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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0324
- Description
- Rectangular, lidded box with two levels, base flat and speckled gold and black, interiors also speckled. Exterior walls and lid are matte black colour with gold and rose leaves and blossoms on the walls. The lid is gold and rose flowering plant twining around bamboo stake. Scuffed lightly on base. …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 6.5 x 15.6 cm
- Description
- Rectangular, lidded box with two levels, base flat and speckled gold and black, interiors also speckled. Exterior walls and lid are matte black colour with gold and rose leaves and blossoms on the walls. The lid is gold and rose flowering plant twining around bamboo stake. Scuffed lightly on base. All three rims fit flushly.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0324
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0325
- Description
- Almost square, lidded box, flat based and shallow. Gold speckled throughout with blossoming trees in slate-blue and gold. Gold birds (two) and slate-blue signature beside tree on lid. Lid sits over box rim.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 8.2 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- Almost square, lidded box, flat based and shallow. Gold speckled throughout with blossoming trees in slate-blue and gold. Gold birds (two) and slate-blue signature beside tree on lid. Lid sits over box rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0325
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0326
- Description
- Flat-based, circular container with a slightly domed lid with metal rim which rests on metal rim of container. Dark brown interior with speckled gold and black over exterior. Lid decoration gold tree with fan like leaves, also three bamboo stalks.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 12.8 cm
- Description
- Flat-based, circular container with a slightly domed lid with metal rim which rests on metal rim of container. Dark brown interior with speckled gold and black over exterior. Lid decoration gold tree with fan like leaves, also three bamboo stalks.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0326
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0327
- Description
- Lidded, interchangeable, four compartment, stacking box set. Bottom level 3.0 cm. deep, two middle levels 2.4 cm. deep and top level 1.8 cm. deep all topped with almost flat lid. Interiors red, bases black with ridged bases. Overall exterior is black ground and each box has two floral motifs on opp…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 6.6 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Lidded, interchangeable, four compartment, stacking box set. Bottom level 3.0 cm. deep, two middle levels 2.4 cm. deep and top level 1.8 cm. deep all topped with almost flat lid. Interiors red, bases black with ridged bases. Overall exterior is black ground and each box has two floral motifs on opposite sides and additional scroll vines. When stacked properly flowers arrange into staircase diagonal.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0327
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll bord…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll border repeated around edge of lid with figure of Burmese man at centre, dressed in tiered headdress and flowing robe, and holding scroll in hand. Contains button collection and various other sewing sundries. Sticker on base: "Made in Burma" and remnants of a paper stamp of some sort.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it i…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it is elevated.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
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