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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0095 a,b
- Description
- Two pins containing the motif of skis. ( a) single ski - long, thin, silver representation of single jumping ski, foot platform flat, with sides of ski bevelled in front and in back of platform. Tip turned up with small knob at end. Long hinged pin the full length of the back fastens under a book c…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 0.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Two pins containing the motif of skis. ( a) single ski - long, thin, silver representation of single jumping ski, foot platform flat, with sides of ski bevelled in front and in back of platform. Tip turned up with small knob at end. Long hinged pin the full length of the back fastens under a book clasp. Stamped under tail of ski: “800 JK”. (b) maple leaf with skis - silver representation of maple leaf with edges slightly curling, and veins etched into leaf. A pair of gold coloured skis with cable bindings lay diagonally across leaf. Hinged pin horizontally across back fastens into locking clasp. Stamped on back near stem: “sterling/ Em. Co.”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- skiing
- sports
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0095 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0108
- Description
- Small, silver, oval with Viking ship at middle. Ship with striped, square sail, tall dragon's head at prow and curled tail at stern, with round shields along side, rides on wavy sea. Area of sky cut out and left open. Flat oval band frames ship. Long pin hinged at one side of back fastens under cur…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.7 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- Small, silver, oval with Viking ship at middle. Ship with striped, square sail, tall dragon's head at prow and curled tail at stern, with round shields along side, rides on wavy sea. Area of sky cut out and left open. Flat oval band frames ship. Long pin hinged at one side of back fastens under curled hook latch at other side, cast silver. “Stamped into back: “830s N (in square)” and crosshatch hallmark.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0108
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0121
- Description
- A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fi…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fiddle decorated with white dots. Small circular blue tag hangs from stem, "made in Norway/ Hus-fild. Back of fiddle has metal safety pin type clasp fastened to disk glued to it. (in brown batik-patterned cardboard box)
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0121
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0128
- Description
- A small round, gold pin with black line decoration. Round disk has on back small lip pierced with a line of round holes. Surface is hand engraved with scroll design accented by tracings of black enamel line forming predominant pattern. Black diamond at centre with loops at points, surrounded by cir…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- A small round, gold pin with black line decoration. Round disk has on back small lip pierced with a line of round holes. Surface is hand engraved with scroll design accented by tracings of black enamel line forming predominant pattern. Black diamond at centre with loops at points, surrounded by circular shape, with black zigzag forming border around edge. Small, gold, pin spike attached to hinge resting on small platform at one side of back, fastening under hook clasp with locking lever on opposite side. Marks: on top of hook clasp: “14k”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0128
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