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Decorative Vase
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0291
- Description
- Mass produced item, squat, bulbous vase which narrows at neck and flares to wide rim. Very deep green with light green at midsection and neck. Trimmed foot reveals rust-coloured clay. Under base glaze is stamped logo "BMP" (Blue Mountain Pottery, a popular commercial item circa 1960).
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 12.8 cm
- Description
- Mass produced item, squat, bulbous vase which narrows at neck and flares to wide rim. Very deep green with light green at midsection and neck. Trimmed foot reveals rust-coloured clay. Under base glaze is stamped logo "BMP" (Blue Mountain Pottery, a popular commercial item circa 1960).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0291
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. A delicate starburst centre is ringed by nine triangles and twelve petal shapes around the border.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0027
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads, rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circ…
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- One extremely delicate guipure lace doily. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads, rather than attached to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. This doily is elliptical in shape with a petal shapes as a border. The interior design features a central circle with four circles spaced around the edge of the piece.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0029
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
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- Title
- Doily Set
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Three extremely delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is a lace in which the patterns are held in place by connecting threads rather than attached to mesh or net ground. 102.04.0028a is slightly different in design from the other two doilies. Each has a petal shape border with a starburst centre.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0028
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- Date
- 1965
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0140 a-g
- Description
- A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1965
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and fan, 6.5h. Jurojin, God of Long Life, a venerable old man. (c) man standing on three bales of rice, holding mallet upraised and a sack, 5.9h. Daikoku, strikes the wooden hammer and makes gold coins appear. (d) man holding large fish and fishing rod, 6.5h. Edisu, God of Fishers, pure hearted and contented with a simple life, he is always lucky and happy. (e) man holding spear, broken, and pagoda like object, with halo around head, 6.7h. Bishamon, God of Warriors, very courageous. (f) man with big belly and broad smile, holding palm fan and sack over shoulder, 6.2h. Hotei, an optimist, very open minded and always happy, fond of and kind to children. (g) man holding staff and scroll, 6.7h. Fukurokiyu, God of deep learning and noble character.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0140 a-g
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Flower Picture Collection
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- wood; glass; paper; leaf; flower
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0125 a-c
- Description
- (a) is white edelweiss and purple, red, yellow flowers on blank background, under glass, in gold frame. Labels on back "Floralp Tyrol" and "Made in Austria Handmade" and handwritten label "II", small hanger on back of picture. (b) has red, blue, yellow flower with leaves, on white ground, in brown …
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- Title
- Flower Picture Collection
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- wood; glass; paper; leaf; flower
- Dimensions
- 11.2 x 1.4 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- (a) is white edelweiss and purple, red, yellow flowers on blank background, under glass, in gold frame. Labels on back "Floralp Tyrol" and "Made in Austria Handmade" and handwritten label "II", small hanger on back of picture. (b) has red, blue, yellow flower with leaves, on white ground, in brown wood frame, signed "M. Attinger" bottom left corner. Hand written on paper backing "vor some setsufeu", small hanger on back of picture, flowers under glass in frame. (c) has edelweiss and pink, purple flowers on ivory ground in gold coloured wood frame under glass, small hanger on back of picture.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0125 a-c
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- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1821 – 1821
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0100
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0221
- Description
- An elegantly smooth glass vase of two colours of glass annealed to each other, green glass inside a cobalt blue glass.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 16.7 x 7.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- An elegantly smooth glass vase of two colours of glass annealed to each other, green glass inside a cobalt blue glass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0221
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- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0006
- Description
- A grey coloured metal globe of the moon suspended in a gold coloured semi-circular arm which is attached to a flat round base. Globe sits at an angle and the two hemispheres are joined at the equator. Places of lunar impact from space explorations are shown. Base has "Royal trust", and their logo i…
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- Title
- Globe Bank
- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 15.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- A grey coloured metal globe of the moon suspended in a gold coloured semi-circular arm which is attached to a flat round base. Globe sits at an angle and the two hemispheres are joined at the equator. Places of lunar impact from space explorations are shown. Base has "Royal trust", and their logo in blue. A coin slot at the top of the globe and removable metal disk at the bottom allow the globe to be used as a bank.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0006
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
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Miniature Rickshaw
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0170 a,b
- Description
- A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs,…
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- Title
- Miniature Rickshaw
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 5.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs, rickshaw rides on flat, rectangular, black wooden base. (b) in silver and gold cardboard box printed overall with thick white bars.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0170 a,b
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Miniature Sailboat
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0107 a,b
- Description
- Small and large hand carved sailboats, single masted with smaller foresail connected at top to mast, mainsail and foresail connected by wire to deck, body and keel one piece, boat is on small wood bass under keel, stamped "Rita Morin, St.Jean Port-Joli Que. Canada", pale unvarnished wood.
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- Title
- Miniature Sailboat
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.7 x 4.8 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Small and large hand carved sailboats, single masted with smaller foresail connected at top to mast, mainsail and foresail connected by wire to deck, body and keel one piece, boat is on small wood bass under keel, stamped "Rita Morin, St.Jean Port-Joli Que. Canada", pale unvarnished wood.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- sports
- sailing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0107 a,b
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Miniature Screen
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- paper; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0134
- Description
- Four panel screen, with three folds of cardboard, green backing, four brass corners. Front of screen brocade cloth border with glued on painted paper decorative panel in blue iris green loaf on gold ground. Calligraphy bottom right corner.
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- Title
- Miniature Screen
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- paper; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 0.3 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Four panel screen, with three folds of cardboard, green backing, four brass corners. Front of screen brocade cloth border with glued on painted paper decorative panel in blue iris green loaf on gold ground. Calligraphy bottom right corner.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0134
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0022
- Description
- Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
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- Title
- Objet Trouve
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 10.5 x 33 cm
- Description
- Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0022
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0332
- Description
- Square, shallow dish with white base and interior. Interior has painted bird with multi-coloured gems or rhinestones in tall feathers. Bottom signed "Hand made in Austria", followed by logo.
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- Title
- Pin Tray
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Square, shallow dish with white base and interior. Interior has painted bird with multi-coloured gems or rhinestones in tall feathers. Bottom signed "Hand made in Austria", followed by logo.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0332
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Plant Figurine
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0104
- Description
- Group of three mushrooms on dark green mottled base having five holes in it. Mushrooms with flat pale mauve top side and yellow under side with ivory stems. Signed on base "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia - Russula Quelet", mushroom species .
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- Title
- Plant Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 4.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Group of three mushrooms on dark green mottled base having five holes in it. Mushrooms with flat pale mauve top side and yellow under side with ivory stems. Signed on base "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia - Russula Quelet", mushroom species .
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- plant
- mushroom
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0104
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Plant Figurine
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0105
- Description
- Group of four mushrooms on dark green mottled base having five holes in it. Mushrooms with pointed grey tops and ivory stems, brown under cap. Signed on base "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia - coprinus Altramentaruis " mushroom species .
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- Title
- Plant Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 4.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Group of four mushrooms on dark green mottled base having five holes in it. Mushrooms with pointed grey tops and ivory stems, brown under cap. Signed on base "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia - coprinus Altramentaruis " mushroom species .
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- plant
- mushroom
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0105
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of …
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- Title
- Platter
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Dimensions
- 41.0 cm
- Description
- An irregularly oval- shaped serving platter with the shape forming a handle at each end. The tray is white with a double gold band outlining the perimeter and two sprays of flowers spaced evenly at each side. A small garland of flowers is at each end and a spray of flowers rests in the centre of the platter. A leaf-like scroll pattern which decorates the handles are accented in gold. The bottom of the platter is slightly elevated. The platter is marked “Davenport, Longport, Staffordshire”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0157
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- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1822 – 1822
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0008
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0647 a,b
- Description
- Two shallow, sloped, unfooted circular dishes. (a) green speckled bottom and abstract red green swirl pattern in dish. (b) grey speckled bottom and multi coloured fruit tree pattern in dish.
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- Title
- Sauce Dish
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Two shallow, sloped, unfooted circular dishes. (a) green speckled bottom and abstract red green swirl pattern in dish. (b) grey speckled bottom and multi coloured fruit tree pattern in dish.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0647 a,b
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