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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0015
- Description
- A pale green silk baby’s bed jacket that is decorated with hand-embroidered pink flowers.
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- Title
- Bed Jacket
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 67.0 (shoulders and sleeves) x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A pale green silk baby’s bed jacket that is decorated with hand-embroidered pink flowers.
- Subject
- decorative
- Edmee Moore
- children
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0015
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- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0022
- Description
- A handmade baby's bib which fits completely around the neck. The bib is pointed in front, and has a ruffle around the outside edge.
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- Title
- Bib
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A handmade baby's bib which fits completely around the neck. The bib is pointed in front, and has a ruffle around the outside edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0022
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- Date
- 1908 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1051
- Description
- A sterling silver (?) bowl with straight sides. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with engraved pictures of nursery rhymes. Engraved on a medallion at the front of the bowl are the initials “E.B.M.”
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1908 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A sterling silver (?) bowl with straight sides. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with engraved pictures of nursery rhymes. Engraved on a medallion at the front of the bowl are the initials “E.B.M.”
- Subject
- households
- children
- Edmee Moore
- Brewster family
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1051
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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- skin, ermine; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0020
- Description
- A child's white ermine fur cape with a beige satin lining. The cape has a small stand up collar.
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- Title
- Cape
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- skin, ermine; fibre
- Dimensions
- 80.5 (side to side) x 34.5 (neck to hem) cm
- Description
- A child's white ermine fur cape with a beige satin lining. The cape has a small stand up collar.
- Subject
- children
- Edmee Moore
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0020
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these sam…
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- Title
- Child's Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 23.1 x 29.8 cm
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these same spool motifs. Four round rungs between the legs for support. Varnished dark brown.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
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Cradle, Doll Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0006
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0006
- Description
- A small wooden (pine?) box-like doll's cradle with slightly shaped sides and rounded footboard and headboard. There are rockers at each end across the bottom. The cradle is held together with glue and small brass nails.
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- Title
- Cradle, Doll Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 14.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A small wooden (pine?) box-like doll's cradle with slightly shaped sides and rounded footboard and headboard. There are rockers at each end across the bottom. The cradle is held together with glue and small brass nails.
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0006
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Cylinder Music Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.0008
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0008
- Description
- A square, dark brown varnished wood chest with a decorative inset on the front, made to look like gilt metal organ pipes, on pink fabric. The music box has a wooden handled crank and woven turquoise and white carrying strap. A list of six songs (Swiss printed) is attached to the bottom of the bo…
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- Title
- Cylinder Music Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 23.0 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- A square, dark brown varnished wood chest with a decorative inset on the front, made to look like gilt metal organ pipes, on pink fabric. The music box has a wooden handled crank and woven turquoise and white carrying strap. A list of six songs (Swiss printed) is attached to the bottom of the box.
- Subject
- households
- children
- toys
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3032 a-c
- Description
- Two piece pink regalia set with extra piece of pink fabric.a) Vest (34.2 x 35.0 cm) with red, black and white decorative ribbon along the neck opening and the bottom hem. There are purple ribbons attached to the front to fasten the vest. There are orange and black butterflies on the front near th…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic
- Description
- Two piece pink regalia set with extra piece of pink fabric.a) Vest (34.2 x 35.0 cm) with red, black and white decorative ribbon along the neck opening and the bottom hem. There are purple ribbons attached to the front to fasten the vest. There are orange and black butterflies on the front near the bottom hem, and orange, blue and black butterflies on the back of the yoke above white fringe. Blue and green feathers are attached at the arm openings.b) Apron (61.0 x 11.0 cm) with hanging sections front and back (42.0 cm long) decorated with purple, green and yellow ribbon and white fringe along the bottom edge. The front hanging section has two green butterflies with green feathers. The belt has fabric ties.c) Rectangle (40.2 x 26.1 cm) of pink fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- dancing
- children
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3032 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- fabric; hair; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0014
- Description
- A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- fabric; hair; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 4.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool hair bound in a loop at the nape of the neck with white cord. Green, white and turquoise bead necklace, sequin buttons, and sheet metal belt at waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Navajo
- playthings
- children
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0014
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- Date
- 1908 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0031
- Description
- Small doll with china head, arms, and feet, and stuffed cloth body. Dressed in red and white gingham checked taffeta with flaring skirt and lace ruffle at neck, petticoat and pantaloons of white cotton trimmed with lace. White glazed china head with glazed black hair and simple features, arms and…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1908 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 2.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Small doll with china head, arms, and feet, and stuffed cloth body. Dressed in red and white gingham checked taffeta with flaring skirt and lace ruffle at neck, petticoat and pantaloons of white cotton trimmed with lace. White glazed china head with glazed black hair and simple features, arms and feet unglazed, clothing carefully hand stitched.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0031
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- Date
- 1908 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0033
- Description
- A pink, bisqued china baby doll with painted glazed features, and wearing long christening gown and bonnet. Body of doll very realistic with moveable bent arms and legs held in place by a series of elastic strings passing through the body. Carefully made hand stitched dress is tucked at yoke and em…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1908 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.8 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A pink, bisqued china baby doll with painted glazed features, and wearing long christening gown and bonnet. Body of doll very realistic with moveable bent arms and legs held in place by a series of elastic strings passing through the body. Carefully made hand stitched dress is tucked at yoke and embroidered there and along hem with French knots and feather stitching, small close fitting bonnet embroidered in same manner, ties under chin. Dress and bonnet of fine muslin, petticoat of muslin over full white flannel slip with pink feather stitching at seam and hem.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0033
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- Date
- 1909 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0035 a-f
- Description
- A china bisque doll and clothing wardrobe. (a) doll, a small doll with moveable arms and legs attached with elastic cord through body, painted facial features with eyes that open and close, painted socks and shoes on feet, and short straggly light brown hair covering a canvas dome at the top of t…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1909 – 1918
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- A china bisque doll and clothing wardrobe. (a) doll, a small doll with moveable arms and legs attached with elastic cord through body, painted facial features with eyes that open and close, painted socks and shoes on feet, and short straggly light brown hair covering a canvas dome at the top of the skull, two small circles of pink organdy pinned over hair through top of skull. (b) dress, 8.5 x 7.0, light brown pin stripe with pink checked gingham trim, found on doll. (c) dress, 8.5 x 8.5, light blue checked gingham with white trim. (d) sweater, 6.5 x 12.5, knitted white with pink trim, hole in front . (e) jacket, 8.5 x 12.0, white wool with green plaid collar trim. (f) coat, 9.5 x 10.0, light blue cotton, edge stitched.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0035 a-f
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons an…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 26.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons and has hide at the front closure. There is a single thong threaded through slits at the front and then tied to itself at the top of the bag’s opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small bra…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small braid on each side of the face and the rest of the hair hanging free. The doll is wearing a fringed hide dress and headband, both glued in place. The headband is decorated with a zig-zag red line.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
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