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Bar Pin

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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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Bar Pin

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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.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment; Japanese; Edward S. Morse;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0132

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Bar Pin

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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.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment; animal; dragon; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0189

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Bar Pin

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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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Bar Pin

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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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Bowl Set

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Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0275 a-f

Description: Porcelain with translucent rice seed pattern, oval shaped. Bird and flowers inside bowl, inside and outside rim border design. Border design near outside base which has a trimmed foot and is signed on bottom.

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 6.4 x 11.8 cm

Description: Porcelain with translucent rice seed pattern, oval shaped. Bird and flowers inside bowl, inside and outside rim border design. Border design near outside base which has a trimmed foot and is signed on bottom.

Subject: households; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0275 a-f

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Bowl Set

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Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0276 a-d

Description: Porcelain with rice seed design, transparent over glaze. Floral design inside. Rim border design inside and out, leaf design near base, bottom signed, trimmed foot.

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 5.3 x 11.5 cm

Description: Porcelain with rice seed design, transparent over glaze. Floral design inside. Rim border design inside and out, leaf design near base, bottom signed, trimmed foot.

Subject: households; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0276 a-d

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Bowl Set

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Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0301 a-d

Description: Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 3.0 x 7.4 cm

Description: Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.

Subject: households; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse; animal; deer

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0301 a-d

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Bowl Set

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Date: 1920 – 1932

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0380 a-e

Description: Five octagonal bowls with green coloured interiors. Roughly made, all decorated with a very careless hand, colours run over borders, etc. All bottom rims are painted in red linear designs. (a) decorated with yellow rectangles outlined in yellow, an indecipherable hand painted stamp on bottom of…

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1920 – 1932

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 4.5 x 15.6 cm

Description: Five octagonal bowls with green coloured interiors. Roughly made, all decorated with a very careless hand, colours run over borders, etc. All bottom rims are painted in red linear designs. (a) decorated with yellow rectangles outlined in yellow, an indecipherable hand painted stamp on bottom of base. (b) base bottom is green, sides are illustrated with multi coloured abstract flowers. Upper rim is green outlined with a shakey black scalloped line. (c) sides have a roughly drawn chicken eating and three with large flowers on a white background, bottom of base is green. (d) sides are yellow with child like flowers and clouds outlined in brown, base is green. (e) similar to (a), decorated with yellow rectangles outlined in red. Stamp on bottom is indecipherable.

Subject: households; decorative; Chinese

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0380 a-e

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Bowl Set

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Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0413 a-e

Description: Five bowls: Hand thrown, trimmed foot, deep bowl with rounded lower portion rising to indentation then a flared upper portion. Grey slip with multi coloured enamel pine tree bamboo plum decoration on outside, with gold lustre accents. Inside rim geometric enamel and gold lustre trim. Bowl crackled …

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.8 cm

Description: Five bowls: Hand thrown, trimmed foot, deep bowl with rounded lower portion rising to indentation then a flared upper portion. Grey slip with multi coloured enamel pine tree bamboo plum decoration on outside, with gold lustre accents. Inside rim geometric enamel and gold lustre trim. Bowl crackled throughout and outside reveals wheel ridges. Bowls (a) and (b) in good condition and were mended with low-fire gold enamel; (c) and (e) all have minor rim chips but otherwise good. Bowl (e) was repaired at rim and refired.

Subject: households; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0413 a-e

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Bowl Set

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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.

Subject: households; Japanese; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0603 a-g

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Bowl Set

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Date: 1870 – 1900

Material: wood

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0608 a-c

Description: Small, medium and large pale vermilion bowls. B, C have peach like gold lacquer decoration inside bowls, A has flowers in gold. Signed on outside of bowl, in calligraphy, set on raised foot.

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Title: Bowl Set

Date: 1870 – 1900

Material: wood

Dimensions: 3.0 x 8.6 cm

Description: Small, medium and large pale vermilion bowls. B, C have peach like gold lacquer decoration inside bowls, A has flowers in gold. Signed on outside of bowl, in calligraphy, set on raised foot.

Subject: households; decorative; Edith Morse Robb; Japanese; Edward S. Morse;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0608 a-c

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Teacup

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: ceramic, bone china

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0148

Description: A cup with a flared lip and a loop handle. The cup is decorated with a narrow band of colour below a series of small dots that form a border at the inside of the lip. There are six clusters of flowers spaced around the insides and a basket of flowers tied with a ribbon at the bottom of the cup. …

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Title: Teacup

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: ceramic, bone china

Description: A cup with a flared lip and a loop handle. The cup is decorated with a narrow band of colour below a series of small dots that form a border at the inside of the lip. There are six clusters of flowers spaced around the insides and a basket of flowers tied with a ribbon at the bottom of the cup. The outside of the cup has a single flower on a stem flanked by two smaller blossoms. The cup is marked “Aynsley, England RD No 628721”.

Subject: households; social customs; flowers

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0148

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Teacup

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: ceramic, bone china

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0149

Description: A wide shallow cup tapering to a narrow base. The cup is white with a heavy dark floral band outlined with brush strokes as a border inside the rim. The cup is also decorated with delicate sprigs of flowers scattered over inside and outside of cup. The cup’s loop handle, base and rim are accente…

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Title: Teacup

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: ceramic, bone china

Description: A wide shallow cup tapering to a narrow base. The cup is white with a heavy dark floral band outlined with brush strokes as a border inside the rim. The cup is also decorated with delicate sprigs of flowers scattered over inside and outside of cup. The cup’s loop handle, base and rim are accented with gold lines and dots. The cup is marked “Made in England” and “Coalport AD 1750 8033”.

Subject: households; social customs; flowers

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0149

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Teacup

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0205 a,b

Description: A pair of flat bottomed, straight sided cups with the top opening wider than the base. Each cup is white inside with a dense blue pattern of birds and vine-like curlicues covering the outside.

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Title: Teacup

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 6.5 cm

Description: A pair of flat bottomed, straight sided cups with the top opening wider than the base. Each cup is white inside with a dense blue pattern of birds and vine-like curlicues covering the outside.