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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
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- Title
- Candlestand
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 69.0 x 44.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, silver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0004 a,b
- Description
- A pair of silver plated copper candlesticks. Each candlestick has a round base with a tall stem divided in the middle with a textured ring. Both stems are surmounted by purplish candle glasses (7.5 diam x 1.9 high) with a floral texture cut in. These candlesticks extend by telescope action to 27.…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, silver; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of silver plated copper candlesticks. Each candlestick has a round base with a tall stem divided in the middle with a textured ring. Both stems are surmounted by purplish candle glasses (7.5 diam x 1.9 high) with a floral texture cut in. These candlesticks extend by telescope action to 27.6 cm high.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0004 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0067 a,b
- Description
- Hand-blown, pale green base with clear, bubbled sphere for stem, supporting a flared candle holder with swirl pattern in glass.
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- Hand-blown, pale green base with clear, bubbled sphere for stem, supporting a flared candle holder with swirl pattern in glass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0067 a,b
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Candlestick Candleholder
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flared lip.
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- Title
- Candlestick Candleholder
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flared lip.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0005 a,b
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Candlestick Candleholder
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0006 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flaring lip.
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- Title
- Candlestick Candleholder
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass candlesticks, each with a square base with the corners cut off and a round spool-like stem with a flaring lip.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0006 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0057
- Description
- A shallow sterling silver bowl with a narrow flat bottom and flaring sides which have a pierced design. There is heavy silver trim along the edge of the bowl. The bowl is supported on four small silver legs at the base. The bowl is marked “Kyrie Sterling”.
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- Title
- Candy Dish
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, silver
- Description
- A shallow sterling silver bowl with a narrow flat bottom and flaring sides which have a pierced design. There is heavy silver trim along the edge of the bowl. The bowl is supported on four small silver legs at the base. The bowl is marked “Kyrie Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0057
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0058 a,b
- Description
- A pair of sterling silver rectangular dishes with shallow flaring sides. The sides of each dish have an ornate raised floral pattern that leaves a smooth hourglass shape in the bottom of the dish. Both dishes are hallmarked sterling and are also marked “A 2694 712690”.
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- Title
- Candy Dish
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of sterling silver rectangular dishes with shallow flaring sides. The sides of each dish have an ornate raised floral pattern that leaves a smooth hourglass shape in the bottom of the dish. Both dishes are hallmarked sterling and are also marked “A 2694 712690”.
- Subject
- households
- decoarative
- food
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0058 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
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- Title
- Canister
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, f…
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- Title
- Card Holder
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, folded to form envelope. Inside purple "shot" silk with pocket gold stitching. Outside pale blue with embroidered flowers and bamboo leaves.1.5 long thread forms closure with .6 x .7 flat piece of ivory. Very finely made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, steel; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0073 a-c
- Description
- A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire stic…
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- Title
- Carving Set
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, steel; ivory
- Dimensions
- 36.5 (a); 28.5 (b); 41.0 (c) cm
- Description
- A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape around the base of the handle.c) The sharpening steel has a long round steel blade with four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape at the base of the handle.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0073 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
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- Title
- Ceramic Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- plaster; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0098
- Description
- Japanese changing clothes doll, fully clothed, plaster body, articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire from elbows to shoulders for even movement. Inset grey eyes, red mouth open showing white upper teeth. Short hair inset at nape of neck and at ears, longer from to…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- plaster; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing clothes doll, fully clothed, plaster body, articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire from elbows to shoulders for even movement. Inset grey eyes, red mouth open showing white upper teeth. Short hair inset at nape of neck and at ears, longer from top of head, bare circle at top, long front hair tied to sides, boys' hairdo. Hand sewn inner garment has tie dyed red collar sewn on to red body, green sleeves, red and white tie-dyed belts. Sash 55.5 x 2.3 - blue gold one side, other red with blue stripe.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0098
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; plaster; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0100
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, woman, fully clothed. Plastered wooden bodice, thighs, legs, plaster face, hands, feet. Articulated at neck, hips, knees, ankles. Covered wire from elbows to shoulders, inset grey eyes, red mouth with white teeth. Fancy piled up hair do with green and black gold ties. Short…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; plaster; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, woman, fully clothed. Plastered wooden bodice, thighs, legs, plaster face, hands, feet. Articulated at neck, hips, knees, ankles. Covered wire from elbows to shoulders, inset grey eyes, red mouth with white teeth. Fancy piled up hair do with green and black gold ties. Short inner shirt with sewn on pink collar. A red wrap around skirt with long woven string tie. Blue tie dyed belt 23.0 long. Over this a long sash 47.0 x 3.0, grey tones. Paper tag sewn on back: "Mrs R Robb".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0100
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0099
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, boy, fully clothed. Plaster face, bodice, hands, feet, plastered wood legs and thighs. Articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire, grey inset eyes, red lips with white teeth. Hair inset at ears, nape of neck and in a circle top of head. Inner…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, boy, fully clothed. Plaster face, bodice, hands, feet, plastered wood legs and thighs. Articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire, grey inset eyes, red lips with white teeth. Hair inset at ears, nape of neck and in a circle top of head. Inner garment red lined, grey patterned. Sash blue tie-dyed 39.0 x 3.0, a paper tag 5.2 x 1.5 sewn on to back of kimono, handwritten "Mrs R. Robb".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0099
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x .7 x )2.1 cm
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness of very fine, twisted bronze wire passes under chest and around neck, and is twisted into small loop on top for hanging. Distinctly carved wrinkles on back, separate tail, and long trunk hanging to ground, small ears, small marks for eyes.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
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Chest Of Drawers
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front …
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- Title
- Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.6 x 26.2 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front of frame reinforced at corners and at joints between drawers with T-shaped pieces of metal of black with copper-brown squiggly design. Scalloped loop handles of same design on all drawers and large round scallop-edged medallions with keyholes at centre top edge of lower drawer and of lower square drawer on right are painted with same design. Sides and top and bottom of frame joined with mortise and tenon and small wooden pegs. Small square pads of wood glued inside to back act as drawer stops, solid wooden back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
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- Date
- 1825 – 1875
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0014
- Description
- Standing mirror with acorn finials and a platform base with claw feet. The mirror frame has two pivot points, located midway in the height of the mirror, attached to two side supports so that the mirror angle can be changed.
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- Title
- Cheval Mirror
- Date
- 1825 – 1875
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 193.0 x 61.0 x 86.6 cm
- Description
- Standing mirror with acorn finials and a platform base with claw feet. The mirror frame has two pivot points, located midway in the height of the mirror, attached to two side supports so that the mirror angle can be changed.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0014
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
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- Title
- Child's Ring
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
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Chromograph Picture
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- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot an…
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- Title
- Chromograph Picture
- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Dimensions
- 39.5 (image); 42.4 (frame) x 50.0 (image); 53.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot and in horsedrawn wagons. The picture is framed with a very simple wood frame painted gold with two screw eyes and a wire at the back for hanging. The back of the picture is marked “--GE & CO. CHROMO --RIN. O.” in the blc, and “Entered according to A---& Sonoress (?) in the year 1874 by Strobridge & Co. in teh officeo fthe Librarian of Congress.” in the brc.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- family
- Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
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- Date
- 1825 – 1910
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0179 a,b
- Description
- A pair of plain, small silver pinch clasps with jaws touching at one end, held apart at other. Small, oval backing plate attached to smooth, rectangular front plate by means of spring hinge between. Small serrated teeth at closed end clamp together when at rest. Teeth released by pinching open ends…
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- Title
- Clasp
- Date
- 1825 – 1910
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.1 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of plain, small silver pinch clasps with jaws touching at one end, held apart at other. Small, oval backing plate attached to smooth, rectangular front plate by means of spring hinge between. Small serrated teeth at closed end clamp together when at rest. Teeth released by pinching open ends of metal plates together. Small ring holding another, loose ring at tail of oval backing plate. Short length of red cord threaded through rings to tie clasps together.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0179 a,b
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