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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0602
- Description
- Scallop shaped bright orange bowl, in turned scallop rim, orange laquer inside and out, black laquer on base. Pencilled on base "12.50". Shows wear, slight chipping and scuffing.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Scallop shaped bright orange bowl, in turned scallop rim, orange laquer inside and out, black laquer on base. Pencilled on base "12.50". Shows wear, slight chipping and scuffing.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0602
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0615
- Description
- Lathed wood, flat based bowl, with ridged rim. Centre bowl inscribed over lapping circles and leaf like design, knotching at rim. Bowl stained medium brown.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 17.3 cm
- Description
- Lathed wood, flat based bowl, with ridged rim. Centre bowl inscribed over lapping circles and leaf like design, knotching at rim. Bowl stained medium brown.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0615
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0038
- Description
- A large, heavily tarnished, metal (possibly copper) brooch with a flat square bottom and arched top with scrolls at each side. The brooch bears a stamped relief image of a battleship under steam and the word 'Oregon' below. Two long pins are soldered at the top and bottom of the brooch back. A r…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 1.0 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- A large, heavily tarnished, metal (possibly copper) brooch with a flat square bottom and arched top with scrolls at each side. The brooch bears a stamped relief image of a battleship under steam and the word 'Oregon' below. Two long pins are soldered at the top and bottom of the brooch back. A reverse image of the stamped design can be seen on the back.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0038
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0100
- Description
- A shallow copper bowl with a flat bottom and two loop handles attached at the rim with large rivets. The copper shows texture from beating.
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- Title
- Candy Dish
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm
- Description
- A shallow copper bowl with a flat bottom and two loop handles attached at the rim with large rivets. The copper shows texture from beating.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- metalwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0100
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Christmas Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0163%20a-l
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0163 a-l
- Description
- A set of twelve pipe cleaner figures representing Christmas carolers. All except one on round cardboard disc bases, dressed for winter, and playing various musical instruments, singing, or playing. Heads of wooden beads. (a) male caroler, holding grey book. (b) female caroler, with green coat hol…
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- Title
- Christmas Figurine Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A set of twelve pipe cleaner figures representing Christmas carolers. All except one on round cardboard disc bases, dressed for winter, and playing various musical instruments, singing, or playing. Heads of wooden beads. (a) male caroler, holding grey book. (b) female caroler, with green coat holding red book. (c) conductor, standing on log wielding baton. (d) bass fiddle player, dressed in red. (e) violinist, dressed in green. (f) flutist, dressed in white sweater. (g) clarinetist, dressed in yellow sweater. (h) female bystander, in red coat with white muff. (i) same as (h). (j) boy carrying Christmas tree. (k)bystander leaning on lamp post, dressed in red. (l) boy pulling red sled, on rectangular cardboard base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0163 a-l
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Christmas Tree Ornament
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0172
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0172
- Description
- In gummed star box, many small, 1.5 cm. coloured gummed stars, red gold, yellow, green, blue, silver, stuck back to back with a short loop of black thread between, and one large, 3.5 cm gold star with thread loop stuck to back with small strip of paper. Contained in small, flat, square cardboard bo…
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- Title
- Christmas Tree Ornament
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 4.9 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- In gummed star box, many small, 1.5 cm. coloured gummed stars, red gold, yellow, green, blue, silver, stuck back to back with a short loop of black thread between, and one large, 3.5 cm gold star with thread loop stuck to back with small strip of paper. Contained in small, flat, square cardboard box with blue lid, "Dennison's Gummed Stars 100 No.2" with small gold star glued to centre of lid.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0172
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Commemorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0085
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0085
- Description
- Wide mouthed shallow white coloured bowl containing various multi-coloured signatures and small sketches, written at centre "Thanks! May 20,1975".
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- Title
- Commemorative Bowl
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Wide mouthed shallow white coloured bowl containing various multi-coloured signatures and small sketches, written at centre "Thanks! May 20,1975".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Joe Fafard
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0085
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Commercial Print Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1021
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1021
- Description
- A commercial print done by L.R. Batchelor for Merck Frosst. It is a colour print of a group of gnomes in a cave: the gnomes on the top part are playing games, the gnome on the left is sewing and the gnomes to the right are painting signs; the gnome in the foreground is weaving on a large floor loom…
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- Title
- Commercial Print Picture
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A commercial print done by L.R. Batchelor for Merck Frosst. It is a colour print of a group of gnomes in a cave: the gnomes on the top part are playing games, the gnome on the left is sewing and the gnomes to the right are painting signs; the gnome in the foreground is weaving on a large floor loom, helped by a bug on the left holding the thread from the shuttle.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1021
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Cowboys Figurine Set
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0095 a-f
- Description
- Six cowboy and cowgirl figurines made of pipe cleaners, each on a separate pedestal of card, three on discs and three on rectangles, the rectangle base figurines having corrugated cardboard corral sections as well. (a) a cowgirl in red boots, red cotton skirt, white jacket and hat, tossing a string…
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- Title
- Cowboys Figurine Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 5.0 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- Six cowboy and cowgirl figurines made of pipe cleaners, each on a separate pedestal of card, three on discs and three on rectangles, the rectangle base figurines having corrugated cardboard corral sections as well. (a) a cowgirl in red boots, red cotton skirt, white jacket and hat, tossing a string lariat. (b) a rust coloured cowboy with black hat, carrying a saddle. (c) a brown suited cowboy with yellow boots and hat, sixgun of foil slung on waist, tossing a lariat (a,b,c on round bases). (d) cowgirl sitting on rail, dressed in white and blue, blue sun hat, grey boots. (e) cowboy sitting on rail, green clothes, grey boots, green Stetson, sixgun at waist, taking aim with imaginary rifle. (f) cowboy leaning against fence, dressed in grey, white boots and hat, sixgun of foil, and a lariat looped over the far end of the rail.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0095 a-f
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0392
- Description
- Beige slip glaze with temmoku, iron-brown, decoration near rim on outside, trimmed foot, signed on bottom, pouring rim has small chip.
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- Title
- Cream Pitcher
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 7.6 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- Beige slip glaze with temmoku, iron-brown, decoration near rim on outside, trimmed foot, signed on bottom, pouring rim has small chip.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- decorative
- Susan Beckett
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0392
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- plastic, nylon; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.0001
- Description
- A pair of round, braided, black nylon curtain pulls or loops. Each as a tassel at the end formed from the loose end of the braiding strands. The loop at the other end holds an S-hook for attaching to the curtain.
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- Title
- Curtain Loop
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- plastic, nylon; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of round, braided, black nylon curtain pulls or loops. Each as a tassel at the end formed from the loose end of the braiding strands. The loop at the other end holds an S-hook for attaching to the curtain.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.0001
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Decorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0339
- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0339
- Description
- Shallow, hand-thrown, slope-sided, rimmed foot bowl. Green glaze applied after initial firing, was then was left as pattern seen and white areas exposed by scraping or carving, all then transparent glazed and fired. Signature stamp inside bowl in calligraphy. Hand signed on bottom.
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Shallow, hand-thrown, slope-sided, rimmed foot bowl. Green glaze applied after initial firing, was then was left as pattern seen and white areas exposed by scraping or carving, all then transparent glazed and fired. Signature stamp inside bowl in calligraphy. Hand signed on bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0339
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0216
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0216
- Description
- 4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 27.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- 4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Doug Machuk
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0216
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0341%20a-l
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three ski…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three skiers (f) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - turning skier (g) "Mount, Norquay, Banff" - ski jumper and spectators (h) "Mount Norquay, Banff” - two ski tourers (i) "Skoki Valley, Lake Louise" - two skiers, one pointing with pole (j) "Val Morin" - skier in parka (k) "Val Morin, Laurentians" - two skiers touring through trees (l) "Chateau Frontenac, Quebec" - skier looking at Chateau. (a-i) are Rocky Mountains scenes. (j,k,l) are Laurentians scenes. "Wedgewood of Etruria & Barlaston, Made in England" and various identification number stamps on back of all plates.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- photography
- Canadian Rockies
- Nicholas Morant
- sports
- skiing
- Laurentians
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0348
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
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Decorative Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0301
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
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Decorative Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0302
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0302
- Description
- Squat turquoise vase with bulbous body on trimmed foot, narrows at neck and lip is broad and almost flat with two right-angle bracket handles attaching lip to shoulder of body. "T" inside triangle stamped on base. Glaze is turquoise coloured and is crackled.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Squat turquoise vase with bulbous body on trimmed foot, narrows at neck and lip is broad and almost flat with two right-angle bracket handles attaching lip to shoulder of body. "T" inside triangle stamped on base. Glaze is turquoise coloured and is crackled.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0302
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0026
- Description
- A small table lamp with a white globe sitting on a base of brass forming four feet. The globe is decorated on one side with painted flowers. The shade is covered with boucle fabric and has a cross stitch design along the top and bottom. The lamp is marked with a sticker reading “Gore”.
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 35.0 cm
- Description
- A small table lamp with a white globe sitting on a base of brass forming four feet. The globe is decorated on one side with painted flowers. The shade is covered with boucle fabric and has a cross stitch design along the top and bottom. The lamp is marked with a sticker reading “Gore”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0026
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Electric Wall Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0081
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm hold…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 19.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm holds lightbulb on round pedestal. White plastic cylinder covers lightbulb socket. Small yellow textured conical lamp shade fits over lightbulb, is held in place by wire clasp. Black plastic twist type switch is placed on base under arm.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
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Electric Wall Lamp
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attach…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attached to light socket in addition to outer paper shades. Plastic shades imitate white glass. (a) white plastic shade has three sets of incised vertical lines (b) shade is similar to lamp (a) but plastic shade has three horizontal incised lines along bottom interrupted by eight vertical designs.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
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