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- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0105 a-d
- Description
- four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
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- Title
- Paint Sample
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Description
- four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
- Subject
- J.E.H. MacDonald
- James Edward Hervey MacDonald
- art
- artists
- paint
- painting
- Lake O’Hara region;
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Cucman, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0105 a-d
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Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.39.1011%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet …
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- Title
- Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet (b) easel: 183.0x71.0, top of upright ca 40.0x30.0 elaborately carved, also carving on upright and both wings, more carving at cross bar. Feet of wings curve out into scroll. Tray has turned outer edge with carved design brace, brace broken in 2 places (old), the upright has 9 holes for movement of tray, the 2 wings have 2 holes near top for installation of case. The back lever is 140.0 long with 21.5 foot, attached to the back of the upright with a bolt and brace mechanism. Condition: water spots over all, left wing foot broken off and secured with 3 screws, piece broken off right wing top, glued back on, gouges from improper moving of tray, lever slightly warped.
- Credit
- Gift of Grace Turner, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
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Painting Smock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0116
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0116
- Description
- A sturdy, blue cotton painter's smock with long sleeves, pleated at shoulder and back yoke and open the full length of the front with large white buttons on the left side. Long pocket on left breast stitched down the middle to form two compartments, for brushes, two large pockets on skirt, round co…
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- Title
- Painting Smock
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 102.5 cm
- Description
- A sturdy, blue cotton painter's smock with long sleeves, pleated at shoulder and back yoke and open the full length of the front with large white buttons on the left side. Long pocket on left breast stitched down the middle to form two compartments, for brushes, two large pockets on skirt, round collar, and button cuffs;. Small piece of white twill tape at centre back of neck.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- CRW
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0116
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0001
- Description
- A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there…
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- Title
- Palette Cup
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (each) cm
- Description
- A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there is a sphinx trademark and “Made in Austria”. There is paint residue in each cup.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- painting
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0001
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0003
- Description
- A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
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- Title
- Palette Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- painting
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0003
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic…
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic pencil (11.9 x 0.7 cm) that is black and metal covered at each end; lead is placed in jaws at the point which open by pressing a metal button at the end; labelled “Eagle Automatic 286 (Pat. Jun 26/77)”; e) one automatic pencil (9.0 x 0.6 cm) with a black plastic sheath with piece at the end which turns to adjust the length of lead through a small hole in molded plastic point; marked “Pat Aug 10, 1853, A Days”; f) one automatic pencil (14.5 X 0.6) with a very plain bone handle with metal tip with hole at the end; tip unscrews to reveal jaws which hold pencil lead; g) one silverpoint pencil (?) (10.0 x 0.5 cm) with a sharp thick point of silver or lead attached to a long dark brown wood handle with a knob carved at the end; h) one silverpoint (?) pencil (6.7 x 0.5 cm) with a thick sharp silver or lead point attached to a short ivory handle with a smallknob carved at the end and eight lines incised around;i-o) seven wooden tubes with lids containing various sizes of pencil lead: one tube (5.5 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.5 x 0.8 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.0 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (3.5 x 0.1 cm) with a round top; one tube (6.1 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label reading "Henry Cohen, Phila, Half Dozen Cumberland Leads #12” and handwriting on the side "Gold, Pocket"; one tube (3.5 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one tube (3.6 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one brass tube (4.8 x 0.7 cm) with a screw-on lid containing pencil leads
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0026
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0026
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a man (Carl Rungius) sitting, wearing a smock over a vest and tie, and holding paint brushes in his right hand. The photograph is framed with a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside border and a narrow gold outside border. The mat…
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 24.0; 36.6 (frame) x 18.9; 29.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a man (Carl Rungius) sitting, wearing a smock over a vest and tie, and holding paint brushes in his right hand. The photograph is framed with a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside border and a narrow gold outside border. The mat has “To Pearl and Philip Moore with affectionate regards, Carl Rungius” written in the lower left corner.
- Subject
- photography
- Carl Runguis
- artists
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0026
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1003
- Description
- Carl Rungius' tan cotton painting smock, 4 buttons, 3 pockets, lapel and collar are one rounded piece, gathering under front shoulders and center back, thin breast pocket, 2 front waist pockets, two slashes at side waist level, label, "N. Rabinowitz Artists Materials 8 West 29th St. N.Y." Serial nu…
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- Title
- Smock
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 103.08 cm
- Description
- Carl Rungius' tan cotton painting smock, 4 buttons, 3 pockets, lapel and collar are one rounded piece, gathering under front shoulders and center back, thin breast pocket, 2 front waist pockets, two slashes at side waist level, label, "N. Rabinowitz Artists Materials 8 West 29th St. N.Y." Serial number: 01311-40 printed on back collar.
- Subject
- painting
- artist
- Carl Rungius
- Credit
- Gift of Doug Light, Calgary, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
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- Title
- Stump
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.7 (a); 13.3 (b); 12.3 (c); 12.5 (d) cm
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1020
- Description
- Three hollow tubes 50.5 cm long form the legs for the tripod stool. Bolted together near the middle each has a rubber cup on the end and at the top spread out into the pockets of a three cornered leather seat. A leather strap with metal buckle is screwed onto a leg near the bottom to keep the leg…
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- Title
- Tripod Stool
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin; rubber
- Description
- Three hollow tubes 50.5 cm long form the legs for the tripod stool. Bolted together near the middle each has a rubber cup on the end and at the top spread out into the pockets of a three cornered leather seat. A leather strap with metal buckle is screwed onto a leg near the bottom to keep the legs together when not in use. A long thin leather strap is attached at the middle and one corner of the seat for carrying.
- Subject
- hobbies
- artists
- Walter Phillips
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of James Helmer, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1020
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