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Medicine Cabinet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0126
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
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Miniature Teapot
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0326
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0326
- Description
- Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily le…
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- Title
- Miniature Teapot
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily leaf design. Object was press molded in 3 parts.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0326
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0098
- Description
- A sterling silver napkin ring in the form of a snake. The napkin ring is stamped “Sterling”.
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- Title
- Napkin Ring
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Description
- A sterling silver napkin ring in the form of a snake. The napkin ring is stamped “Sterling”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0098
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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- Title
- Pestle
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mineral; skin; fibre; wood; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0255
- Description
- A creamy coloured meerschaum pipe bowl (a) in a leather case (c) lined with white satin and deep burgundy velvet and hinged and clasped, with a stem (b) of straight willow or hickory which has been reamed to a screw bore at one end and finished with a piece of horn as the mouthpiece at the other. T…
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mineral; skin; fibre; wood; horn
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A creamy coloured meerschaum pipe bowl (a) in a leather case (c) lined with white satin and deep burgundy velvet and hinged and clasped, with a stem (b) of straight willow or hickory which has been reamed to a screw bore at one end and finished with a piece of horn as the mouthpiece at the other. There is a staple in the stem.
- Subject
- households
- pastime
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0255
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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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Reading Eyeglasses
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1001%20a-c
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1001 a-c
- Description
- Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is l…
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- Title
- Reading Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin
- Description
- Franklin style eyeglasses with 2 wooden cases. (a) small oval lenses 3.0x2.2 with steel wires, 11.5 from side to side. Temple arms are 10.5 long ending in a circle 1.8 dia. The circle are wrapped with thread .(b) Wooden case 17.0x3.8x1.5 has a hinged opening 4.5 from end. Bottom of the sheath is lined. (c) Similar to (b) but leather covered and hinged at sides of opening with a metal band, velvet lined.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of (Mrs) Sentance, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1001 a-c
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- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0242
- Description
- Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0242
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