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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0138 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small, oval shaped, plain clear glass bowls.
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- Title
- Saltcellar
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of small, oval shaped, plain clear glass bowls.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0138 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0439
- Description
- A very thin deep round dish. The saucer is white with a reddish brown floral bouquet at the centre and a narrow patterned circle where the dish curves into the sides. There is a band of small dots around the inside edge with an undulating line below.
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- Title
- Saucer
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A very thin deep round dish. The saucer is white with a reddish brown floral bouquet at the centre and a narrow patterned circle where the dish curves into the sides. There is a band of small dots around the inside edge with an undulating line below.
- Subject
- households
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0439
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1100 a-c
- Description
- A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
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- Title
- Serving Dish
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- A three-piece footed serving dish with handles. The handles on the dish and lid are french ivory. A removeable ring fits inside the dish. The lid is fitted and has a fancy border design.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1100 a-c
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1101 a,b
- Description
- A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
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- Title
- Serving Dish
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A serving dish with a lid. The dish has a fancy rim, two handles and four feet. The bottom of the dish is open. The lid has a fancy border around the raised centre where a solid knob handle is attached.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1101 a,b
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Serving Flatware
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1076%20a-d
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1076 a-d
- Description
- (a) Heavy silver ladle. Bowl is a deep cup, gold coloured inside. Handle is shaped in a curve pointing downward at the end. Cup is inset into handle. Six stamped marks on back of handle. (b) Solid piece of cut-out silver ladle. Deep round cup, fiddle shaped handle. Two marks stamped on back …
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- Title
- Serving Flatware
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 19.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Heavy silver ladle. Bowl is a deep cup, gold coloured inside. Handle is shaped in a curve pointing downward at the end. Cup is inset into handle. Six stamped marks on back of handle. (b) Solid piece of cut-out silver ladle. Deep round cup, fiddle shaped handle. Two marks stamped on back near end of handle. (c) Butter knife 18.5 long. Solid piece, typical scimitar blade. Handle has a dot decoration around rim. "B" engraved near end of handle. Stamped on back of handle "Sterling". (d) knife 22.8 long, silver plated blade 14.0 x 2.0 is serrated one edge and floral decoration one side. Set into shell handle has a silver collar 2.0 wide with embossed decoration. Silver marks (5) on other side of blade.
- Subject
- households
- Dr. R. G. Brett
- Bretton Hall
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1076 a-d
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0003
- Description
- A serving table with cabriole legs and a lower shelf. Directly beneath the table top is a scalloped frieze. This table may be made of mahogany. It is cracked on three of four corners of the lower shelf. There are minor stains and scratches on top. The table is stamped underneath the table top …
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- Title
- Serving Table
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 75.2 x 61.3 x 81.2 cm
- Description
- A serving table with cabriole legs and a lower shelf. Directly beneath the table top is a scalloped frieze. This table may be made of mahogany. It is cracked on three of four corners of the lower shelf. There are minor stains and scratches on top. The table is stamped underneath the table top “E.J. Company 950”.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0003
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1050
- Description
- Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Round flat tray with a handle attached at the centre. There is a cut-out leaf pattern border inside the tray’s edge.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1050
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1052 a,b
- Description
- A footed rectangular dish, with shaped sides, that has two dividers inside. The dish has a matching lid. Both pieces have a very ornate blue on white floral pattern.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A footed rectangular dish, with shaped sides, that has two dividers inside. The dish has a matching lid. Both pieces have a very ornate blue on white floral pattern.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1052 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0627
- Description
- Square tray with short vertical sides, slightly arced shape to tray perimeter. Bottom of tray black lacquer, rest of tray mottled gold, black, vermilion and green colours.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 23.8 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Square tray with short vertical sides, slightly arced shape to tray perimeter. Bottom of tray black lacquer, rest of tray mottled gold, black, vermilion and green colours.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0627
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0012 a,b
- Description
- The handles of two shaving brushes - neither has bristles attached. 103.02.0012a is a twisted cylinder with a roll of metal at the bottom. This handle is marked with hallmarks and “B___ Co. Sterling 325/100”. 103.02.0012b is curved to fit the shape of a hand. This handle is marked “Birks” and “…
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- Title
- Shaving Brush
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 (a); 7.5 (b) cm
- Description
- The handles of two shaving brushes - neither has bristles attached. 103.02.0012a is a twisted cylinder with a roll of metal at the bottom. This handle is marked with hallmarks and “B___ Co. Sterling 325/100”. 103.02.0012b is curved to fit the shape of a hand. This handle is marked “Birks” and “Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0012 a,b
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Sleeveless Blouse
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1131
- Description
- Sleeveless cream coloured blouse with high stand-up collar. Inside back and front are of cotton material. Front and collar are of fine cream coloured silk. Collar at back is 7.5 high and is formed of pleated silk on a cotton backing. Front of collar is also pleated and lined but is made all in …
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- Title
- Sleeveless Blouse
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Sleeveless cream coloured blouse with high stand-up collar. Inside back and front are of cotton material. Front and collar are of fine cream coloured silk. Collar at back is 7.5 high and is formed of pleated silk on a cotton backing. Front of collar is also pleated and lined but is made all in one with front with pleats continuing down. Armholes are bound with cotton. 12 metal hook and eye front closure. Waist band at back has a band 21.0 long by 2.5 wide of blue brown material to match jacket 103.05.1131
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1131
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- Date
- 1895 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1005
- Description
- Flat circular box with hinged lid. One-piece box, rounded sides. Lid (6.2 dia.) flat one-piece construction. 2.5x.8 piece of metal rivetted to lid to form hinge with box. Lid has a small metal ball on inside front as snap closure. Box has a narrow lip into which the lid fits.
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- Title
- Snuff Box
- Date
- 1895 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 cm
- Description
- Flat circular box with hinged lid. One-piece box, rounded sides. Lid (6.2 dia.) flat one-piece construction. 2.5x.8 piece of metal rivetted to lid to form hinge with box. Lid has a small metal ball on inside front as snap closure. Box has a narrow lip into which the lid fits.
- Subject
- households
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1005
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Souvenir Spoon
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- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1142
- Description
- One sterling souvenir spoon from the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, Illinois in 1893. The front of the spoon has, in relief: a head surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath on the tip of the handle, underneath that “WORLD’S COLUMBIA EXPOSITION”, Maritime emblems on the handle, and a ship at sea on…
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- Title
- Souvenir Spoon
- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- One sterling souvenir spoon from the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, Illinois in 1893. The front of the spoon has, in relief: a head surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath on the tip of the handle, underneath that “WORLD’S COLUMBIA EXPOSITION”, Maritime emblems on the handle, and a ship at sea on the bowl. On the back, on the tip of the handle, is a circle of laurel leaves, inside the wreath a king wearing a crown, below crossed swords, underneath that a globe with “1492 1893”, below that a circle with “ THE WORLD’S COLUMBIA EXPOSITION SEAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS”, under that “STERLING”.
- Credit
- Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1142
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Spoon; Teaspoon Set
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0641 a-d
- Description
- Plain design teaspoons of lightweight copper plated in silver, copper visible in parts. Handles bent because of flimsiness.
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- Title
- Spoon; Teaspoon Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 2.3 x 11.6 cm
- Description
- Plain design teaspoons of lightweight copper plated in silver, copper visible in parts. Handles bent because of flimsiness.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0641 a-d
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- Date
- 1892 – 1894
- Material
- paper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1164
- Description
- Black stamp album with leather bound spine. The spine has “STAMP ALBUM.” embossed in gold and a repeated design with scrollwork and leaves also embossed in gold. The cover has “STAMP ALBUM” in gold lettering underscored with decorative gold scrollwork. The bottom of the cover has “Harry Brett.” …
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- Title
- Stamp Album
- Date
- 1892 – 1894
- Material
- paper; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 24.7 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- Black stamp album with leather bound spine. The spine has “STAMP ALBUM.” embossed in gold and a repeated design with scrollwork and leaves also embossed in gold. The cover has “STAMP ALBUM” in gold lettering underscored with decorative gold scrollwork. The bottom of the cover has “Harry Brett.” also in gold. The album contains maps of the world and spaces to place stamps from many countries.
- Subject
- households
- children
- hobbies
- Harry Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mary and William Allan, Calgary, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1164
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1009
- Description
- cottonwood box made by George Paris,; small rectangular box formed on base of rough slab wood, with similar slab forming lid, 2 edges of each wood slab retain tree bark, swirly grain of wood accented by high glossy varnish, piece of wood glued to underside of lid to hold in place on box
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- Title
- Stamp Box
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 9.4 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- cottonwood box made by George Paris,; small rectangular box formed on base of rough slab wood, with similar slab forming lid, 2 edges of each wood slab retain tree bark, swirly grain of wood accented by high glossy varnish, piece of wood glued to underside of lid to hold in place on box
- Subject
- households
- art
- hobbies
- Paris, George
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1009
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- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, copper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0472
- Description
- A copper lined, dark brown leather covered beer stein with silver trim at the lip and a silver shield-shaped plaque at the front monogrammed “P.A.M.”. The leather covered handle is squared and has a covered leaf shape curving outward at the bottom.
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- Title
- Stein Mug
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, copper; skin
- Dimensions
- 18.5 cm
- Description
- A copper lined, dark brown leather covered beer stein with silver trim at the lip and a silver shield-shaped plaque at the front monogrammed “P.A.M.”. The leather covered handle is squared and has a covered leaf shape curving outward at the bottom.
- Subject
- households
- Philip Moore
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0472
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood, split willow shoots; plant, Devil’s Claw
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0098
- Description
- A coiled basket with flat base and straight, flaring sides, coils stitched with natural coloured split root ? with very dark brown design of same material. Design composed of three parallel lines running around the sides of the basket, along the top then slanting down, then along the bottom, then s…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood, split willow shoots; plant, Devil’s Claw
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A coiled basket with flat base and straight, flaring sides, coils stitched with natural coloured split root ? with very dark brown design of same material. Design composed of three parallel lines running around the sides of the basket, along the top then slanting down, then along the bottom, then slanting up again, repeated around with the rectangular areas left between the path of the lines filled in as dark coloured parallelograms. The rim of the basket, the coil along the bottom, and one single coil in the base are dark. Design inside as well as outside, piece of knotted black thread through top coil on one side of basket, presumably for display at some time, very sturdy. Marks: round cardboard tag framed with metal attached with string to basket with string sealed to back of tag with black sealing wax with signet impression, tag handwritten in faded ink, "Fine Pima river ? Art 8913/50".
- Subject
- Indigenous, Pima
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0098
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0108
- Description
- A large shallow basket with flat bottom and sides flaring outward. Coiled construction with stitches of split root around each coil stitched into the top of the coil below. Natural coloured background with imbricated design of wide dark parallograms forming 'V's sitting on a single band of dark coi…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 34.2 cm
- Description
- A large shallow basket with flat bottom and sides flaring outward. Coiled construction with stitches of split root around each coil stitched into the top of the coil below. Natural coloured background with imbricated design of wide dark parallograms forming 'V's sitting on a single band of dark coil, and joined each to the other at the top with a dark bar with oblique lines running off topped by a small parallogram of golden brown with a single motif of golden brown between each. Sturdy but flexible, small string loop one side. Note: minor stitch breakage revealing coils beneath.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0108
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with st…
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- Title
- Straight Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with straight pins.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
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