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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0240
- Description
- Three-notched, trimmed footed, deep bowl. Small flower planter with drainage hole. Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration, bird and water scene. Rim is bell-shaped and carries scroll design.
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- Title
- Flowerpot
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- Three-notched, trimmed footed, deep bowl. Small flower planter with drainage hole. Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration, bird and water scene. Rim is bell-shaped and carries scroll design.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0240
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured…
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.2 cm
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured flowers.(b) white ivory tine forms hair pin , 14.01 x 6.0, decorative twisted wire and springs attached to orange coloured pieces of metal form decoration at top of pin. (c) silver coloured hair pin, 16.61 x 2.0, single tine extending to gold coloured flower at top with one gold coloured and one silver coloured leaf.(d) white ivory hair pin with single tine, 14.51 x 3.5. Decoration at top of tine is a red and white fabric flower with two green leaves as well as three additional small round flowers. (e) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(f) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring. (g) hair pin with ivory tine, 13.11 x 2.3. Fabric Japanese man attached to tine by a small green wire. (h) rectangular yellow plastic comb, 7.31 x 2.4.(i) rectangular blue coloured paper and red fabric, 5.01 x 1.3. hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(j) silver coloured hair pin ,18.21 x 2.0, double tined pin with decorative 'scrolls' from which small rectangular dangles are attached at top of pin. Ear cleaner extends from top of decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0262
- Description
- Extendable accordian fan with pale blue tassel. Black and gold lacquer end supports, calligraphy on back of one support having a bird in its lacquer design, other support floral design. Bamboo slats. Painted heron at shoreline on one side of fan. Obverse landscape with temple. Scattered minor foxin…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.3 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Extendable accordian fan with pale blue tassel. Black and gold lacquer end supports, calligraphy on back of one support having a bird in its lacquer design, other support floral design. Bamboo slats. Painted heron at shoreline on one side of fan. Obverse landscape with temple. Scattered minor foxing spots, slightly warped when folded.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0262
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; ivory; fibre; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0263
- Description
- Extendable fan with orange and beige tassel. Floral and insect pattern on end supports. Lacquer and mother-of-pearl used, scalloped ivory slots. Colourful garden scene, hand painted. Obverse, seven encircled vignettes, hand painted, on gold ground.
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; ivory; fibre; shell
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 3.5 x 26.7 cm
- Description
- Extendable fan with orange and beige tassel. Floral and insect pattern on end supports. Lacquer and mother-of-pearl used, scalloped ivory slots. Colourful garden scene, hand painted. Obverse, seven encircled vignettes, hand painted, on gold ground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0263
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots,…
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- Title
- Hand Towel
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots, fishcake, big white radish, jello from taro roots, potatoes, etc. cooked in soya sauce base, eaten with hot paste mustard. "Whitecrane Warm Sake Bar' bar "Heisaku" under the train station "Ue Kita?". Cross reference 105.06.0047.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
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Incense Burner
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0247
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration in crab and dragon-headed turtle designs. Leaf decoration and punch pattern on lid. Three affixed feet - each having a small hole. Pot body squat spheroid shape with rounded lid which sets inside rim. Glaze on turtle decoration was somehow damaged possibly i…
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- Title
- Incense Burner
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration in crab and dragon-headed turtle designs. Leaf decoration and punch pattern on lid. Three affixed feet - each having a small hole. Pot body squat spheroid shape with rounded lid which sets inside rim. Glaze on turtle decoration was somehow damaged possibly in kiln.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0247
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Incense Burner
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0248
- Description
- Hand-thrown bowl with three affixed feet and two affixed handles. Hand-thrown lid with turret-shaped knob and cut-out design for smoke ventilation. Bowl has flat base containing rust-coloured calligraphy. Rust, peach, green, gold lustre decorations in garden scene on two white panels.
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- Title
- Incense Burner
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 4.6 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-thrown bowl with three affixed feet and two affixed handles. Hand-thrown lid with turret-shaped knob and cut-out design for smoke ventilation. Bowl has flat base containing rust-coloured calligraphy. Rust, peach, green, gold lustre decorations in garden scene on two white panels.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0248
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0259
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspension. Fan has been crossed into four portions. Top vermilion, two side portions green and bass gold with green floral design and relief work. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
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- Title
- Kitchen Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 24.5 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspension. Fan has been crossed into four portions. Top vermilion, two side portions green and bass gold with green floral design and relief work. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0259
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0260
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspensions. Fan designed in swirl pattern in gold, orange and olive green. Relief panel at base to support fan. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
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- Title
- Kitchen Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 24.5 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fan with carved, black, wooden handle attached with brass fixtures and small brass ring for suspensions. Fan designed in swirl pattern in gold, orange and olive green. Relief panel at base to support fan. Kitchen fan for fanning fire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0260
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0708 a-c
- Description
- Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with ide…
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- Title
- Luncheon Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 58.0 cm
- Description
- Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with identical borders but birds are arrayed in pairs, facing each other, at each of four corners. (b) are eight white linen placemats and have been well used. (c) are eight coasters or small placemats with identical borders as mentioned before and a single bird only on one border of each coaster. Pale beige linen colour as in (a).
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- animal
- bird
- Edith Morse Rocc
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0708 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.5 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
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Medicated Sake Bottle
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment in…
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- Title
- Medicated Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment inside bottle.
- Subject
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
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Miniature, Basketry Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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- Title
- Miniature, Basketry Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- animal
- bird
- chicken
- sparrow
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0760
- Description
- Japanese, printed design on beige crepe paper. Border ca. 5.0 wide, light red geometric design. Half of napkin has a printed design of green leaves and yellow chrysanthemums. A brown, black and white bird hovers over the leaves.
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese, printed design on beige crepe paper. Border ca. 5.0 wide, light red geometric design. Half of napkin has a printed design of green leaves and yellow chrysanthemums. A brown, black and white bird hovers over the leaves.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0760
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0715 a-f
- Description
- 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.
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- Title
- Placemat Set
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 44.5 cm
- Description
- 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0715 a-f
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped int…
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- Title
- Sachet
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped into 3 loops, 5.01 x 3.0w extends.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- animal
- dove
- bird
- duck
- travel
- souvenir
- accessories
- keepsake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0308
- Description
- Trimmed footed elaborately decorated cup, inside circular rust coloured glaze decoration. Outside 3 panels, nightingale, bamboo, plum and pine and decoration between panels varies each time. Hairline crack under glaze inside bowl.
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- Title
- Sake Cup
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- Trimmed footed elaborately decorated cup, inside circular rust coloured glaze decoration. Outside 3 panels, nightingale, bamboo, plum and pine and decoration between panels varies each time. Hairline crack under glaze inside bowl.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0308
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0409 a,b
- Description
- (a) Shallow, footed bowl, grey and gold lacquer over red, bound leaf design which extends over and under rim. 1.0 cm. crack at rim, small amount of laquer loss at rim. (b) Shallow, footed bowl, gold and black lacquer over red. Two cranes under flowering plum tree inside bowl, gold plum blossoms …
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- Title
- Sauce Dish
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- (a) Shallow, footed bowl, grey and gold lacquer over red, bound leaf design which extends over and under rim. 1.0 cm. crack at rim, small amount of laquer loss at rim. (b) Shallow, footed bowl, gold and black lacquer over red. Two cranes under flowering plum tree inside bowl, gold plum blossoms outside dish. Price tag "?1.00" on outside.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0409 a,b
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