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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0421 a-h
- Description
- All red, footed, deep soup bowls with matching lids having circular, ridged handles.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- All red, footed, deep soup bowls with matching lids having circular, ridged handles.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0421 a-h
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- Date
- 1950 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0148
- Description
- A man's stainless steel expansion band. Six, narrow .3 cm expansion links alternate with a stable, square, larger 1.5 x 1.0 cm link. Textures forming design on bracelet carried around from one link to the next, line texture around middle with cross-hatching texture either side. Back of bracelet u…
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- Title
- Bracelet
- Date
- 1950 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 5.9 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A man's stainless steel expansion band. Six, narrow .3 cm expansion links alternate with a stable, square, larger 1.5 x 1.0 cm link. Textures forming design on bracelet carried around from one link to the next, line texture around middle with cross-hatching texture either side. Back of bracelet untextured.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0148
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- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0150
- Description
- A wide, copper wrist band with braided section down middle. Oval shaped band is open 3.5 cm long one side to fit over wrist. Solid band down each side with separate, twisted, copper braid down middle. Heavy copper cap at each end, shellac coating nearly all worn away.
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- Title
- Bracelet
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A wide, copper wrist band with braided section down middle. Oval shaped band is open 3.5 cm long one side to fit over wrist. Solid band down each side with separate, twisted, copper braid down middle. Heavy copper cap at each end, shellac coating nearly all worn away.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0150
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1029
- Description
- A red, hinged tin box for keeping bread fresh. It is badly dented and the paint is peeling away.
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- Title
- Bread Box
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A red, hinged tin box for keeping bread fresh. It is badly dented and the paint is peeling away.
- Subject
- households
- McCormick
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1029
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0021
- Description
- A group of three very realistically detailed mushrooms on a thick circular base with five holes punched through it. The base is marked “Lorenzens Lantz, Nova Scotia 'Hygrophorus pratensis’”.
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 cm
- Description
- A group of three very realistically detailed mushrooms on a thick circular base with five holes punched through it. The base is marked “Lorenzens Lantz, Nova Scotia 'Hygrophorus pratensis’”.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Lorenzens Lantz
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0021
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0224%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0224 a,b
- Description
- Two separate large square box-like lacquered wood stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Red lacquered recessed platform at top. Short straight legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centr…
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 12.1 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Two separate large square box-like lacquered wood stands, graduated in size. Black lacquer covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Red lacquered recessed platform at top. Short straight legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platform with three long leaves spiralling to form round medallion. Top edges trimmed in gold.Paper labels on bases: “From Mrs. Russell Robb/ Concord/ Massachusetts”
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0224 a,b
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0225%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0225 a,b
- Description
- Two identical square box-like stands of black lacquered wood covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Recessed platform of red lacquer at top, outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming shaped cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platf…
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 20.0 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- Two identical square box-like stands of black lacquered wood covered with gold vine and leaf pattern. Recessed platform of red lacquer at top, outward bowed legs at each corner attached to square frame at base forming shaped cut-out windows on each side. Floral motif at centre of each side of platform with three long leaves spiralling to form round medallion. Top edges trimmed in gold.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0225 a,b
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Bric-A-Brac Stand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1065
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1065
- Description
- Semi circular carved wood stand.
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 10.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Semi circular carved wood stand.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1065
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the n…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x .3 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the neck, has locking clasp. Etched on back: “AYE”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0100
- Description
- A round, silver, wreath of lilies. Six lilies sit with their bases against a 1.5 cm open ring on the inside, the shapes of their mouths forming a symmetrical edge around the outside. Narrow silver bar across centre opening. Pin dye struck forming embossed pattern. Hinged pin across back fastens und…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 cm
- Description
- A round, silver, wreath of lilies. Six lilies sit with their bases against a 1.5 cm open ring on the inside, the shapes of their mouths forming a symmetrical edge around the outside. Narrow silver bar across centre opening. Pin dye struck forming embossed pattern. Hinged pin across back fastens under hook clasp. Engraved on underside of bar, “E.M.” (Edith Morse)
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0100
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0130
- Description
- An ornate, oval brooch encrusted with pearls. Three long stemmed, cast daffodils at centre with a cluster of small pearls behind and a background of cast metal leaves and vines (brass plating over copper ?) A twisted rope of pearls frames the pin. Back clearly shows casting done in two layers solde…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 4.6 cm
- Description
- An ornate, oval brooch encrusted with pearls. Three long stemmed, cast daffodils at centre with a cluster of small pearls behind and a background of cast metal leaves and vines (brass plating over copper ?) A twisted rope of pearls frames the pin. Back clearly shows casting done in two layers soldered together. Hinged pin spike from one side just above middle fastens under small hook with locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0130
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0110
- Description
- A crude, round, cutout pin of an enamelled thistle and green leaves, gold coloured, plated, base metal which was cast and punched out. Shape formed by curled thistle stem which knots into itself with an enamelled pink thistle in the middle and enameled green leaves curling around the outside. Hing…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- A crude, round, cutout pin of an enamelled thistle and green leaves, gold coloured, plated, base metal which was cast and punched out. Shape formed by curled thistle stem which knots into itself with an enamelled pink thistle in the middle and enameled green leaves curling around the outside. Hinged pin across back fastens under curled hook at opposite side. Shaft of pin bent near hinge.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0110
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Brooch Clothing Pin
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0186 a,b
- Description
- Two oval brooches set with large green stone, pin clasp with barrel bolt. (a) silver with mottled stone. Oval, silver plated setting frames stone with metal bead gadrooning around edge. Small lip with four pronged clamps flat, oval, marbled, greenish stone of scapolite. Stone has been polished to b…
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- Title
- Brooch Clothing Pin
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 2.5 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Two oval brooches set with large green stone, pin clasp with barrel bolt. (a) silver with mottled stone. Oval, silver plated setting frames stone with metal bead gadrooning around edge. Small lip with four pronged clamps flat, oval, marbled, greenish stone of scapolite. Stone has been polished to bring out colours, back of stone unpolished and dull. (b) gold with jade like stone, gold coloured metal, similar to (a) but with rope like gadrooned edge. Pure green, lustrous, translucent, oval stone is domed and polished. Found in small, white, leather covered , snap lid jewel case, 8.5 x 6.6 x 2.7,with satin lining inside lid. "Gemcraft" small, gold card inside, British Columbia JADE".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0186 a,b
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Butter Working Spade
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1045
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1045
- Description
- Handmade wooden butter spade, grooved one side.
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- Title
- Butter Working Spade
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- Handmade wooden butter spade, grooved one side.
- Subject
- households
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1045
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1052
- Description
- Round cake pan with patterned bottom, rolled lip.
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- Title
- Cake Pan
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- Round cake pan with patterned bottom, rolled lip.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Betty Purcell, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1052
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1060
- Description
- Round enamel cake pan, rolled lip.
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- Title
- Cake Pan
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Round enamel cake pan, rolled lip.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1060
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3005
- Description
- Rectangular piece of thin hide (chamois) with each month and corresponding Native moon and illustration drawn on in marker (example: “APRIL” “FROG MOON” with drawing of a frog). The bottom half of the calendar has “FORE CAST OF MONTH” with illustrations of the moon’s crescent just after new moo…
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- Title
- Calendar
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 88.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular piece of thin hide (chamois) with each month and corresponding Native moon and illustration drawn on in marker (example: “APRIL” “FROG MOON” with drawing of a frog). The bottom half of the calendar has “FORE CAST OF MONTH” with illustrations of the moon’s crescent just after new moon and what that forecasts for the month’s weather.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3005
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1006 a,b
- Description
- (a) Pink silk from waist 16.0 with narrow elastic at bottom, crocheted ecru lace 13.0 Daisy pattern with vines, very narrow pink ribbon threaded through top of lace, lace shoulder straps 4.0 wide (b) pale lavendar silk from waist 21.0x51.0 with narrow elastic at bottom, fine ecru lace 7.5 with …
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- Title
- Camisole
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Pink silk from waist 16.0 with narrow elastic at bottom, crocheted ecru lace 13.0 Daisy pattern with vines, very narrow pink ribbon threaded through top of lace, lace shoulder straps 4.0 wide (b) pale lavendar silk from waist 21.0x51.0 with narrow elastic at bottom, fine ecru lace 7.5 with very narrow ribbon through top of lace, 2.5 wide silk shoulder straps attached to top of lace
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1006 a,b
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Candelabra Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0069
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0069
- Description
- Ornate candlestick set, 16 pieces. Two ornate silver candlesticks. Wide carved bases, smooth shafts that wide and then narrow to carved necks. Flared top that holds candle.
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- Title
- Candelabra Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 15.0 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- Ornate candlestick set, 16 pieces. Two ornate silver candlesticks. Wide carved bases, smooth shafts that wide and then narrow to carved necks. Flared top that holds candle.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0069
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0010
- Description
- Two collapsible candleholders that fit together to form a small round wooden box. The base of each candleholder is saucer shaped. Handwritten on the bottom of the box is “PAM” (Philip Augustus Moore. Both candle holders are well used, burnt and contain remnants of wax.
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (closed) cm
- Description
- Two collapsible candleholders that fit together to form a small round wooden box. The base of each candleholder is saucer shaped. Handwritten on the bottom of the box is “PAM” (Philip Augustus Moore. Both candle holders are well used, burnt and contain remnants of wax.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0010
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