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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0341%20a-l
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three ski…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three skiers (f) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - turning skier (g) "Mount, Norquay, Banff" - ski jumper and spectators (h) "Mount Norquay, Banff” - two ski tourers (i) "Skoki Valley, Lake Louise" - two skiers, one pointing with pole (j) "Val Morin" - skier in parka (k) "Val Morin, Laurentians" - two skiers touring through trees (l) "Chateau Frontenac, Quebec" - skier looking at Chateau. (a-i) are Rocky Mountains scenes. (j,k,l) are Laurentians scenes. "Wedgewood of Etruria & Barlaston, Made in England" and various identification number stamps on back of all plates.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- photography
- Canadian Rockies
- Nicholas Morant
- sports
- skiing
- Laurentians
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
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Decorative Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0301
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
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Decorative Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0302
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0302
- Description
- Squat turquoise vase with bulbous body on trimmed foot, narrows at neck and lip is broad and almost flat with two right-angle bracket handles attaching lip to shoulder of body. "T" inside triangle stamped on base. Glaze is turquoise coloured and is crackled.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Squat turquoise vase with bulbous body on trimmed foot, narrows at neck and lip is broad and almost flat with two right-angle bracket handles attaching lip to shoulder of body. "T" inside triangle stamped on base. Glaze is turquoise coloured and is crackled.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0302
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0026
- Description
- A small table lamp with a white globe sitting on a base of brass forming four feet. The globe is decorated on one side with painted flowers. The shade is covered with boucle fabric and has a cross stitch design along the top and bottom. The lamp is marked with a sticker reading “Gore”.
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 35.0 cm
- Description
- A small table lamp with a white globe sitting on a base of brass forming four feet. The globe is decorated on one side with painted flowers. The shade is covered with boucle fabric and has a cross stitch design along the top and bottom. The lamp is marked with a sticker reading “Gore”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0026
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Electric Wall Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0081
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm hold…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 19.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm holds lightbulb on round pedestal. White plastic cylinder covers lightbulb socket. Small yellow textured conical lamp shade fits over lightbulb, is held in place by wire clasp. Black plastic twist type switch is placed on base under arm.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
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Electric Wall Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0085%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attach…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attached to light socket in addition to outer paper shades. Plastic shades imitate white glass. (a) white plastic shade has three sets of incised vertical lines (b) shade is similar to lamp (a) but plastic shade has three horizontal incised lines along bottom interrupted by eight vertical designs.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0312
- Description
- Yellow base with brown rim, flower planter with three drainage holes in base. Rim attached separately and is wide so that plants gathered into centre bowl spread out over broad rim.
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- Title
- Flowerpot
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 16.8 cm
- Description
- Yellow base with brown rim, flower planter with three drainage holes in base. Rim attached separately and is wide so that plants gathered into centre bowl spread out over broad rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0312
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, rabbit; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0014 a,b
- Description
- A pair of white deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. Each glove is trimmed with rabbit fur at the top of the gauntlet and at the wrist. The beaded pattern on each glove is a group of red cherries hanging from green branches on the back of the hand and on the gauntlet. The gloves are lined wit…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, rabbit; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of white deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. Each glove is trimmed with rabbit fur at the top of the gauntlet and at the wrist. The beaded pattern on each glove is a group of red cherries hanging from green branches on the back of the hand and on the gauntlet. The gloves are lined with pink fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0014 a,b
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0092
- Description
- A cylindrical flat-bottomed glass painted black with purple flowers on one side.
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- Title
- Glass
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical flat-bottomed glass painted black with purple flowers on one side.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- painting
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0092
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0300 a,b
- Description
- Square sided container on four right angle corner feet. Bottom stamped "Made in Japan". Interior unglazed porcelain, exterior brightly coloured glazes with yellow and floral dominant near rim and orange floral dominant over most of body. Square rim is flat and overhangs planter interior.
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- Title
- Jardiniere
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 10.5 x 10.6 cm
- Description
- Square sided container on four right angle corner feet. Bottom stamped "Made in Japan". Interior unglazed porcelain, exterior brightly coloured glazes with yellow and floral dominant near rim and orange floral dominant over most of body. Square rim is flat and overhangs planter interior.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0300 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0040
- Description
- A round buttonhole pin with a design of two flags, with their staffs crossed, on a blue background. The background has east-Asian characters written between the flag staffs. One flag has a blue winged symbol at the centre of a white ground, and the other has gold writing on a red and white ground. …
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- Title
- Lapel Pin
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 2.4 (bar) x 1.3 (chain cm
- Description
- A round buttonhole pin with a design of two flags, with their staffs crossed, on a blue background. The background has east-Asian characters written between the flag staffs. One flag has a blue winged symbol at the centre of a white ground, and the other has gold writing on a red and white ground. A short chain attaches the buttonhole bar to a small ring soldered to back of the pin.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0040
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Miniature Cowbell
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0137
- Description
- Small cowbell, entirely brass and looped handle, interior clapper made from square headed nail.
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- Title
- Miniature Cowbell
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 2.7 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Small cowbell, entirely brass and looped handle, interior clapper made from square headed nail.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0137
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Miniature House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0152
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0152
- Description
- A miniature of a typical French Canadian house with red roof and upturned eaves, single storey, cream coloured, box like house with yellow door and red shuttered windows painted on front, and small grey chimney at each end. Base of gable triangle is scalloped across, roof lifts on cloth hinge acro…
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- Title
- Miniature House
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 11.1 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A miniature of a typical French Canadian house with red roof and upturned eaves, single storey, cream coloured, box like house with yellow door and red shuttered windows painted on front, and small grey chimney at each end. Base of gable triangle is scalloped across, roof lifts on cloth hinge across back of house to reveal hollow box inside, varnished inside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0152
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Miniature Sleigh
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0161
- Description
- A bright red, painted, wooden sleigh, side pieces cut out in silhouette of sleigh from .6 cm wood, and glued and nailed to front and back arched pieces, forming a box-like sleigh. Bottom is 1.2 cm thick. Sleigh is painted bright red and rests on its runners.
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- Title
- Miniature Sleigh
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 14.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A bright red, painted, wooden sleigh, side pieces cut out in silhouette of sleigh from .6 cm wood, and glued and nailed to front and back arched pieces, forming a box-like sleigh. Bottom is 1.2 cm thick. Sleigh is painted bright red and rests on its runners.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0161
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0083
- Description
- A black and white print of three dogs (setters) in a field with bushes and a rail fence behind. The most spotted setter is lying down at attention with another spotted setter standing beside at point, and a third dark setter is standing next to the setter at point with its head turned in pointing …
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- Title
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A black and white print of three dogs (setters) in a field with bushes and a rail fence behind. The most spotted setter is lying down at attention with another spotted setter standing beside at point, and a third dark setter is standing next to the setter at point with its head turned in pointing direction. The print is framed with a wide white mat cut out around word “DROP,” in stencil letters below the centre of the print, and a simple brown wood frame.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- hunting
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0083
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0021
- Description
- A handwoven red wool sash with vertical stripes of green, blue, black and yellow. Each end on the sash has very long fringe. The label reads “Handwoven by MacKay Homecraft Studio Inc. Montreal, Canada”.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 264.0 cm
- Description
- A handwoven red wool sash with vertical stripes of green, blue, black and yellow. Each end on the sash has very long fringe. The label reads “Handwoven by MacKay Homecraft Studio Inc. Montreal, Canada”.
- Subject
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0021
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0033
- Description
- A very thin long sash, woven on a belt loom, with a pattern of faded red and white checks. Both ends of the sash have dense red and white fringe.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 222.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin long sash, woven on a belt loom, with a pattern of faded red and white checks. Both ends of the sash have dense red and white fringe.
- Subject
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0033
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0034
- Description
- A woven red wool sash with two green stripes running its length with a band of very narrow red and white horizontal stripes in the centre. The centre band of white stripes has a repeating pattern of triangles.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 206.0 cm
- Description
- A woven red wool sash with two green stripes running its length with a band of very narrow red and white horizontal stripes in the centre. The centre band of white stripes has a repeating pattern of triangles.
- Subject
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0034
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Spoon; Demitasse Set
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold …
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- Title
- Spoon; Demitasse Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 2.0 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold frames the scenes in the bowls of spoons, which are white and blue with a rosy sunset in each. (a) Viking ship sailing in front of two mountain peaks. (b) as (a) but single mountain peak. (c) ball of sun setting over ocean beside black cliff. (d) as (c). (e) reindeer pulling sleigh in front of two mountain peaks. (f) as (e) but single mountain peak.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Viking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
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- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0063
- Description
- A small table lamp made from a polished, varnished coconut on a round wood base. Shaft through coconut leading to light fixture. Shade of woven palm on harp that clamps onto bulb, simple stem switch.
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- Title
- Table Lamp
- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A small table lamp made from a polished, varnished coconut on a round wood base. Shaft through coconut leading to light fixture. Shade of woven palm on harp that clamps onto bulb, simple stem switch.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0063
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