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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
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- Date
- 1815 – 1850
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1083 a-e
- Description
- Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 w…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1815 – 1850
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 wide with blue background with finely detailed flowers in intense blues, reds and yellows with some white. (b) 24.0x16.5. Fine cotton bag with beading. 2.5 wide cotton at top with drawstring. Beadng black background with vase of aqua and white bands, gold and dark green pattern. Vase holds various shades of blue flowers with some white and gold. Underneath spray of similar flowers. Beaded fringe 3.5 across bottom. (c) 16.5x13.5. Beaded beige sateen bag with 1.5 drawstring. Gold geometric beading on off-white beaded background. Looped beading fringe. (d) 12.0x7.5. Small beaded bag on beige cotton. Shaded pink roses with green leaves in overall pattern on beige beaded background. Vase-like orange and yellow object in centre of pattern. Remnants of blue and beige handle. (e) 11.0x9.0. Beige sateen drawstring 1.0. Overall geometric pattern of blue, light blue and gold. Band of light blue with dark blue and gold open pattern with dark blue border. Bottom corners have looped tassels of same colours.NOTE: the frame and burgundy-coloured velvet was removed because of discolouration; bags are a deeper colour on velvet-pressed side and faded on glass-pressed-side.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1083 a-e
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1092 a,b
- Description
- Pair of child’s mukluks with fur trim. Embroidered flowers around top and on vamp in purple, blue & green on white fabric background. Blue and black pompoms, one set missing.Small tag reads: “#68 1 - E.A.C. / 8.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Mukluks
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Description
- Pair of child’s mukluks with fur trim. Embroidered flowers around top and on vamp in purple, blue & green on white fabric background. Blue and black pompoms, one set missing.Small tag reads: “#68 1 - E.A.C. / 8.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1092 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centr…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centre, one pink bud, 2 green leaves, dark brown stems. On flap single 5-leaved red flower, one green leaf, brown stem.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.015
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two stems with grasses surrounding them. One stem is topped wit a large clister of tiny white dlowers that resembles a puff ball. The other stem has a small seed-cone. “302 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lo…
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- Title
- Bear Grass
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two stems with grasses surrounding them. One stem is topped wit a large clister of tiny white dlowers that resembles a puff ball. The other stem has a small seed-cone. “302 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Subject
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.015
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Blossoms - Concord
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.040
- Date
- 1927 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.040
- Description
- Two large trees on the left side of image, pink blossoms
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- Title
- Blossoms - Concord
- Date
- 1927 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 24.8 cm
- Description
- Two large trees on the left side of image, pink blossoms
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.040
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Cardinal Flower
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.09
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.09
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two stems with long-petalled red flowers. “263 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Cardinal Flower
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two stems with long-petalled red flowers. “263 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.09
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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0088
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet …
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet Caporal”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
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Cranberry Bush
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.06
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.06
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant with 3 pointed green leaves tinged with red, and oval red berries. 317 M V W 1925 is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Cranberry Bush
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant with 3 pointed green leaves tinged with red, and oval red berries. 317 M V W 1925 is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.06
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0003
- Description
- Six circular, openwork crocheted, handmade doilies with a rose blosson and leaf pattern in the centre. All slightly yellowed.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Six circular, openwork crocheted, handmade doilies with a rose blosson and leaf pattern in the centre. All slightly yellowed.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0003
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Flowering Dogwood
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.07
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.07
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant withreddish-green leaves, and oval red berries in clusters. “322 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Flowering Dogwood
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant withreddish-green leaves, and oval red berries in clusters. “322 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.07
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Garden, Concord
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.048
- Date
- 1927 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.048
- Description
- Treed garden.
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- Title
- Garden, Concord
- Date
- 1927 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- Treed garden.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.048
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- hide, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0018 a,b
- Description
- A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine s…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- hide, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine stitched design on the back, and are lined with red fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0018 a,b
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Jewellery Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0226
- Date
- 1750 – 1800
- Material
- fibre; fibre, flax; fibre, silk; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0226
- Description
- A long narrow fabric strip with seven pockets formed along its length. Each pocket is made of neatly handsewn pieces of differently patterned silk swatches, with the bottom pocket made of velvet. The outside of the case is covered with linen canvas covered completely with very fine cross-stitch d…
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- Title
- Jewellery Case
- Date
- 1750 – 1800
- Material
- fibre; fibre, flax; fibre, silk; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow fabric strip with seven pockets formed along its length. Each pocket is made of neatly handsewn pieces of differently patterned silk swatches, with the bottom pocket made of velvet. The outside of the case is covered with linen canvas covered completely with very fine cross-stitch designs of the alphabet at the top and patterned bands of flowers with a tree, bird, cat, and dog, and the initials 'ML' at the centre in traditional needlepoint sampler manner. The edges of the case have been bound with turqoise silk ribbon. There is a two-layered semicircular black wool flap at the bottom, and an arched silk-lined red velvet flap at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0226
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- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flower…
- Title
- Kit Beadwork
- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flowers. Thin needle with string pinned in material. One bone crochet hook 8.5 x 1.8. One square paper box with lid with loose beads. Written on box in pencil: "Last piece beadwork by Grandmother Cope Sharples - 1820" Another piece of paper has written: "Elizabeth Jefferes last work about 2 years before she died."
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0005
- Description
- A very crude home made lace loom. There is a flat board as a base with two square wooden pieces standing at each end, in the corners, with round dowel roller beams between them supported through holes at the centre of each side piece. The front has a narrow board nailed between the two square piec…
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- Title
- Lace Loom
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 17.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A very crude home made lace loom. There is a flat board as a base with two square wooden pieces standing at each end, in the corners, with round dowel roller beams between them supported through holes at the centre of each side piece. The front has a narrow board nailed between the two square pieces, and the back has a wire mesh screen panel to act as the reed. An ecru linen thread warp is wound on a back roller, passes through holes in the screen, and is placed in tension (maintained by nails through rollers). The lace, woven with threaded needles, has been wound on a forward roller as it was completed. There are strips of elastic and cotton around the middle of the loom (to help with tension?).
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0005
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Larkspur and Peony
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthil.03.01
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiL.03.01
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- Title
- Larkspur and Peony
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 58.6 x 46.0 cm
- Subject
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HiL.03.01
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mustela Erminea Tail
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.01.0019
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
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- Title
- Mustela Erminea Tail
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (average) x 1.0 (average) x 8.0 (average) cm
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- decoration
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1033 a-j
- Description
- Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins ar…
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Description
- Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins are in a flat white box that has “Edmee” written in pencil in one corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1033 a-j
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.01
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneat…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “2.” written.
- Subject
- bird
- flower
- botanical
- nature
- floral
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
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