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- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Dimensions
- 100 x 250 cm
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
- Subject
- households
- Sharples
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
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- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Pickering, Banff, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
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- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Subject
- households
- Whyte Museum
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
- Subject
- households
- Simpson family
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1055
- Description
- A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
- Subject
- households
- Dr. R.G. Brett
- hotels
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Wolfgang Blonowski, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1055
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; skin; horse hair; fabric; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0301 a,b
- Description
- Two elegant dining room hardwood chairs of Chippendale design with seats covered in black leather. The chairs have a gracefully curved and crested rail that is a separate piece which is glued to the slat back and the curved back frame. The slat backs with a lyre-shaped (five cut-out slats from one …
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- Title
- Dining Chair
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; skin; horse hair; fabric; metal
- Dimensions
- 97.3 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- Two elegant dining room hardwood chairs of Chippendale design with seats covered in black leather. The chairs have a gracefully curved and crested rail that is a separate piece which is glued to the slat back and the curved back frame. The slat backs with a lyre-shaped (five cut-out slats from one piece of wood) centre is joined to the frame and the curved rail. The chair seat is narrower at the back becoming wider as it gets to the end so the legs are spaced further apart at the front. The Marlborough-style tapered legs have an H-frame stretcher about three-quarters from the top of the drop-in seat. The leather covered seats have a wood frame (no centre) that fits into rabbets, horsehair filling, and an undercover in muslin cotton fabric. The four corner support joints underneath the seat are pieces of wood nailed onto the seat; also a piece of wood nailed and screwed onto both sides of seat bottom.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Moore House
- Credit
- Gift of Bruce Horn, Coquitlam, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0301 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1136
- Description
- White oval dish with a band of sunflowers and waterlilies against a scalloped green background. In the centre of the decoration on one side there is an oval-shaped belt with "SANITARIUM HOTEL" on the belt and “BANFF” in the centre. The underside of the dish is marked with a crest and “PORCELAINE …
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- Title
- Dish
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 14.2 x 20.4 cm
- Description
- White oval dish with a band of sunflowers and waterlilies against a scalloped green background. In the centre of the decoration on one side there is an oval-shaped belt with "SANITARIUM HOTEL" on the belt and “BANFF” in the centre. The underside of the dish is marked with a crest and “PORCELAINE OPAQUE TRADE MARK BRIDGWOOD & SON. ENGLAND SUPPLIED BY W.O. REID & CO. LONDON & WINNIPEG.”
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1136
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1116
- Description
- A cylindrical cake cover with a knob handle centred on the top. The cover has a label “Kitchen Maid Brand Oven Fresh Cake Since 1863.”
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- Title
- Food Cover
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- A cylindrical cake cover with a knob handle centred on the top. The cover has a label “Kitchen Maid Brand Oven Fresh Cake Since 1863.”
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1116
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- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kanan…
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 13.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kananaskis Valley above lakes. Found in 1975.” and a white paper with “Dr. Pactos; Thankyou for your trouble. I think it is a Stan Arms Co. .44 made in new York around the 1850s would be interested in how close I came. Again Thanks John M” along with “Whitney, .36 Calibre Navy Cap & Ball 1850-60.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
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Index; Educational Toy Typewriter
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- Date
- 1899 – 1915
- Material
- metal; wood; paint; rubber; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1041
- Description
- The index typewriter consists of a circular, rotatable metal disk, which is mounted on a red metal component. The metal components of the typewriter which hold the paper in place and advance the cartridge forward are mounted on a rectangular wooden base, which is painted red. The cartridge is mount…
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- Title
- Index; Educational Toy Typewriter
- Date
- 1899 – 1915
- Material
- metal; wood; paint; rubber; plastic
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 12.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- The index typewriter consists of a circular, rotatable metal disk, which is mounted on a red metal component. The metal components of the typewriter which hold the paper in place and advance the cartridge forward are mounted on a rectangular wooden base, which is painted red. The cartridge is mounted along the back edge of the red wooden base. The various metal components of the typewriter are painted black, red, or green.The outer rim of the rotatable disk contains the “keys”, which are made of a soft rubber. When the key that is oriented at the top-center of the disk is pressed down, it produces that letter or character onto the paper. Also, when a button is pressed, a device pushes the cartridge forward one space, so that the next letter/character can be typed. Each button is labeled with a corresponding letter/character in black ink around the edge. The letters are all in capitals, and are not in alphabetical order. The letters appear on the disk in the following order: “C J P F U B L W T H E R O I A N D G S K Y M Q V X Z”. The characters labeled on the disk then proceed in following order: “, . - ? $ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 &”Underneath the rubber buttons, also following the curvature of the disk, reads: “GERMAN PATENT NO. XXXX” (X = the number is unreadable); “FRENCH PATENT NO. 269727”; “OTHER FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC PATENTS PENDING”; “UNITED STATES PATENT MARCH 21 1899(?)”; “BRITISH PATENT NO. 1XXX1” (X = the number is unreadable).The center of the disk is painted red, with a green circular boarder. The top of this area reads: “SPECIAL”. In the very center of this area reads: “Simplex TRADEMARK Typewriter” in white letters on a green banner. Underneath this banner is a red “1”, which is enclosed in a black circle. Beneath this, in black ink, it reads: “MANUFACTUERS AND PATENTS,” “SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO., COR.FIRST AVE.AND 37TH ST.,NEW YORK.U.S.A.”The metal disk can be lifted upwards, so that it becomes almost vertical, in order for paper to be loaded into the typewriter.On the cartridge along the back edge of the wooden base is a white measuring strip, labeled 0-64 (going up by 2’s) in black ink, with black vertical lines denoting measurements (1 cm = 4 units of measure on strip, therefore, the 64 units of measure on the strip correspond with 16cm).
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1041
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- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1119
- Description
- Ladle made from sheep horn.
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- Title
- Ladle
- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Description
- Ladle made from sheep horn.
- Subject
- households
- Simpson family
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1119
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Manual Typewriter
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- Date
- 1899 – 1915
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1042
- Description
- An Underwood No. 5 typewriter with a black body and a QWERTY keyboard containing 84 characters. The keyboard is a four-bank keyboard, with a single shift key. The characters on the keys are white on a black background. There is also a switch with a red and black key on the viewer-left side above th…
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- Title
- Manual Typewriter
- Date
- 1899 – 1915
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; ink
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 31.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- An Underwood No. 5 typewriter with a black body and a QWERTY keyboard containing 84 characters. The keyboard is a four-bank keyboard, with a single shift key. The characters on the keys are white on a black background. There is also a switch with a red and black key on the viewer-left side above the keyboard, which determines whether the characters will transcribe on the paper in red or black ink. The typewriter uses ribbon inking, and the red-black ribbon is still present and visible in the machine.The typebars pass through a U-shaped slotted segment, which is visible above the keyboard. In-between the keyboard and this U-shaped slotted segment, on the front face of the typewriter, it reads “UNDERWOOD” in gold lettering with a blue outline. The typewriter contains is a frontstroke mechanism; therefore the typebars hit the front of the platen when they are struck, making the text immediately visible to the typist. There is a piece of paper rolled onto the platten, and it contains many small circular dents and ink marks, including the text “tter” in black ink on the viewer-right side. The papertable contains the word: “Underwood” in gold lettering. Located directly to the viewer-left of this text is a gold and blue outlined Underwood crest with a red background that is formed from the overlapping letters “U” and “T”. The centre of the crest contains an image of an Underwood typewriter, underneath of which the words “TRADE” “MARK.” appear in a small, black font. Beneath the crest it reads “MADE IN U.S.A.” in gold text.On the viewer-right face of the typewriter, “1949352-5” is etched into a small rectangular plaque on the body of the machine.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1042
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1099
- Description
- Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one…
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- Title
- Napkin Holder
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one side of one of the feet.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1099
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Needlepoint Sampler
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- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper a…
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- Title
- Needlepoint Sampler
- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper and single lowercase needlepoint work including “Lucy Ann Andrew, her sampler, aged 11 years, August 6, 1873”, located in bottom one-third portion of sampler. There is a stitched hem around three-quarters of what would have been unfinished weft and warp.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- children
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Silvia and Eric Soole, Victoria, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1048
- Description
- Hinged metal box covered with brown fabric. The cover has snaps on the sides and top. Two metal boxes with hinged lids swing out to expose the inside of the kit. Inside the lid four saucers and four small plates are fastened in place with leather straps. Inside, in the bottom of the box, metal …
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- Title
- Picnic Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre; skin
- Description
- Hinged metal box covered with brown fabric. The cover has snaps on the sides and top. Two metal boxes with hinged lids swing out to expose the inside of the kit. Inside the lid four saucers and four small plates are fastened in place with leather straps. Inside, in the bottom of the box, metal clamps hold four cups. Also included in the kit are: two lidded glass bottles (one with sugar cubes), mismatched salt and pepper shakers, four teaspoons, four forks, one knife, and one bottle opener. The bottle opener is marked “Calgary Brewing & Malting Co.”
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1048
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Secretary; Writing Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.1027
- Date
- 1850
- Material
- wood, mahogany;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1027
- Description
- A writing desk that features a curved and inlaid centre portion which folds back to expose four small drawers and open compartments above a pull-out writing/working surface. The desk is supported by two richly carved legs depicting acanthus leaves, terminating in brass casters. It’s flanked by a pa…
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- Title
- Secretary; Writing Desk
- Date
- 1850
- Material
- wood, mahogany;
- Description
- A writing desk that features a curved and inlaid centre portion which folds back to expose four small drawers and open compartments above a pull-out writing/working surface. The desk is supported by two richly carved legs depicting acanthus leaves, terminating in brass casters. It’s flanked by a pair of brass candle holders. Below the working surface are a pair of fielded flamed mahogany doors with brass accents which enclose a storage area. The upper portion features a bookcase with a pair of glazed doors with brass accents. This mahogany secretary features numerous decorative elements including gilt mounts, brass ornamentations, detailed carvings, flamed mahogany panels and an overall exhibition of superior craftsmanship.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1027
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1100 a-c
- Description
- A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
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- Title
- Serving Dish
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1100 a-c
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1101 a,b
- Description
- A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
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- Title
- Serving Dish
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1101 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1050
- Description
- Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1050
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