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- Date
- 1931
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0112 a-c
- Description
- a) A rustic double bed with corner posts made from stripped logs approximately 10 cm. in diameter, rounded off at the top. Bed frame of heavy 4 x 13.5 cm. boards, reinforced at the corners on the outside with short pieces of the same boards cut into sharp points. Head and foot boards are solid and …
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- Title
- Bed
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 134.0 x 205.0 cm
- Description
- a) A rustic double bed with corner posts made from stripped logs approximately 10 cm. in diameter, rounded off at the top. Bed frame of heavy 4 x 13.5 cm. boards, reinforced at the corners on the outside with short pieces of the same boards cut into sharp points. Head and foot boards are solid and fastened into cornerposts in mortise and tenon. Large metal carriage bolts fastened through the cornerposts into the frame. Corner reinforcement nailed through to frame. b) Mattress - innerspring covered in blue with large white floral wreath covering both sides, piping at edges imprinted "Simmons", vertical quilting on sides with four straps for turning, tufted through with bar-like buttons. c) Box spring - on wooden frame built to ride on frame of bed; covered with blue and white wide striped fabric with floral pattern on blue, whole covered with heavy white cotton fabric stapled to its frame. A heavy sheet of plywood with its corners cut to fit the bed is between the mattresses.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Earl Spencer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0112 a-c
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- Date
- 1937
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0094
- Description
- Sturdy double-pedestal rustic bench, Uprights at either end are 7.0 cm. thick and support bench top which is a half-log which is clear varnished and of pale yellow colour. End uprights jointed by horizontal strut which pegs through the uprights. Log has been channelled to fit over uprights.
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- Title
- Bench
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 48.5 x 27.0 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- Sturdy double-pedestal rustic bench, Uprights at either end are 7.0 cm. thick and support bench top which is a half-log which is clear varnished and of pale yellow colour. End uprights jointed by horizontal strut which pegs through the uprights. Log has been channelled to fit over uprights.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0094
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- Date
- 1931 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0092
- Description
- Various sizes, located throughout the living room area, fitted to both the size of books and the shelf display purposes they were suited for. Built to measure and specifications required.
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- Title
- Bookcase
- Date
- 1931 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- good cm
- Description
- Various sizes, located throughout the living room area, fitted to both the size of books and the shelf display purposes they were suited for. Built to measure and specifications required.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0092
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0029
- Description
- A cabinet with two parts; an upper cabinet that is attached to a lower bureau. The upper cabinet has two glass-front doors and three shelves. The lower bureau has three drawers and a fold-out leaf that can serve as a desk.
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- Title
- Cabinet
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 174.0 x 47.5 x 101.5 cm
- Description
- A cabinet with two parts; an upper cabinet that is attached to a lower bureau. The upper cabinet has two glass-front doors and three shelves. The lower bureau has three drawers and a fold-out leaf that can serve as a desk.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0029
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- Date
- 1931 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0118 a-f
- Description
- Six sturdy chairs constructed from natural hickory branches. Seats are woven plant fiber in a herringbone weave, each strip of fiber is approx. .7 cm. wide. Back rests are four vertical spindles, each whittled at ends to fit into holes on frame. Two stretchers on front and sides of chair and one o…
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- Title
- Chair Set
- Date
- 1931 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 89.0 x 45.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Six sturdy chairs constructed from natural hickory branches. Seats are woven plant fiber in a herringbone weave, each strip of fiber is approx. .7 cm. wide. Back rests are four vertical spindles, each whittled at ends to fit into holes on frame. Two stretchers on front and sides of chair and one on back. Back supports are extensions of the legs.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0118 a-f
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these sam…
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- Title
- Child's Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 23.1 x 29.8 cm
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these same spool motifs. Four round rungs between the legs for support. Varnished dark brown.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
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- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been staine…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 102.0 x 42.5 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been stained. Handles, screwed onto drawers and cupboard doors, are polyhedron shaped, almost rectangular, blocks of wood. Each drawer has one horizontal handle, 27.5 cm. long by 3 cm. deep, door panel handles are vertical, 15 x 3 cm. Base of each cupboard is 7.5 cm. high, indented 2 cm. from front. Sides continue uninterrupted from floor to top of cupboard. Pressed board back terminates 7.5 cm. from floor. Plain 1 x 2.5 cm. pine molding frames top. (a) and (b) are identical except that (b) has an air vent built into base and a portion cut out of its bottom left side with a piece of sheet metal surrounding cut-out.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which t…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 106.0 x 37.0 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which turns horizontally to close and vertically to open. At least two different types of wood used, a red-brown soft wood is used for the most part, a blond wood is used for baseboard (front) and a light coloured wood is used on outer borders of upper doors.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
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- Title
- Dining Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 150.0 x 150.0 cm
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
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- Date
- 1931
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0095
- Description
- Sturdy, rustic table, four log corner legs. Legs are cut out at tops to fit over and support (2 x 6") table frame under table top. Top was originally side by side planks which were then covered with plywood top. Edge trim on table is (1 x 2") stripping. Overall nail and glue construction. Clear var…
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- Title
- Dining Table
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 78.6 x 95.8 cm
- Description
- Sturdy, rustic table, four log corner legs. Legs are cut out at tops to fit over and support (2 x 6") table frame under table top. Top was originally side by side planks which were then covered with plywood top. Edge trim on table is (1 x 2") stripping. Overall nail and glue construction. Clear varnish and table is of pale yellow colour.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0095
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
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- Title
- Drawers Chest
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 179.0 x 58.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
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Dressing Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
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- Title
- Dressing Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 181.5 x 55.0 x 111.5 cm
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
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Drop-Leaf Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
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- Title
- Drop-Leaf Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 71.5 x 43.7 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
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- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0070
- Description
- An armchair, deep and quite comfortable, made of twisted paper? principally which has been coloured in orange, gold, and black, and then heavily varnished to give it greater stability. The frame consists of such "rope" which is knotted together in simple turns. It and its companion chair were reuph…
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- Title
- Easy Chair
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 67.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- An armchair, deep and quite comfortable, made of twisted paper? principally which has been coloured in orange, gold, and black, and then heavily varnished to give it greater stability. The frame consists of such "rope" which is knotted together in simple turns. It and its companion chair were reupholstered circa 1965. Affixed metal product label indicates "Imperial Rattan Co., Stratford." Some wear on back upper left corner of back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0070
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- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0071
- Description
- Similar to, but smaller than 102.03.0070.
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- Title
- Easy Chair
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 61.0 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- Similar to, but smaller than 102.03.0070.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0071
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- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0105 a-d
- Description
- Bentwood hickory frames, front legs widen out above seat and are of one piece, rear legs also widen out (back) above seat and are of one piece. Two rungs on front and each side, one rung at rear, upper frame is three bent hickory bands which are pegged into front legs and nailed to rear legs. Woven…
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- Title
- Easy Chair Set
- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 89.0 x 61.0 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- Bentwood hickory frames, front legs widen out above seat and are of one piece, rear legs also widen out (back) above seat and are of one piece. Two rungs on front and each side, one rung at rear, upper frame is three bent hickory bands which are pegged into front legs and nailed to rear legs. Woven fibre is natural basketry and is on seat and back. All stamped on rear rung "Rustic Hickory Furniture Co.-La Porte, Indiana".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0105 a-d
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- wood, pine
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0042
- Description
- Narrow table with shaped side supports and one shelf. The table is constructed with wooden dowels used as fasteners.
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- Title
- End Table
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- wood, pine
- Dimensions
- 51.3 x 21.3 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow table with shaped side supports and one shelf. The table is constructed with wooden dowels used as fasteners.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0042
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0022
- Description
- 1930 style upright cabinet with hinged top which reveals 78 rpm turntable or phonograph. Front of cabinet contains radio control knobs and fabric speaker covers. Cabinet dark brown hardwood which is shaped veneer. Decorations include pillar shapes, panel relief carving, scrolling. Side panels and l…
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- Title
- Floor Radio
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 87.2 x 40.0 x 60.6 cm
- Description
- 1930 style upright cabinet with hinged top which reveals 78 rpm turntable or phonograph. Front of cabinet contains radio control knobs and fabric speaker covers. Cabinet dark brown hardwood which is shaped veneer. Decorations include pillar shapes, panel relief carving, scrolling. Side panels and lid have edge trim only, otherwise plain. Back is open to reveal turntable mechanism, radio tuner and amplifier and single speaker, Model No. H77. Cabinet exterior generally scuffed, requires electrical maintenance (tubes, etc.).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- pastime
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0022
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1019 a-d
- Description
- Four folding chairs: a) black metal frame with black fabric for seat and back; b) black metal frame with black fabric for seat and back; c) black metal frame with black fabric for seat, no back; d) wooden frame with beige fabric for seat, no back.
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- Title
- Folding Chair
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Description
- Four folding chairs: a) black metal frame with black fabric for seat and back; b) black metal frame with black fabric for seat and back; c) black metal frame with black fabric for seat, no back; d) wooden frame with beige fabric for seat, no back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1019 a-d
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Folding Screen
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, thre…
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- Title
- Folding Screen
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 168.0 cm
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, three white herons and water lilies in the foreground beside a tall stand of white orchid-like flowers and spikey leaves filling the whole right panel and half of the next panel. Back is covered with green gauze material printed with a stippled white background around silhouettes of large flowers, traces of faded red define some of the petals within the flowers. Screen is hinged by means of the canvas and backing fabric continuing from one panel to the next, and folds in accordion fashion. Screen framed along sides and bottom and top with wood which has been finished with reddish paint and graining technique, outer corners trimmed and protected with short strips of thin, embossed sheet metal, with flower blossom shaped tacks evenly spaced along the edge. Left side has additional strip in the middle. Each screen panel has wooden skeleton frame beneath fabric consisting of a single upright with cross braces down its length. Back of skeleton frame beneath gauze covered with black paper, beneath canvas with brown paper.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
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