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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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Title
Hatchet Ax
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Dimensions
4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
Subject
households
trade
commerce
Hudson’s Bay Company
Indigenous
crafts
carving
metalwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
Subject
Indigenous
households
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
105.06.0008
Description
A brass inkwell with a round base shaped and inscribed with rings. The well sits on the base, on top of short turned stem, and is round and flattened, shaped and incised with rings and has a hinged lid with a knob handle which is also incised with rings.
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Title
Inkwell
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
14.0 cm
Description
A brass inkwell with a round base shaped and inscribed with rings. The well sits on the base, on top of short turned stem, and is round and flattened, shaped and incised with rings and has a hinged lid with a knob handle which is also incised with rings.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0008
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0086
Description
Large black cast iron kettle with heavy bail handle attached by rings formed at ends to two large lugs at either side just below lip. Flat bottom with nearly straight sides closing inward just slightly at mouth. Small flange handle at centre of front near bottom to assist in pouring. Moulded oval s…
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Title
Kettle Cauldron
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal
Dimensions
27.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
Large black cast iron kettle with heavy bail handle attached by rings formed at ends to two large lugs at either side just below lip. Flat bottom with nearly straight sides closing inward just slightly at mouth. Small flange handle at centre of front near bottom to assist in pouring. Moulded oval seal above flange handle, "A. Kendrick & sons West Bromwich ? 6 galls."
Subject
households
kitchen
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0086
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Date
1850 – 1910
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0059
Description
Plain top table with two vertical supports on either side and a lower shelf between supports.
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Title
Library Table
Date
1850 – 1910
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
73.0 x 76.5 x 122.0 cm
Description
Plain top table with two vertical supports on either side and a lower shelf between supports.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0059
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Date
1830 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0079
Description
Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
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Title
Medicine Cabinet
Date
1830 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
23.3 x 8.1 x 32.0 cm
Description
Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
Subject
households
furnishings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0079
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Date
1850 – 1880
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0126
Description
Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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Title
Medicine Cabinet
Date
1850 – 1880
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
Description
Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
Subject
households
furniture
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0126
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0326
Description
Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily le…
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Title
Miniature Teapot
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
5.3 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily leaf design. Object was press molded in 3 parts.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
frog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0326
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Date
1830 – 1880
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
103.07.1032 a,b
Description
A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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Title
Mittens
Date
1830 – 1880
Material
hair, sheep
Description
A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
Subject
households
clothing
winter
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1032 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1920
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
104.20.0098
Description
A sterling silver napkin ring in the form of a snake. The napkin ring is stamped “Sterling”.
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Title
Napkin Ring
Date
1850 – 1920
Material
metal, silver
Description
A sterling silver napkin ring in the form of a snake. The napkin ring is stamped “Sterling”.
Subject
households
social customs
animals
reptiles
snake
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0098
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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Title
Pestle
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
Subject
Indigenous
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
mineral; skin; fibre; wood; horn
Catalogue Number
103.08.0255
Description
A creamy coloured meerschaum pipe bowl (a) in a leather case (c) lined with white satin and deep burgundy velvet and hinged and clasped, with a stem (b) of straight willow or hickory which has been reamed to a screw bore at one end and finished with a piece of horn as the mouthpiece at the other. T…
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Title
Pipe
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
mineral; skin; fibre; wood; horn
Dimensions
11.5 x 6.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A creamy coloured meerschaum pipe bowl (a) in a leather case (c) lined with white satin and deep burgundy velvet and hinged and clasped, with a stem (b) of straight willow or hickory which has been reamed to a screw bore at one end and finished with a piece of horn as the mouthpiece at the other. There is a staple in the stem.
Subject
households
pastime
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0255
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0003
Description
A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
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Title
Pounce Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 (approximately) x 7.5 cm
Description
A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0003
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0005
Description
Simple sterling silver(?) box with a hinged, slightly domed lid. There is decorative silver trim around the lid and bottom of box. The top of the lid is marked “830 S.”
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Title
Pounce Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 8.0 cm
Description
Simple sterling silver(?) box with a hinged, slightly domed lid. There is decorative silver trim around the lid and bottom of box. The top of the lid is marked “830 S.”
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0005
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
105.06.0011
Description
Flat oval metal box of very plain design, with a lid hinged about 3/4 of way across the top.
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Title
Pounce Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Dimensions
1.5 x 8.5 cm
Description
Flat oval metal box of very plain design, with a lid hinged about 3/4 of way across the top.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0011
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal; glass; wood; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.1001 a-c
Description
Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is l…
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Title
Reading Eyeglasses
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal; glass; wood; skin
Description
Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is lined. (c) Similar to (b) but leather covered and hinged at sides of opening with a metal band, velvet lined.
Subject
households
clothing
Credit
Gift of (Mrs) Sentance, 1975
Catalogue Number
103.08.1001 a-c
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Date
1830 – 1880
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0241
Description
Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
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Title
Sake Bottle
Date
1830 – 1880
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
14.7 x 6.5 cm
Description
Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
Subject
households
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Satsuma
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0241
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Date
1850 – 1890
Material
ceramic; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.0242
Description
Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
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Title
Sake Bottle
Date
1850 – 1890
Material
ceramic; fibre
Dimensions
12.5 x 5.3 cm
Description
Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
Subject
households
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0242
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0059
Description
A silver plated round plate with heavy trim along the edge. The rim is monogrammed with “JMR” in intertwined script. The bottom of the plate is marked with “G M Co” and “EP 0610 141n”.
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Title
Salver
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Description
A silver plated round plate with heavy trim along the edge. The rim is monogrammed with “JMR” in intertwined script. The bottom of the plate is marked with “G M Co” and “EP 0610 141n”.
Subject
households
decorative
food
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0059
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0232 a,b
Description
A pair of sauce spoons with fairly large round shallow bowls. Handles attached to outside of bowl and trifurcated at end with relief figure of female nude skipping rope atop branch of leaves and flowers. Relief stem of leaves and flowers in each trifurcation. Marks: pewter stamp at centre back of h…
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Title
Sauce Ladle
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 18.4 cm
Description
A pair of sauce spoons with fairly large round shallow bowls. Handles attached to outside of bowl and trifurcated at end with relief figure of female nude skipping rope atop branch of leaves and flowers. Relief stem of leaves and flowers in each trifurcation. Marks: pewter stamp at centre back of handle, radiating circle surmounted by crown containing 'HK' .
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0232 a,b
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