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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
- wood, walnut; metal, brass; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0470
- Description
- A shaped oval stand of walnut with a beaded floral pattern (black, white, grey, amber) on a linen pad (faded rose).
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood, walnut; metal, brass; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 27.5 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A shaped oval stand of walnut with a beaded floral pattern (black, white, grey, amber) on a linen pad (faded rose).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- beadwork
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0470
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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
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0388
- Description
- A purple leather jewellery box with large brass latch plate on top. Lid split across middle and hinged at long sides to fold out and hang at sides of box like a tray. Latch releases by moving bar beneath keyholes and lifting lid with leather tab by plate. Lid lined with purple rep satin. Shallow (2…
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- Title
- Jewellery Box
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A purple leather jewellery box with large brass latch plate on top. Lid split across middle and hinged at long sides to fold out and hang at sides of box like a tray. Latch releases by moving bar beneath keyholes and lifting lid with leather tab by plate. Lid lined with purple rep satin. Shallow (2.2 cm) tray fits flush inside box, resting on small ledges. Sides of tray and box arced along top of side edges. Tray lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments, the two narrow side ones contoured with slit down middle. Large, square, central compartment holds removable velvet pillow. Tray lifts with leather tabs each side. Box beneath lined on bottom with velvet. Marks: stamped into latch, "Rd.No 474529", stamped in gold on edge of box, "registered 2(?)943140(?)5(?)" Brass key (2.5 x 1.3) - small; D-shaped ring at handle; short round shaft with small lug at hollow end to fit lock; tag attached, "Nelas jewelry box".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0388
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the…
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the end of each cone, that hangs around the middle of the sheath. A strip of blue and green beadwork, that is wrapped with sections of bison hide, hangs from the bottom point of the sheath.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
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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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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0018 a,b
- Description
- Two cylindrical parfleche cases with long fringe around the top and bottom and along one side. Both cases are decorated in a similar fashion with a dyed curvilinear design. The cases have a thong for hanging, and an oval leather flap over the opening.
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- Title
- Medicine Case
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 13.0 x 49.0; 54.0 (fringe) cm
- Description
- Two cylindrical parfleche cases with long fringe around the top and bottom and along one side. Both cases are decorated in a similar fashion with a dyed curvilinear design. The cases have a thong for hanging, and an oval leather flap over the opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0018 a,b
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Miniature Scroll
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 26.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
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Miniature Screen
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in wai…
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- Title
- Miniature Screen
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in waiting is holding something in her hands, a mistress is sitting. Checkerboard design encompasses entire picture.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
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Miniature Scroll
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left.…
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left. Japanese writing top right: 'toku gava ni-sei' 2nd generation Tokuogawa honourable minamoto-no-tada, 10.5 string. (c) 17.5 x 5.2, patterned purple scroll, silver highlights, picture 6.2 x 3.2 of goddess Kannon . Kanlyn-Zan, Konlyn mountain, asakusa-dera, temple asakusa, black and white woven string 15.0.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- artists
- figure
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
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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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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
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; stone, marble
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0028
- Description
- An oil table lamp with a tall fluted brass column that sits on a square marble base. The font atop the column holds oil, and a frosted globe with an etched design surrounds the lamp chimney.
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- Title
- Oil Lamp
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; stone, marble
- Dimensions
- 66.0 cm
- Description
- An oil table lamp with a tall fluted brass column that sits on a square marble base. The font atop the column holds oil, and a frosted globe with an etched design surrounds the lamp chimney.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0028
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Padlock Collection
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0223 a-c
- Description
- (a) and (b) are very similar: ingot-shaped brass blocks with sturdy end plates and substantial cross bar which runs from end to end above the body. Key is a slotted brass rod which, when it is intruded to the lock, pulls in the tines hinged at one end only of the locking block. The pulled-in tines …
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- Title
- Padlock Collection
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 1.8 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- (a) and (b) are very similar: ingot-shaped brass blocks with sturdy end plates and substantial cross bar which runs from end to end above the body. Key is a slotted brass rod which, when it is intruded to the lock, pulls in the tines hinged at one end only of the locking block. The pulled-in tines can then pass through an opening which they could not otherwise pass. (c) functions in the same way as (a) and (b) but the lock itself is in the shape of a bulldog, and the locking bar extends through the mouth of the dog, making its tongue. The brass of the dog is striped.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0223 a-c
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Saucer Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0610%20a-d
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0610 a-d
- Description
- Four shallow, footed dishes. (a) vermillion throughout with gold and grey flower stems inside bowl and continuing over rim to outside bowl. (b) large grey and gold fish, carp? about to swallow piece of kelp or seaweed. (c) mottled brown over pale vermilion outside bowl. Inside bowl grey and gold …
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- Title
- Saucer Collection
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Four shallow, footed dishes. (a) vermillion throughout with gold and grey flower stems inside bowl and continuing over rim to outside bowl. (b) large grey and gold fish, carp? about to swallow piece of kelp or seaweed. (c) mottled brown over pale vermilion outside bowl. Inside bowl grey and gold chrysanthemum branch. Laquer applied thickly and is flaking and curling off, fair condition only. (d) pale vermillion ground throughout, inside bowl heavily decorated in grey, gold, green and deep vermillion plant design, possibly a pepper tree. Exterior bowl has one only pepper ? branch on it.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0610 a-d
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- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0758
- Description
- A large, oblong, wooden tray carved from a single piece of wood, fine grain elm, with carved picture of gnarled, Japanese tree at centre. Tray carved with slight, thick, lip rounding into bottom of tray. Large tree covers bottom of tray with spikes of grass at its base, and plum blossoms on its br…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 34.4 x 63.5 cm
- Description
- A large, oblong, wooden tray carved from a single piece of wood, fine grain elm, with carved picture of gnarled, Japanese tree at centre. Tray carved with slight, thick, lip rounding into bottom of tray. Large tree covers bottom of tray with spikes of grass at its base, and plum blossoms on its branches. Narrow zigzagged band frames picture with carved Japanese "Two Friends in Winter" signature in small chop square at bottom left corner below a faint inscription of Japanese characters. Charred areas in four spots on tray forming a roughly 18.0 x 20.0 cm rectangle. (From Brazier?). Dotted stains from soya sauce.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0758
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0067 a,b
- Description
- A pair of silver plated rectangular serving dishes with high domed covers. Each dish has ornately worked silver floral trim along the shaped edge that is repeated in the border around the top of each cover. The floral trim is also repeated in the centre of the covers, around the bottom of large, …
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- Title
- Serving Dish
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of silver plated rectangular serving dishes with high domed covers. Each dish has ornately worked silver floral trim along the shaped edge that is repeated in the border around the top of each cover. The floral trim is also repeated in the centre of the covers, around the bottom of large, heavily patterned, ring handles. The dishes are marked “Sheffield”.
- Subject
- housholds
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0067 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
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