005
- Description
- Typical wooden grass and garden rake, wooden teeth.
- Title
- Garden Rake
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Typical wooden grass and garden rake, wooden teeth.
- Subject
- households
- garden
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.1005
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0506 a-c
- Description
- Tall, flat based, smoked glass tumblers which widen towards rim.
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- Title
- Glass; Set
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 7.8 cm
- Description
- Tall, flat based, smoked glass tumblers which widen towards rim.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0506 a-c
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