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Electric Table Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0083
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0083
- Description
- Tall varnished lamp fashioned out of a burled branch from a tree. Pounded copper ring fits over uppermost end of lamp has also been varnished. Home made, small lamp shade support, made from hollow copper tubing and solid brass, is soldered together. 20.5 cm. pull chain hangs from light socket. Irre…
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- Title
- Electric Table Lamp
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Tall varnished lamp fashioned out of a burled branch from a tree. Pounded copper ring fits over uppermost end of lamp has also been varnished. Home made, small lamp shade support, made from hollow copper tubing and solid brass, is soldered together. 20.5 cm. pull chain hangs from light socket. Irregular oval home-made brass screw fastens lamp shade to support, lamp shade is missing.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0083
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Electric Table Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0087
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0087
- Description
- Varnished wooden lamp made from a twisty dark red branch with numerous crevices and seams. Irregular base is 4.5 cm. high and is fashioned from a cross section of a tree. The outer surface of the base is blond while the inside rings are dark. Red felt is glued to bottom of base. Light brown cardboa…
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- Title
- Electric Table Lamp
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Varnished wooden lamp made from a twisty dark red branch with numerous crevices and seams. Irregular base is 4.5 cm. high and is fashioned from a cross section of a tree. The outer surface of the base is blond while the inside rings are dark. Red felt is glued to bottom of base. Light brown cardboard shade is decorated on one side only with three watercolour flowers handpainted in different shades of brown, green and white. Shade held by three long arms inside which screw around light socket. Marks on socket, "LEVITON/ made in U.S.A. 66OW 25OV"
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0087
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- Date
- 1932 – 1932
- Material
- wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0159
- Description
- A rectangular box with a hinged lid. The bottom is stained dark brown and the lid has a handpainted scene of two men carrying staffs. On the bottom (blc) is “N.M. 1932”. The lid has a loose hinge and the paint is faded and chipped.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1932 – 1932
- Material
- wood; paint
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 10.8 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- A rectangular box with a hinged lid. The bottom is stained dark brown and the lid has a handpainted scene of two men carrying staffs. On the bottom (blc) is “N.M. 1932”. The lid has a loose hinge and the paint is faded and chipped.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0159
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0197
- Description
- A bowl shaped dish of beaten copper, flat-based. The lid is domed, and its flange fits into the dish body. Top of lid is an enamel medallion bearing an image of a two-masted, square-rigged sailboat on the high seas. "Medallion" is inset into a ridge of copper. Interior of bowl is enamelled in a de…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- A bowl shaped dish of beaten copper, flat-based. The lid is domed, and its flange fits into the dish body. Top of lid is an enamel medallion bearing an image of a two-masted, square-rigged sailboat on the high seas. "Medallion" is inset into a ridge of copper. Interior of bowl is enamelled in a deep, almost indigo, blue.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0197
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0200
- Description
- A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0200
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll bord…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll border repeated around edge of lid with figure of Burmese man at centre, dressed in tiered headdress and flowing robe, and holding scroll in hand. Contains button collection and various other sewing sundries. Sticker on base: "Made in Burma" and remnants of a paper stamp of some sort.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
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