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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2…
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- Title
- Cooking Pot
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.7 (b) x 30.0 (b) x 31.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm) stored in (f).e) Small pot (12.6 x 10.0 x 11.5 cm) stored in (d).f) Blackened pot (16.2 x 18.0 x 19.5 cm) sitting in shallow blue and white enamel bowl with tag attached with CRW's writing: "West end Chiniki Lake AD Oct 27 '69"
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre; cone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0090 a-e
- Description
- Five Christmas corsages; (a) two plastic poinsettias with gold sparkles are the main components, green tinsel and red ribbon form the background, stem is brown paper covering wire. (b) Corsage with six silver roll flowers, a plastic Santa with a cotton batting beard and felt hat, surrounded by thre…
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- Title
- Corsage
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre; cone
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- Five Christmas corsages; (a) two plastic poinsettias with gold sparkles are the main components, green tinsel and red ribbon form the background, stem is brown paper covering wire. (b) Corsage with six silver roll flowers, a plastic Santa with a cotton batting beard and felt hat, surrounded by three styrofoam bells, a red bow and silver and white woven leaves. The stem is green tape covering florist's wire. A long stick pin with a green plastic head is attached to the stem. (c) Corsage with one styrofoam bell, red Christmas ball, two pine-cones and a red and silver ribbon. The background is formed by a single foil leaf. The green stem is equipped with a brooch pin. (d) Corsage in silver and white, two pine cones painted silver, a white plastic bell and a white and silver ribbon are set against two wide pipe cleaners and a silver leaf. (e) Corsage with an elf with red pipe cleaner toque, two red plastic bells, a pine-cone with white painted edges and a red ribbon set against a silver leaf.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0090 a-e
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Cosmetic Container
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.02.0048
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0048
- Description
- Rounded, squat container which splits into two separate pieces, each piece having a loop handle and than re-joins for carrying. One exterior is plain design, other half exterior has concentric ring design. The decorated half shows charring or black substance inside bowl. Other half appears unused.
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- Title
- Cosmetic Container
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 4.4 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Rounded, squat container which splits into two separate pieces, each piece having a loop handle and than re-joins for carrying. One exterior is plain design, other half exterior has concentric ring design. The decorated half shows charring or black substance inside bowl. Other half appears unused.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0048
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0020
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook, "USA size 6", tapering slightly to a hook formed from a notch cut into the ivory. 2.8 cm at other end carved with two sets of double rings around, with a small round knob at the end.
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- Title
- Crochet Hook
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook, "USA size 6", tapering slightly to a hook formed from a notch cut into the ivory. 2.8 cm at other end carved with two sets of double rings around, with a small round knob at the end.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- crochet
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0020
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0058
- Description
- Trimmed footed, cylindrical, beige earthenware crock transparent glaze inside and outside. Stamp on outside "Medalta Potteries Ltd. Medicine Hat, Alberta". Chip on base 1.8 x .5 cm, ridged rim.
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- Title
- Crock
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.1 x 19.6 cm
- Description
- Trimmed footed, cylindrical, beige earthenware crock transparent glaze inside and outside. Stamp on outside "Medalta Potteries Ltd. Medicine Hat, Alberta". Chip on base 1.8 x .5 cm, ridged rim.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0058
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- Date
- prior to 1959
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1022
- Description
- Tall green ceramic pot with two handles. Inside of the crock is a cream colour. On bottom in hand lettering: "Medalta".
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- Title
- Crock
- Date
- prior to 1959
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.7 cm
- Description
- Tall green ceramic pot with two handles. Inside of the crock is a cream colour. On bottom in hand lettering: "Medalta".
- Credit
- Gift of Olive Beil, Banff, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1022
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- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
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- Title
- Cuff; Scarf Set
- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- hobbies
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
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Cufflink Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0157%20a-g
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0157 a-g
- Description
- A collection of two pairs of cufflinks, one pair of studs, plus four odd studs contained in small, square, blue jewellery case. Case, 6.3 2.8 x 6.3, square with slightly domed lid hinged at back, Metal covered with blue leather embossed with diamond pattern and gold line design framing lid, lined …
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- Title
- Cufflink Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Description
- A collection of two pairs of cufflinks, one pair of studs, plus four odd studs contained in small, square, blue jewellery case. Case, 6.3 2.8 x 6.3, square with slightly domed lid hinged at back, Metal covered with blue leather embossed with diamond pattern and gold line design framing lid, lined with cream coloured fabric, and black velvet with raised, slotted ridge along back. (a) nacre cufflinks, 1.5 x 2.3 x 1.5, pair two octagonal, nacre, disks framed in gold and joined by a single gold link through rings at the back. (b) gold cufflinks, 1.6 x 1.9 x 1.3, pair, two flat, eight sided, oblong plates with decorative line following shape, joined by single, solid, gold, bar link attached through rings at back.(c) gold studs, .9 x 1.0 x diam, pair, flat, round, disks with rolled edge and short shaft rising from centre terminating in small gold ball. (d) gold stud (1.0 h x 1.5 diam) - single stud constructed in same manner as (c) but gold ball at end of shaft is flattened. e) gold stud (1.2 h x 1.4 diam) - as (d) but smaller. (f) pearl stud, 1.5 h x 1.4 diam, flat, nacre button with short gold shaft riveted through centre and terminating in a flattened gold ball. (g) pearl stud, 1.5 x 1.5 diam, as (f) but shaft does not go through button, and flat gold knob pulls apart from shaft with long pin which snaps into the hollow shaft.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0157 a-g
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0189 a-c
- Description
- On white card reading, "original by Christine Banff, Canada" Set of blue enameled, square cufflinks and matching tie clip. Worked on copper sheet with copper fittings. Enamel of very dark blue where concentrated, becoming a lighter blue green over the high spots of the uneven surface of the metal…
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- Title
- Cufflink Set
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- On white card reading, "original by Christine Banff, Canada" Set of blue enameled, square cufflinks and matching tie clip. Worked on copper sheet with copper fittings. Enamel of very dark blue where concentrated, becoming a lighter blue green over the high spots of the uneven surface of the metal beneath, champleve, forming a vague herringbone pattern. Copper fittings brazed to back of copper plate. (a,b) cufflinks, wing back clasp hinged between ends of long U-shape bar, swivels perpendicular to insert through buttonhole and parallel to secure. Patent number on back of wingback clasp. (c) tie clip, fitting is flat along back of clip with arm that bends at sharp angle to hold a very tight spring clip behind tie clip, pressing end of spring clip opens jaw of clasp.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- men
- households
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0189 a-c
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- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0171 a,b
- Description
- A matched cup and saucer. The cup nips in at the bottom and then flares out to the base. Both pieces are white with a pressed relief design around the rim of saucer and at the bottom exterior of the cup. Both pieces are marked “Wedgewood Patrician, USA Des. Patent 74009” and “Made in England”.
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- Title
- Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A matched cup and saucer. The cup nips in at the bottom and then flares out to the base. Both pieces are white with a pressed relief design around the rim of saucer and at the bottom exterior of the cup. Both pieces are marked “Wedgewood Patrician, USA Des. Patent 74009” and “Made in England”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0171 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1061 a,b
- Description
- A matched cup and sauder that each have gold trim along the edges. Both are decorated with a picture of Crowsnest Mountain and “CROWSNEST MT. 9138 FT.” and the cup also has a picture of two crows atop a post marked “Crowsnest Pass” alongside the sign for the town of Blairmore, Alberta. The botto…
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- Title
- Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1960 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A matched cup and sauder that each have gold trim along the edges. Both are decorated with a picture of Crowsnest Mountain and “CROWSNEST MT. 9138 FT.” and the cup also has a picture of two crows atop a post marked “Crowsnest Pass” alongside the sign for the town of Blairmore, Alberta. The bottom of the cup is marked with a crown and “Royal Ascot Bone China 43 MADE IN ENGLAND EXCLUSIVELY FOR R. M. Crabb.”
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Crowsnest Pass
- mountains
- birds
- crows
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1061 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1974
- Material
- shell, gourd; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0660 a,b
- Description
- (a) is dark brown, rounded gourd with narrow, circular hole. Base has a stem indentation on bottom but sits upright. (b) is a metal straw with spoon shaped, flat strainer at one end. Strainer made of two pieces which are clasped and inserted into tube. Tube ornately incised and patterned, flattened…
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- Title
- Cup And Straw
- Date
- 1960 – 1974
- Material
- shell, gourd; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- (a) is dark brown, rounded gourd with narrow, circular hole. Base has a stem indentation on bottom but sits upright. (b) is a metal straw with spoon shaped, flat strainer at one end. Strainer made of two pieces which are clasped and inserted into tube. Tube ornately incised and patterned, flattened brass mouthpiece. Stamped on strainer "Ind Alpaca Arg" (Argentina Alpaca Industry?) Mouthpiece stamped looks like "Law/?..."
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0660 a,b
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- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been staine…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 102.0 x 42.5 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been stained. Handles, screwed onto drawers and cupboard doors, are polyhedron shaped, almost rectangular, blocks of wood. Each drawer has one horizontal handle, 27.5 cm. long by 3 cm. deep, door panel handles are vertical, 15 x 3 cm. Base of each cupboard is 7.5 cm. high, indented 2 cm. from front. Sides continue uninterrupted from floor to top of cupboard. Pressed board back terminates 7.5 cm. from floor. Plain 1 x 2.5 cm. pine molding frames top. (a) and (b) are identical except that (b) has an air vent built into base and a portion cut out of its bottom left side with a piece of sheet metal surrounding cut-out.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which t…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 106.0 x 37.0 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which turns horizontally to close and vertically to open. At least two different types of wood used, a red-brown soft wood is used for the most part, a blond wood is used for baseboard (front) and a light coloured wood is used on outer borders of upper doors.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.0002 a,b
- Description
- A pair of textured, gold-coloured, curtains. The fabric has a sheen (satin?) and is shot through with dark gold. A 12.5 cm band of deep gold velvet is sewn along the bottom edge. Each curtain is decorated with large gold and brown flowers outlined in metallic thread. They are embroidered thickl…
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- Title
- Curtain
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 111.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of textured, gold-coloured, curtains. The fabric has a sheen (satin?) and is shot through with dark gold. A 12.5 cm band of deep gold velvet is sewn along the bottom edge. Each curtain is decorated with large gold and brown flowers outlined in metallic thread. They are embroidered thickly, in three dense lines, at the bottom above the velvet. There are more flowers scattered about the rest of each curtain. Small metal rings are sewn to the top edge for hanging.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.0002 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0013
- Description
- A lathe turned, mushroom shaped, wooden darning egg. Handle approximately 10.0 cm long and tear shaped with a small round knob at the end. Two lines incised around at widest point, head is convex and shaped like a flat mushroom cap, with concave ring underneath around handle, natural wood finish w…
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- Title
- Darning Egg
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A lathe turned, mushroom shaped, wooden darning egg. Handle approximately 10.0 cm long and tear shaped with a small round knob at the end. Two lines incised around at widest point, head is convex and shaped like a flat mushroom cap, with concave ring underneath around handle, natural wood finish with grain showing.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0013
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1123
- Description
- One cut glass decanter with glass stopper. Simple design. Round base with long neck, flared at top with lip. Stopper is round and multifaceted.
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- Title
- Decanter
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 30.5 cm
- Description
- One cut glass decanter with glass stopper. Simple design. Round base with long neck, flared at top with lip. Stopper is round and multifaceted.
- Subject
- households
- Alma Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Jean Shafto, Canmore, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1123
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Decorative Ashtray
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0331
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0331
- Description
- Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
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- Title
- Decorative Ashtray
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- horse
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0331
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0340
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0340
- Description
- Small, slope-sided saucer. Copper body with green enamel on bottom and deep blue enamel in dish, decorated with daisy-like multi-coloured flower and leaves. Decoration in cloisonné.
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Small, slope-sided saucer. Copper body with green enamel on bottom and deep blue enamel in dish, decorated with daisy-like multi-coloured flower and leaves. Decoration in cloisonné.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0340
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1022%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1022 a,b
- Description
- Circular plates with pictures, gold lipped. (a) Three Sisters on the base, roses pattern on lip, gold trim on outer rim. (b) Harmon picture of Bow Lake with tepee, floral pattern, gold on outer rim.
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Circular plates with pictures, gold lipped. (a) Three Sisters on the base, roses pattern on lip, gold trim on outer rim. (b) Harmon picture of Bow Lake with tepee, floral pattern, gold on outer rim.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1022 a,b
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