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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0211
- Description
- A cylindrical, cloisonne box of brass with a flush fitting detached domed lid; box and lid are heavily decorated with bursts of flowers, and the edge of the lid is covered with scale-like patterning; base and interior are covered with a plain light blue enamel.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical, cloisonne box of brass with a flush fitting detached domed lid; box and lid are heavily decorated with bursts of flowers, and the edge of the lid is covered with scale-like patterning; base and interior are covered with a plain light blue enamel.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0211
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- decorative
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0387
- Description
- A small, short, square box of brown morocco style leather with gold designs, flattened at corners. Lid lifts off from lip built into bottom, lid slightly bevelled around edges. Inside lid and inside bottom has line scribed in a set-in border following the octagonal shape of the outside of box. Top …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 8.3 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- A small, short, square box of brown morocco style leather with gold designs, flattened at corners. Lid lifts off from lip built into bottom, lid slightly bevelled around edges. Inside lid and inside bottom has line scribed in a set-in border following the octagonal shape of the outside of box. Top of lid has large, scroll, embossed and gilt medallion at centre. Embossed, gold designs following same motif repeated three times on each side, once on the bottom, again on the side of the lid, and again on the bevel of the lid. A small, circular motif is on each corner between.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0387
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