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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0124
Description
A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin …
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Title
Pin
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.9 x 0.5 x 2.2 cm
Description
A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin horizontally across back fastens under curled hook.
Subject
Whyte home
organizations
A.U.W.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0124
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Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of t…
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Title
Pin
Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Dimensions
1.5 x 5.5 x 9.8 cm
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of thistles, with an oval rosy-brown coloured faceted stone at its centre. Stored in box of cardboard with Blackwatch plaid cover. Handwritten inside cover; "From Father to Annie".
Subject
Whyte home
collectable
accessories
fashion
jewlery
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
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Date
1930 – 1970
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0105
Description
A simple metal band coated both sides with white enamel, the outside covered with a stylized series of green hearts and flowers connected by blue leaves and stems, lady's medium size. Paper label inside: “Made in Austria/ 112”
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Title
Ring
Date
1930 – 1970
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.1 x 0.8 cm
Description
A simple metal band coated both sides with white enamel, the outside covered with a stylized series of green hearts and flowers connected by blue leaves and stems, lady's medium size. Paper label inside: “Made in Austria/ 112”
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0105
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Date
1930 – 1975
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0175 a,b
Description
Two rings set with small diamonds. (a) yellow gold with three diamonds diagonally across front, narrow band at back widens and thickens at front with deep creases across seemingly forming three separate bands horizontally adjacent to each other. At middle of each band a small 2 mm dia. white diamo…
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Title
Ring
Date
1930 – 1975
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.8 x 2.0 cm
Description
Two rings set with small diamonds. (a) yellow gold with three diamonds diagonally across front, narrow band at back widens and thickens at front with deep creases across seemingly forming three separate bands horizontally adjacent to each other. At middle of each band a small 2 mm dia. white diamond is set, each slightly offset to form a diagonal line across the face of the ring which comes to a slight point around the two outer diamonds. Inside of ring has small, round hole through beneath each of the diamonds. (b) platinum ? band set around with small diamonds. Thick band of steely grey metal contains tiny 2 mm square cut white diamonds around its circumferences. Inside of band a series of small open grid like squares beneath each diamond.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0175 a,b
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