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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 44 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Peter Whyte and his interests and activities. Prints include images of Stanley Maxted (?), Carl Rungius with a child, Mary MacDonald, Lorraine (?), R. J. Vermaire, Richard Nevill (?), Dr. Harry Brett, Otto Odegarde, Alex Douglas, Jack White, …

Date Range: ca.1880 to ca.1929

Reference Code: V683 / II / B / PA - 1 to 44

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

81 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / II / B : Peter Whyte: Family and Friends

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / II / B / PA - 1 to 44

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1880 to ca.1929

Physical Description: Photographs: 44 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 44 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Peter Whyte and his interests and activities. Prints include images of Stanley Maxted (?), Carl Rungius with a child, Mary MacDonald, Lorraine (?), R. J. Vermaire, Richard Nevill (?), Dr. Harry Brett, Otto Odegarde, Alex Douglas, Jack White, Allan Mather, Cliff White, Fulton Dunsmore, Edward Feuz, Cyril Paris, Gus Johnson, Ed Young, Basil Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Paris, the Stockand children and Florence Edith Robinson, Helen Robinson, Billy Lennox, Anne Lennox and Barbara Mather and Catherine Brett. Also includes images of the Stockand Family in California and Banff, Dave White's old house in New Brunswick, Peter in Honolulu, Peter and Catharine in front of a teepee, John D. Curren and Katherine Dunnigan, and a photo of Dave White at college.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Russell Robb as a young man, with Russell Robb Jr., with Catharine and Edith, at the Grand Canyon and Pike's Peak, Colorado in 1916, and professional portraits. Some images have mat…

Date Range: ca.1879 to ca.1916

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 239 to 257

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

7 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Series: Personal

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 239 to 257

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1879 to ca.1916

Physical Description: Photographs: 18 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Russell Robb as a young man, with Russell Robb Jr., with Catharine and Edith, at the Grand Canyon and Pike's Peak, Colorado in 1916, and professional portraits. Some images have matting. Some images are annotated.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Russell Robb Jr. as a young boy, his mother Edith giving him a haircut, in the garden with John Edward, with John E. Morse, Catherine Robb, Edith Morse, Annette Morse, and Julia Mors…

Date Range: ca.1879 to ca.1916

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 258 to 291

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

3 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Series: Personal

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 258 to 291

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1879 to ca.1916

Physical Description: Photographs: 33 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Russell Robb Jr. as a young boy, his mother Edith giving him a haircut, in the garden with John Edward, with John E. Morse, Catherine Robb, Edith Morse, Annette Morse, and Julia Morse in the garden in Concord, Mass., with Mrs. Russell Robb, their wedding with Catharine present (?), Gale and Rusty with Kitty, and Russell Robb Jr. in uniform.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 29 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Mary and Kate (Newbury) S. Robb, Patric Robb, Marian Robb, K. Armstrong, David, Russell Robb's grandmother, and a print of the Newbury/Sergeant family tree.

Date Range: ca.1870 to ca.1930

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 298 to 327

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

25 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Series: Personal

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 298 to 327

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1870 to ca.1930

Physical Description: Photographs: 29 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 29 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include images of Mary and Kate (Newbury) S. Robb, Patric Robb, Marian Robb, K. Armstrong, David, Russell Robb's grandmother, and a print of the Newbury/Sergeant family tree.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the White/Curren family. Images are of J.D. Curran as a young man, Annie Curran White as a young girl, Annie with the children and in front of the White Park Store, a trip to Mt. Assiniboine, and various images around Banff. Other people are…

Date Range: ca.1865 to ca.1910

Reference Code: V683 / V / C / PA - 1 to 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

3 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / V / C: White/Curren Family Series: J.D. Curren Sub-Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / V / C / PA - 1 to 18

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1865 to ca.1910

Physical Description: Photographs: 18 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the White/Curren family. Images are of J.D. Curran as a young man, Annie Curran White as a young girl, Annie with the children and in front of the White Park Store, a trip to Mt. Assiniboine, and various images around Banff. Other people are unidentified. Some images are annotated.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Purse

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Dimensions: 24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

Subject: tourism

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

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Robb / Morse Family Pictures

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.

Date Range: ca.1880 - 1925

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

6 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Personal Subseries

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1880 - 1925

Physical Description: 17 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.

Subject Access: Family

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 617 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 618 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 619 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 620 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 621 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 622 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 623 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 624 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 625 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 626 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 627 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 628 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 629 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 630 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 631 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 632 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 633 O.S

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Ross Peak from near Soup Glacier / Vaux

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Date Range: [between 1894 and 1912]

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 131

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: V. Lantern slides

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 131

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [between 1894 and 1912]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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Selkirks, Fraser, Yale

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Part Of: Boorne and May fonds

Scope & Content: The file consists of black and white photographs. V10 - PA 25 to 35: 25. [613. The Beaver Canyon] 26. [635. Mount Carroll. Rogers’ Pass, Selkirks. 9440 ft. high.] 27. [689. Mount Hermit in winter. 9,063 ft. high.] 28. [533. Great Glacier, from above. Selkirks.] 29. [615. Cascade at Glacier. Selki…

Date Range: [1886-1893]

Reference Code: V10 / PA - 25 to 35

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

11 images

Part Of: Boorne and May fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V10

Sous-Fonds: V10

Accession Number: 3227

Reference Code: V10 / PA - 25 to 35

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1886-1893]

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w prints

Scope & Content: The file consists of black and white photographs. V10 - PA 25 to 35: 25. [613. The Beaver Canyon] 26. [635. Mount Carroll. Rogers’ Pass, Selkirks. 9440 ft. high.] 27. [689. Mount Hermit in winter. 9,063 ft. high.] 28. [533. Great Glacier, from above. Selkirks.] 29. [615. Cascade at Glacier. Selkirks.] 30. [The Albert Canyon, Selkirks, B.C.] 31. [856. Spuzzum Suspension Bridge, Fraser.] 32. [865. Yale, B.C.] 33. [318. Round-Up. Wagon-Corral.] 34. 35. [(?) in B.C.]

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Processing Status: Processed

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Stephen J. Thompson fonds

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Part Of: Stephen J. Thompson fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.

Date Range: [ca.1895-ca.1905]

Reference Code: V116 / PA - 1 to 45

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

45 images

Part Of: Stephen J. Thompson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V116

Sous-Fonds: V116

Accession Number: 286, 2887, 5105, 5358, 6158 (PA -special storage formerly under accn.16,000), 6220

Reference Code: V116 / PA - 1 to 45

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1895-ca.1905]

Physical Description: 45 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.

Notes: IMAGES : 1. Looking up the Fraser near Salmon River [ca.1892] 2. Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon [ca.1892] 3. Looking down the Thompson near Kamloops [ca.1892] 4. Junction of the North and South Thompson near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892] 5. Albert Canyon [ca.1892] 6. Natural Bridge on the Kicking Horse River, near Field [ca.1892] 7. Mt. Stephen showing Silver Mine [ca.1892] 8. CPR showing four Tunnels [ca.1892] 9. Stoney Creek Bridge, Selkirks, CPR [ca.1892] 10. The Great Divide, Summit Rockies, CPR [ca.1892] 11. Emerald Lake, near Field, BC [ca.1892] 12. From Great Glacier, showing Glacier House [ca.1892] 13. A round-up on the cattle ranges near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892] 14. Winter scene at the Glacier House, Selkirks [ca.1892] 15. Fishing fleet at the mouth of the Fraser [ca.1892] 16. Brunette Bridge, New Westminster [ca.1892] 17. Lake Louise, near Laggan, CPR [ca.1892] 18. Three Sisters, Canmore [ca.1892] 19. Cannery fish house [ca.1892] 20. [Unidentified men posing below a Red Wood tree] [ca.1892] 21. Operating Room, Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital, Banff Alta [ca.1892] 22. Sundance Canyon, Banff [ca.1892] 23. Looking up the Thompson, Spences Bridge [ca.1892] 24. [View of the Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900] 25. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900] 26. [CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900] 27. [Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900] 28. [View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta] [ca.1900] 29. [View of CPR Hotel from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900] 30. Devils Head Canyon, Banff [ca.1900] 31. [Rundle Mountain, Banff] [ca.1900] 32. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900] 33. [Unidentified river and dirt road] [ca.1900] 34. [View of Bow River from CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900] 35. [Looking down on The "Basin," Banff] [ca.1900] 36. [Dr. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff] [ca.1900] 37. [Lake Minnewanka] [ca.1900] 38. [View of the town of Banff from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900] 39. [Eastbound road to Banff and Cascade Mt.] [ca.1900] 40. View from Upper Hot Springs, Banff [ca.1900] 41. View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta [ca.1892] 42. CPR Hotel, Banff [ca.1892] 43. The Basin, Banff [ca.1900] 44. On the Kootenay Lake, BC [ca.1892] 45. Bow River Falls, Banff [ca.1892]

Name Access: Thompson, S. J.; Brett, Robert G.; Brett, Robert George; Dr. Brett

Subject Access: Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Brett Hospital; Cave and Basin; Canadian Pacific Railway; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Hospital; Landscapes; Medicine; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Bow Valley; Cascade Mountain; Rundle Mountain; Tunnel Mountain; Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Creator: Thompson, S. J.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Street Scene in Deal, England

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1895

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.60

Description: Several figures move beneath an arch in the centre of the image, and are highlighted by a small section of blue background. The left and right are dominated by buildings.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Street Scene in Deal, England

Date: c. 1895

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: Several figures move beneath an arch in the centre of the image, and are highlighted by a small section of blue background. The left and right are dominated by buildings.

Subject: landscape; figures; city; street

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.60

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Teepee

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Date Range: 1899 - 1927

Reference Code: V439 / PS - 323

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M307 / V439

Series: I. Philip Moore series

Sous-Fonds: V439

Sub-Series: B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)

Reference Code: V439 / PS - 323

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1899 - 1927

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Arts; Buildings and memorials; Discovery and Exploration; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Processing Status: Processed

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Tom Chiniki, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of hand-coloured transparency of Tom Chiniki seated wearing Treaty 7 medal.

Date Range: 1899 - 1927

Reference Code: V439 / PS - 358

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Series: I. Philip Moore series

Sous-Fonds: V439

Sub-Series: B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)

Reference Code: V439 / PS - 358

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1899 - 1927

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Item consists of hand-coloured transparency of Tom Chiniki seated wearing Treaty 7 medal.

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Buildings and memorials; Discovery and exploration; First Nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: [Byron Harmon]

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Trestles at the Loop

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.04

Description: Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Trestles at the Loop

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 31.0 x 47.7 cm

Description: Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Kicking Horse Pass, transportation; train; CPR

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2004

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.04

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Trollius

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Date Range: [between 1894 and 1912]

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 162

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: V. Lantern slides

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 162

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [between 1894 and 1912]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Creator: Mary Schaffer (Philadelphia, USA) - attributed to

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True Beautiful Woman

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1897

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.05 a-c

Description: (a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A …

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: True Beautiful Woman

Date: 1897

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 25 cm

Description: (a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A waist-up portrait of Japanese lady and baby. She wears a patterned mauve kimono with red sash, under dress and red comb and tassel in her hair; also a white flower in her hair. She is holding either a doll or a baby that is dressed in a green kimono with red under-kimono.