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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
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- Title
- Canister
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, f…
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- Title
- Card Holder
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, folded to form envelope. Inside purple "shot" silk with pocket gold stitching. Outside pale blue with embroidered flowers and bamboo leaves.1.5 long thread forms closure with .6 x .7 flat piece of ivory. Very finely made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
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- Title
- Ceramic Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- plaster; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0098
- Description
- Japanese changing clothes doll, fully clothed, plaster body, articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire from elbows to shoulders for even movement. Inset grey eyes, red mouth open showing white upper teeth. Short hair inset at nape of neck and at ears, longer from to…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- plaster; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing clothes doll, fully clothed, plaster body, articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire from elbows to shoulders for even movement. Inset grey eyes, red mouth open showing white upper teeth. Short hair inset at nape of neck and at ears, longer from top of head, bare circle at top, long front hair tied to sides, boys' hairdo. Hand sewn inner garment has tie dyed red collar sewn on to red body, green sleeves, red and white tie-dyed belts. Sash 55.5 x 2.3 - blue gold one side, other red with blue stripe.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0098
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; plaster; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0100
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, woman, fully clothed. Plastered wooden bodice, thighs, legs, plaster face, hands, feet. Articulated at neck, hips, knees, ankles. Covered wire from elbows to shoulders, inset grey eyes, red mouth with white teeth. Fancy piled up hair do with green and black gold ties. Short…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; plaster; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, woman, fully clothed. Plastered wooden bodice, thighs, legs, plaster face, hands, feet. Articulated at neck, hips, knees, ankles. Covered wire from elbows to shoulders, inset grey eyes, red mouth with white teeth. Fancy piled up hair do with green and black gold ties. Short inner shirt with sewn on pink collar. A red wrap around skirt with long woven string tie. Blue tie dyed belt 23.0 long. Over this a long sash 47.0 x 3.0, grey tones. Paper tag sewn on back: "Mrs R Robb".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0100
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0099
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, boy, fully clothed. Plaster face, bodice, hands, feet, plastered wood legs and thighs. Articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire, grey inset eyes, red lips with white teeth. Hair inset at ears, nape of neck and in a circle top of head. Inner…
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- Title
- Changing Doll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese changing doll, boy, fully clothed. Plaster face, bodice, hands, feet, plastered wood legs and thighs. Articulated at neck, hips, knees and ankles. Upper arms cloth covered wire, grey inset eyes, red lips with white teeth. Hair inset at ears, nape of neck and in a circle top of head. Inner garment red lined, grey patterned. Sash blue tie-dyed 39.0 x 3.0, a paper tag 5.2 x 1.5 sewn on to back of kimono, handwritten "Mrs R. Robb".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0099
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x .7 x )2.1 cm
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness of very fine, twisted bronze wire passes under chest and around neck, and is twisted into small loop on top for hanging. Distinctly carved wrinkles on back, separate tail, and long trunk hanging to ground, small ears, small marks for eyes.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0433 a-d
- Description
- Small lidded pot which rests on rim of larger vessel which serves as a container for coals which in turn heat the small pot. Small pot hand thrown, having a rounded, trimmed, unglazed base which fits into rim of larger vessel, has two affixed handle holders. Lower vessel hand thrown with three, rou…
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- Title
- Clove Boiler
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 11.6 cm
- Description
- Small lidded pot which rests on rim of larger vessel which serves as a container for coals which in turn heat the small pot. Small pot hand thrown, having a rounded, trimmed, unglazed base which fits into rim of larger vessel, has two affixed handle holders. Lower vessel hand thrown with three, rounded, affixed feet and signature stamp on base. Exterior has two affixed, animal head, handle holders. A large horizontal opening and smaller punch patterns of spades and circles. Transparent beige glaze with pale blue and brown symbolic chrysanthemum decoration. The chrysanthemum is the Japanese Imperial family symbol. Lid has been previously mended with glaze and two sets of handles are missing. Three different cups, hand thrown, trimmed foot. All have same colour and design as boiler. Two cups are bowl shaped, the other cup is shallow and has a flared rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0433 a-d
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
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- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back say…
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 8.4 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back says "for Miss Maggie Brooks with kind regards of her friend W.H. Metcalf...Nikko, Japan July 7, 1877" and Japanese calligraphy written down the right side of the label.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very at…
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- Title
- Coaster Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very attractive.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0605 a,b
- Description
- Flat based, rising to cone shape attached to slender, curved stem. Stem supports, broad, shallow dish, total resembles miniature compote dish. Gold on black leaf and vine lacquer design and large flower centre of dish. Lacquer is generally blistering all over.
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- Title
- Compote
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based, rising to cone shape attached to slender, curved stem. Stem supports, broad, shallow dish, total resembles miniature compote dish. Gold on black leaf and vine lacquer design and large flower centre of dish. Lacquer is generally blistering all over.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0605 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0376
- Description
- Small urn shaped lidded bottle. Transparent slip with cobalt decoration and brown trim on lid and bottle rims. 3 designs on exterior.
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Small urn shaped lidded bottle. Transparent slip with cobalt decoration and brown trim on lid and bottle rims. 3 designs on exterior.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0376
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0431
- Description
- Hand thrown, wide based, cone shaped. Round topped, lidded container. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamelled insects, including grasshoppers, glaze crazed. Container has trimmed foot and previously repaired in four pieces. Rim chip .9 x .5 cm. Lid interior has signature stamp. Glazed porti…
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, wide based, cone shaped. Round topped, lidded container. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamelled insects, including grasshoppers, glaze crazed. Container has trimmed foot and previously repaired in four pieces. Rim chip .9 x .5 cm. Lid interior has signature stamp. Glazed portion of cover is rounded dome shape and was attached separately to its rim. Rim chip 1.0 x .2 cm. Lid fits into bottle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0431
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0351
- Description
- Transparent and cobalt decoration glazes, line cracks in clay, tea and fishing scene outside, trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- Transparent and cobalt decoration glazes, line cracks in clay, tea and fishing scene outside, trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0351
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0355 a-d
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration. 3 bird designs on exterior with cobalt line trim. "China" stamped on base but hard to see.
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- Title
- Cup Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration. 3 bird designs on exterior with cobalt line trim. "China" stamped on base but hard to see.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0355 a-d
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Decorative Bowl
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0283
- Description
- Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 9.6 cm
- Description
- Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0283
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Decorative Bowl
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0284
- Description
- Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0284
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