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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0262
- Description
- Extendable accordian fan with pale blue tassel. Black and gold lacquer end supports, calligraphy on back of one support having a bird in its lacquer design, other support floral design. Bamboo slats. Painted heron at shoreline on one side of fan. Obverse landscape with temple. Scattered minor foxin…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.3 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Extendable accordian fan with pale blue tassel. Black and gold lacquer end supports, calligraphy on back of one support having a bird in its lacquer design, other support floral design. Bamboo slats. Painted heron at shoreline on one side of fan. Obverse landscape with temple. Scattered minor foxing spots, slightly warped when folded.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0262
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; ivory; fibre; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0263
- Description
- Extendable fan with orange and beige tassel. Floral and insect pattern on end supports. Lacquer and mother-of-pearl used, scalloped ivory slots. Colourful garden scene, hand painted. Obverse, seven encircled vignettes, hand painted, on gold ground.
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; ivory; fibre; shell
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 3.5 x 26.7 cm
- Description
- Extendable fan with orange and beige tassel. Floral and insect pattern on end supports. Lacquer and mother-of-pearl used, scalloped ivory slots. Colourful garden scene, hand painted. Obverse, seven encircled vignettes, hand painted, on gold ground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0263
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots,…
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- Title
- Hand Towel
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots, fishcake, big white radish, jello from taro roots, potatoes, etc. cooked in soya sauce base, eaten with hot paste mustard. "Whitecrane Warm Sake Bar' bar "Heisaku" under the train station "Ue Kita?". Cross reference 105.06.0047.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
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Hot Water Pitcher
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0384
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0384
- Description
- Transparent pale yellow glaze with moss green decorations, darkest green near top, trimmed foot. Flared cylinder shaped slender vessel. Handles and spout attached separately. Stamped on base, glaze crackled. Requires bamboo handle for attachment to ceramic handles, spout tip is chipped on undersi…
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- Title
- Hot Water Pitcher
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.4 x 9.9 x 11.8 cm
- Description
- Transparent pale yellow glaze with moss green decorations, darkest green near top, trimmed foot. Flared cylinder shaped slender vessel. Handles and spout attached separately. Stamped on base, glaze crackled. Requires bamboo handle for attachment to ceramic handles, spout tip is chipped on underside.not a water pitcher, to go with 104.20.0383 teapot?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0384
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0339
- Description
- Pot with spout. Transparent glaze with blue and red peony flower and yellow butterfly enamel over glaze, gold lustre. Was thrown and spout affixed separately.
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- Title
- Hot Water Pot
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 4.1 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Pot with spout. Transparent glaze with blue and red peony flower and yellow butterfly enamel over glaze, gold lustre. Was thrown and spout affixed separately.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0339
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- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0667
- Description
- Squat, bulbous pot of brass with copper oval medallion decoration applied at top of rounded shoulder. Above shoulder is vertical collar having two brackets which hold swivel handle which has three curved arch shapes adjoined. Lid rests into pot rim, has handle made of inverted, (five) right angle b…
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- Title
- Hot Water Pot
- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 10.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Squat, bulbous pot of brass with copper oval medallion decoration applied at top of rounded shoulder. Above shoulder is vertical collar having two brackets which hold swivel handle which has three curved arch shapes adjoined. Lid rests into pot rim, has handle made of inverted, (five) right angle brackets joined at centre point, curved spout. One copper medallion missing from behind spout.
- Subject
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0667
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- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0037
- Description
- Rectangular writing tray with four corner claw feet. Tray contains two long indented pen rests on either side of centre portion which has two attached cylindrical rings to hold inkwells. These rings on either side of a large central ring which holds a removable, circular handled, single candleholde…
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- Title
- Inkstand
- Date
- 1870 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.9 x 17.8 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular writing tray with four corner claw feet. Tray contains two long indented pen rests on either side of centre portion which has two attached cylindrical rings to hold inkwells. These rings on either side of a large central ring which holds a removable, circular handled, single candleholder. Candleholder has bracket on handle which holds a cone shaped snuffer which is attached to stem of candleholder with chain. Base of candle holder scratched "109", "Mkafm"? and "R R " as well as stamped, eight arrow cross hatched hallmark. Candleholder and tray borders elaborate cord design with leaf and scroll accents. Only identification stamp is "A" inside candleholder.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0037
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Insect Vendor Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0116
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, t…
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- Title
- Insect Vendor Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, is sitting in centre of shop. She has a patterned kimono with red in pattern and lining, wearing blue thongs, hair piled high with a red tie dyed scarf, china face. Open mouth show white teeth, china hands. Many and varied insect boxes displayed, very finely crafted, all secured to framework. The black boxes are for displaying fireflies. The shopkeeper is also secured to the display. (see file for partial list of insects).
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- female
- insects
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0089
- Description
- Flat bottomed, circular brass bucket or basin with rounded rim. Semi-circular non movable handle which is rivetted to exterior with copper rivets. Handle was painted black and has worn, denting from use.
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- Title
- Jelly Stirrer
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 32.3 x 34.1 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, circular brass bucket or basin with rounded rim. Semi-circular non movable handle which is rivetted to exterior with copper rivets. Handle was painted black and has worn, denting from use.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0089
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0259
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspension. Fan has been crossed into four portions. Top vermilion, two side portions green and bass gold with green floral design and relief work. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
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- Title
- Kitchen Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 24.5 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspension. Fan has been crossed into four portions. Top vermilion, two side portions green and bass gold with green floral design and relief work. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0259
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0260
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspensions. Fan designed in swirl pattern in gold, orange and olive green. Relief panel at base to support fan. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
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- Title
- Kitchen Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 24.5 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspensions. Fan designed in swirl pattern in gold, orange and olive green. Relief panel at base to support fan. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0260
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0402
- Description
- Cast bronze crab with scoring on underbelly.
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- Title
- Lid Rest
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 4.3 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Cast bronze crab with scoring on underbelly.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0402
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0396
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed, lidded dish with well fitted lid. Transparent, golden yellow glaze with multi coloured enamels and gold lustre flower pattern. Flower branches continue across lid division to match two pieces of jar. glaze crackled. There is a 1.2 cm. arc shaped fissure on outside, poss…
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- Title
- Lidded Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed, lidded dish with well fitted lid. Transparent, golden yellow glaze with multi coloured enamels and gold lustre flower pattern. Flower branches continue across lid division to match two pieces of jar. glaze crackled. There is a 1.2 cm. arc shaped fissure on outside, possibly occurred during firing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0396
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0266 a-e
- Description
- Five lidded bowls, porcelain with cobalt slip, hand painted, and transparent overglaze. Trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Lidded Bowl Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 10.6 cm
- Description
- Five lidded bowls, porcelain with cobalt slip, hand painted, and transparent overglaze. Trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0266 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.5 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
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Miniature, Basketry Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0115
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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- Title
- Miniature, Basketry Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- animal
- bird
- chicken
- sparrow
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
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Miniature Scroll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0143
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 26.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
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Miniature Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0335
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0335
- Description
- Small bowl with a transparent glaze with blue/green over-glaze enamels and gold lustre. Flower and branch motif, trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Miniature Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- Small bowl with a transparent glaze with blue/green over-glaze enamels and gold lustre. Flower and branch motif, trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0335
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0118
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine …
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine features, hair piled high. Items for sale, 1 big ceramic brazier, 1 small earthen brazier, 2 huge earthen jars for storage, 1 huge glazed jar for water storage ?, 4 huge serving plates, for sushi, etc. 9 pair of lids and bowls for rice or noodles, donbuli, 5 pairs are blue coloured pattern, 3 pairs are of red, blue and green pattern, 1 pair is of blue and white stripes, 2 pairs without lid, 1 serving bowl, 10 tea pots of various size with a half circle handle, bamboo, above the lid, 2 tea pots of various size with a matching ceramic handle on the side of the body, 2 soy sauce dispensers which look like teapots, 1 set of 4-tiered food containers with a lid, 1 set of 2-tiered food dishes with a lid, 2 sake servers warmers with blue pattern, 2 pairs of western coffee cups saucers, green pair and yellow pair, various plates, dishes, bowls, vases, storage jars.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0119
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, abl…
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, able to feed many.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
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