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- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitti…
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitting on step, woman standing in front singing to rapt, thoughtful audience below. "MACHT DER TONE" on step and "A. Hartig . 1911.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
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Trinket Basket
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0267
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided basket with flush, almost flat lid which fits securely over straight rim. Basket is formed on a lattice of cedar root or bark which is frayed out to form vertical ribs, and then a delicate tight bird-cage with twining technique is used to build up the basket. Pattern of…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided basket with flush, almost flat lid which fits securely over straight rim. Basket is formed on a lattice of cedar root or bark which is frayed out to form vertical ribs, and then a delicate tight bird-cage with twining technique is used to build up the basket. Pattern of deep purple, almost black, ducks spaced around basket above two parallel lines in burgundy. Top of basket lid is decorated with a "whirlpool” design radiating from a red eye in red, yellow, and green, terminating in a red ring which notches into the natural light lid; green and white alternating stitches at the ring connecting top to wall of basket lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0267
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.7 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- decorative
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0269
- Description
- Circular based vase, container is inverted triangular shape which is flattened, indented, oblong rim shape versus circular rim shape, concave foot. "Made (pi?)AM ... R.72" written on base. Label on base "Carbone Inc. Boston FF-1135". White slip with hand-painted, multi-coloured floral designs, gre…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 9.8 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Circular based vase, container is inverted triangular shape which is flattened, indented, oblong rim shape versus circular rim shape, concave foot. "Made (pi?)AM ... R.72" written on base. Label on base "Carbone Inc. Boston FF-1135". White slip with hand-painted, multi-coloured floral designs, green leaves dominant colour.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0269
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