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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.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
octopus
Japanese
E. S. Morse
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.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
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.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0134
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0283
Description
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.2 x 9.6 cm
Description
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0283
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0284
Description
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.8 x 10.2 cm
Description
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0284
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0320
Description
Trim footed bowl, gray slip with green gold brown enamel over glazes, rectangular symbol on base. Outside design foliage, inside design yellow flowered tree with crenelated border and surrounding foliage.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
10.5 x 22.0 cm
Description
Trim footed bowl, gray slip with green gold brown enamel over glazes, rectangular symbol on base. Outside design foliage, inside design yellow flowered tree with crenelated border and surrounding foliage.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0320
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0246 a,b
Description
Two press-moulded oblong oval-shaped bowls. Three looped coil feet attached separately. Transparent glaze with green (copper content) and blue (cobalt content) decoration. Traces of rust-coloured (iron content) glaze accents. Note cloth texture inside bowl caused by mould. Bowl (A) torn label with …
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.4 x 11.2 x 19.7 cm
Description
Two press-moulded oblong oval-shaped bowls. Three looped coil feet attached separately. Transparent glaze with green (copper content) and blue (cobalt content) decoration. Traces of rust-coloured (iron content) glaze accents. Note cloth texture inside bowl caused by mould. Bowl (A) torn label with number resembling "19", long 20.0 cm. crack previously repaired. Bowl (B) good condition. Both bowls have glaze chipping.
Subject
households
decorative
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0246 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0350
Description
decorative bowl, transparent, crackled glaze with green, rust,orange, purple, yellow, multi-coloured, over glaze enamels and gold lustre. Interior design pheasant and songbirds in colourful landscape setting. Rim border design inside and out. Two bamboo clusters on outside with border designs nea…
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.8 x 18.1 cm
Description
decorative bowl, transparent, crackled glaze with green, rust,orange, purple, yellow, multi-coloured, over glaze enamels and gold lustre. Interior design pheasant and songbirds in colourful landscape setting. Rim border design inside and out. Two bamboo clusters on outside with border designs near base. Bowl indent formed after throwing. Framed signature on base, trimmed foot.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
bird
pheasant
songbird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0350
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0385
Description
Possibly transparent white as well as red and cobalt blue applied for initial firing, followed by green over glaze enamel and re-fired and finally gold lustre and black slip added and fired. Interesting piece. Design of two floral panels and man with child on exterior. Signed on base, numbers an…
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
5.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
Possibly transparent white as well as red and cobalt blue applied for initial firing, followed by green over glaze enamel and re-fired and finally gold lustre and black slip added and fired. Interesting piece. Design of two floral panels and man with child on exterior. Signed on base, numbers and letters scratched on base as well.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
figure
male
child
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0385
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0278
Description
Porcelain bowl with enamel over glazes. Green, orange and gold flower and leaf design. Rust border bands, trimmed foot.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.6 x 9.7 cm
Description
Porcelain bowl with enamel over glazes. Green, orange and gold flower and leaf design. Rust border bands, trimmed foot.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0278
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.19.0033
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2"…
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Dimensions
8.1 x 6.0 cm
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2", (2) red sticker "in yellow 72/2" in E.S. Morse writing and (3) also Morse's writing (?) Seto 1700 old specimen. Small button like ivory lid, lid is missing a foil liner.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0033
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.19.0034
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Sat…
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Dimensions
6.8 x 5.7 cm
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Satsuma 1700", additional gold lustre on foot and near base, denotes wealthy ownership.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0034
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.19.0035
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory kno…
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic; ivory
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.3 cm
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory knob.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0035
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.19.0037
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cra…
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Dimensions
5.7 x 9.0 cm
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cracks and one large, 2.0 cm. crack. The squat shape is called "TAIKAI". Probably, Japanese calligraphy on label stuck to inside of rim reads "Taikai" "#7".
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0037
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.19.0038
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Dimensions
8.1 x 6.5 cm
Description
Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0038
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.19.0039
Description
Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Dimensions
4.8 x 4.2 cm
Description
Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0039
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.1 x 6.5 cm
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.19.0036
Description
Tammoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown shading. Large rust coloured dribble of glaze down the outside. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot,cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid has liner. Rim chipped 4.0 x .…
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ivory; ceramic
Dimensions
9.2 x 5.0 cm
Description
Tammoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown shading. Large rust coloured dribble of glaze down the outside. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot,cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid has liner. Rim chipped 4.0 x .2 cm. loss.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0036
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Date
1870 – 1890
Catalogue Number
104.19.0073
Description
Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1870 – 1890
Dimensions
7.2 x 5.2 cm
Description
Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon
Subject
tea
ceremony
Japanese
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0073
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0058
Description
miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold l…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
2.2 x 2.0 x 2.9 cm
Description
miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold lacquer speckling on door interior and base. Hanging flower lacquer design over surface of box, bottom of box has large blossom design. Door clasp fragile. Inset tacks on box top which serve as handle rests.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0058
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