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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0303
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0303
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0310
- Description
- Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0310
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0301 a-d
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0301 a-d
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0357 a-e
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
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- Title
- Bowl; Soup Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0357 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- tiger
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
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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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