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And Scabbard Dirk
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- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dirk
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 a,b
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 0.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with three sapphires, prong fitting holding sapphires quite solid, clasp is simple hook. (b) longer - five sapphires alternating with four pearls. Prong fitting holding sapphires quite open, almost being four legs on which each stone rests. Pearl of uniform size but slightly irregular in shape. Hook clasp has simple locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0132
- Description
- A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but …
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 0.9 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but pin spike missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0132
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set …
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 0.7 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set between. Filigree follows small, triangular, leaf shape on either side of the sapphires. Solid areas sharply engraved to pick up light and sparkle. Back gold colour. (b) with moonstones, long, oval, clear moonstone 1.6 x .6 at middle, flanked by smaller, clear, round .5 dia. moonstone each side. Halfway along remainder of each side is large .5 dia. blue sapphire. Areas between stones filled with heavy interlocking wire circles. (c) star sapphire , long, elliptical, solid gold pin with design around flowers and leaves pierced through. Oval .9 x .6 , domed star sapphire at middle. Hook clasp does not lock.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 0.4 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up the light and sparkle. Back and sides gold colour. (b)gold filigree,as (a) but delicate wire ellipse on either side of single, central flower. (c) pearls, small, flat, gold bar shaped in 90 degree are with eleven, small, cultured pearls set along are, pearls graduate in size from .1 to .2 cm, with largest at the middle. Pin spike passes from one end of arc to other. Hook clasp does not have locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
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- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0187
- Description
- A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
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- Title
- Basketry Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0187
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- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is mis…
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- Title
- Basketry Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0359
- Description
- Porcelain with transparent glaze and cobalt decorative slip (outside only); trimmed foot; 8 panels - 4 floral alternating with panels containing Japanese poems calligraphy; signed on bottom; very thin porcelain.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- Porcelain with transparent glaze and cobalt decorative slip (outside only); trimmed foot; 8 panels - 4 floral alternating with panels containing Japanese poems calligraphy; signed on bottom; very thin porcelain.
- Subject
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0359
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0609
- Description
- Shallow bowl with footed base. Outside glossy vermilion and rust orange, unglossy inside bowl, grey and gold laquer plant with butterfly inside bowl. Calligraphy and two signature stamps outside bowl. Has either warped or was intentionally shaped to become slightly raised on opposite slopes of the …
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- Shallow bowl with footed base. Outside glossy vermilion and rust orange, unglossy inside bowl, grey and gold laquer plant with butterfly inside bowl. Calligraphy and two signature stamps outside bowl. Has either warped or was intentionally shaped to become slightly raised on opposite slopes of the bowl sides.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0609
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0611 a-e
- Description
- Small footed bowls. (a) varnished exterior with gold lacquer calligraphy on exterior and stamp inside foot, interior vermilion ground with gold buds and blossoms. (b) vermilion throughout with black lacquer calligraphy exterior and black lacquer grain stocks inside. (c) vermilion throughout with go…
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- Title
- Bowl Collection
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Small footed bowls. (a) varnished exterior with gold lacquer calligraphy on exterior and stamp inside foot, interior vermilion ground with gold buds and blossoms. (b) vermilion throughout with black lacquer calligraphy exterior and black lacquer grain stocks inside. (c) vermilion throughout with gold laquer flowers (3) inside and outside. Flowers seem to be symbolic . (d) vermilion exterior and heavily decorated leaf design inside bowl is vermilion and dark green leaves over vermilion and gold leaf background. (e) vermilion exterior with gold calligraphy inside foot. Interior bowl gnarled blossoming branch with full moon. Fair condition only because of lacquer loss centre of dish.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0611 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0603 a-g
- Description
- All red lacquer interiors, black bases and design is gold on black leaf and vine decoration. (a) deep, footed bowls or cups. (b) 4.0x6.2 dia. lidded, ridged bowl, fairly shallow. (c) 4.1x 5.8 dia. rounded bowl, rounded lid. (d) 4.6x5.0 dia. deep, ridged bowl with rounded lid. (e) 4.4x5.7 dia. very…
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.7 cm
- Description
- All red lacquer interiors, black bases and design is gold on black leaf and vine decoration. (a) deep, footed bowls or cups. (b) 4.0x6.2 dia. lidded, ridged bowl, fairly shallow. (c) 4.1x 5.8 dia. rounded bowl, rounded lid. (d) 4.6x5.0 dia. deep, ridged bowl with rounded lid. (e) 4.4x5.7 dia. very shallow. compote like lidded dish. (f) 7.9x9.8 dia. large bowl with knob on lid. (g) spoon 16.3 long, red with gold and black handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0603 a-g
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 8.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
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- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
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- Title
- Box Puzzle
- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0259 a-c
- Description
- Three piece stand set of black lacquer with spiralling gold vine and leaf patterning. Top of each piece is recessed platform of red lacquer with edges trimmed in gold. (a,b) two box shapes graduated in size. Short square legs at each corner attached to square frame support forming base, and shaped …
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 6.1 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- Three piece stand set of black lacquer with spiralling gold vine and leaf patterning. Top of each piece is recessed platform of red lacquer with edges trimmed in gold. (a,b) two box shapes graduated in size. Short square legs at each corner attached to square frame support forming base, and shaped cut-out window on each side. Gold flowers at middle of each of two sides of top of frame. (c) Tall square box forming pedestal supporting attached square tray with red lacquer inside. Round hole cut through each side of pedestal near top, with gold flowers lacquered on three sides of tray and front side of box.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0259 a-c
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0263 a-c
- Description
- Three separate box-like lacquered wooden stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern, and red lacquer recessed platform at top. Short outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame support at base forming shaped cut-out window at each side, top edges…
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- Three separate box-like lacquered wooden stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern, and red lacquer recessed platform at top. Short outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame support at base forming shaped cut-out window at each side, top edges trimmed in gold.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0263 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0133
- Description
- A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadr…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadrifoils. Long, sharp, pointed spike fastened around ring at left, swings across diameter of ring and is engraved with chevron design on front. Small hook clasp soldered at top of back. Fabric is pushed through centre and pin then through fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0133
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0134
- Description
- An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone …
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 2.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone hangs below and is framed by a network of silver link chain loops with a small silver ball dangling from the bottom of each loop. Long, hinged pin spike on back fastens under curled hook clasp. Worn at neck to close shirt.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0134
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Brooch Collection
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0187 a-c
- Description
- Three round brooches of gold filigree, set with precious stones. Hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasp. (a) cross of sapphires, eight blue sapphires in shape of cross with high, domed, star sapphire at centre. Between arms of cross are four, large 1.1 x .7 cm moonstones wit…
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- Title
- Brooch Collection
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Three round brooches of gold filigree, set with precious stones. Hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasp. (a) cross of sapphires, eight blue sapphires in shape of cross with high, domed, star sapphire at centre. Between arms of cross are four, large 1.1 x .7 cm moonstones with bluish cast. Fine, filigree of gold wire scrolls between and around all stones. (b) central moonstone, large 1.0 dia. luminous, domed stone with bluish cast, surrounded by eight gold wire filigree petals with small .2 dia. sapphire in open area of each, and small .2 cm , cultured seed pearls around outside in open area between each, circle of gold wire contains pin. (c) central green stone, large 1.3 cm dia. luminous, milky, light green, domed stone of chalcedony ?. Framed by a border of simple gold filigree scrolls forming six open scallops around edge, with small gold wire circle in cleft between each pair of scallops, small lip holds stone.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0187 a-c
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