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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0003
- Description
- A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
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- Title
- Pounce Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 (approximately) x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0003
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0005
- Description
- Simple sterling silver(?) box with a hinged, slightly domed lid. There is decorative silver trim around the lid and bottom of box. The top of the lid is marked “830 S.”
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- Title
- Pounce Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Simple sterling silver(?) box with a hinged, slightly domed lid. There is decorative silver trim around the lid and bottom of box. The top of the lid is marked “830 S.”
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0005
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0011
- Description
- Flat oval metal box of very plain design, with a lid hinged about 3/4 of way across the top.
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- Title
- Pounce Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Flat oval metal box of very plain design, with a lid hinged about 3/4 of way across the top.
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0011
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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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