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Archangel Michael
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.14.01
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1780
- Medium
- tempera on wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.14.01
- Description
- Wooden icon showing a painted winged figure [St. Michael?] on a winged horse in the centre with another figure looking on from upper left corner.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Archangel Michael
- Date
- c. 1780
- Medium
- tempera on wood
- Dimensions
- 318 x 1.3 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden icon showing a painted winged figure [St. Michael?] on a winged horse in the centre with another figure looking on from upper left corner.
- Subject
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.14.01
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: colour, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
- Notes
- Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
- Name Access
- di Michelino, Domenico
- Vermeer
- Subject Access
- Midwestern Rail Association
- Trains
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- Painting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- Latin
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32366
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32367
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Subject Access
- Discovery and exploration
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32364
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Siwash Indian
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32365
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indian washing gold, N. Bend
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Profile of a Young Girl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.02
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Profile of a Young Girl
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
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Untitled (placemat)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.008%20v
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.008 v
- Description
- A handwoven placemat in gold, dark taupe, orange and yellow, with fringes.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (placemat)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 47.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A handwoven placemat in gold, dark taupe, orange and yellow, with fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.008 v
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.002%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 a
- Description
- Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20e
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 e
- Description
- A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. …
1 image
- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 55.0 w/fringe cm
- Description
- A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. There are four round, white stickers denoting techniques: “A”,”C”, “D”, “E”, the others have been lost.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 e
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20g
- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 g
- Description
- A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.
1 image
- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 g
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untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- on linen; wool
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.017 a
- Description
- A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.
1 image
- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- on linen; wool
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.017 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.020%20b
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.020 b
- Description
- A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.
1 image
- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.020 b
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.023%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.023 a
- Description
- A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.
1 image
- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.023 a
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.016 e
- Description
- A small sample in natural-coloured cotton with green weft threads.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A small sample in natural-coloured cotton with green weft threads.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.016 e
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.013 g
- Description
- A sample of hand woven, cotton fabric done in green and light rust Egyptian cotton. see cataloguer’s notes.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- A sample of hand woven, cotton fabric done in green and light rust Egyptian cotton. see cataloguer’s notes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.013 g
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.035 b
- Description
- A small weaving sample that looks a like a little carpet with fringes. The wool sample is teal blue green with natural linen fringes.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A small weaving sample that looks a like a little carpet with fringes. The wool sample is teal blue green with natural linen fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.035 b
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