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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0020 a-h
- Description
- A set of eight small, round, double-layered white coasters with the scalloped edges stitched with black thread. Each coaster has a rooster embroidered in black and red thread. The top layer of the coater is bisected by a black embroidered, uneven, double line which finishes the edges of an openi…
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- A set of eight small, round, double-layered white coasters with the scalloped edges stitched with black thread. Each coaster has a rooster embroidered in black and red thread. The top layer of the coater is bisected by a black embroidered, uneven, double line which finishes the edges of an opening. The base of a wine glass is slipped into this opening, ensuring that wherever the glass is placed there will always be a coaster under it.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0020 a-h
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0025
- Description
- A round, shallow, brass bowl with straight sides. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with the raised figure of a prancing cat-like creature with many tails that is surrounded by an undulating line. The bottom of the bowl also has a patterned circular border. The underside of the bowl is stamped…
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Description
- A round, shallow, brass bowl with straight sides. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with the raised figure of a prancing cat-like creature with many tails that is surrounded by an undulating line. The bottom of the bowl also has a patterned circular border. The underside of the bowl is stamped with “China”.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- metalwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0026 a,b
- Description
- A pair of round, flat bottomed, coasters with wooden bases and silver plated short vertical sides. The sides bulge slightly and flare out at the rim. The sides are pierced with a series of short double vertical lines alternating with an incised fern pattern. There is silver trim around the rim.
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1920 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of round, flat bottomed, coasters with wooden bases and silver plated short vertical sides. The sides bulge slightly and flare out at the rim. The sides are pierced with a series of short double vertical lines alternating with an incised fern pattern. There is silver trim around the rim.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0026 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood, maple
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0446 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small light brown shallow plates. The base of each coaster is stamped “Bird’s Eye Maple” and with an illegible signature.
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood, maple
- Description
- A pair of small light brown shallow plates. The base of each coaster is stamped “Bird’s Eye Maple” and with an illegible signature.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- woodworking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0446 a,b
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- Date
- 1912 – 1916
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0759
- Description
- A small, square piece of muslin embroidered with flower basket and initials "RR". Small cross stitched flower basket at centre holding pink flowers is framed by a square of light blue. Initials cross stitched below square in 3.0 cm white border. Edged with crudely worked blanket stitch.
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1912 – 1916
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- A small, square piece of muslin embroidered with flower basket and initials "RR". Small cross stitched flower basket at centre holding pink flowers is framed by a square of light blue. Initials cross stitched below square in 3.0 cm white border. Edged with crudely worked blanket stitch.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- CR
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0759
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; twine
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0879 a,b
- Description
- Two small rectangular woven coasters. Each coaster has a woven scene of a house surrounded by snow. A) has an orange house with trees in the background with a reddish border and b) is a red house with one prominent tree and a gold border.
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; twine
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Two small rectangular woven coasters. Each coaster has a woven scene of a house surrounded by snow. A) has an orange house with trees in the background with a reddish border and b) is a red house with one prominent tree and a gold border.
- Subject
- Moore home
- decor
- household
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0879 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
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- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back say…
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 8.4 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back says "for Miss Maggie Brooks with kind regards of her friend W.H. Metcalf...Nikko, Japan July 7, 1877" and Japanese calligraphy written down the right side of the label.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
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Coaster; Decorative Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0702%20a-f
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0702 a-f
- Description
- Six different Scottish loch scenes, photographs on paper. Paper adhered to laminated wood base over cork. Once picture attached, appears to have been varnished over, as in decoupage. Oval red label "Celluware Product Pimpernel Stores" removed.
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- Title
- Coaster; Decorative Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Six different Scottish loch scenes, photographs on paper. Paper adhered to laminated wood base over cork. Once picture attached, appears to have been varnished over, as in decoupage. Oval red label "Celluware Product Pimpernel Stores" removed.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Greta Lauder
- Harry Lauder
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0702 a-f
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1145
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1145
- Description
- Medium grade metamorphic rock (schist). Large crystals of tourmaline and pyrite with garnet, chlorite and biotite.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 6.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Medium grade metamorphic rock (schist). Large crystals of tourmaline and pyrite with garnet, chlorite and biotite.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1145
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1146
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, mica schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1146
- Description
- Low to medium grade metamorphic rock. Foliated mica schist containing some chlorite and quartz grains. Original rock was likely a muddy sandstone/siltstone. Could have been collected between Lake Louise and Golden.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, mica schist
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 4.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Low to medium grade metamorphic rock. Foliated mica schist containing some chlorite and quartz grains. Original rock was likely a muddy sandstone/siltstone. Could have been collected between Lake Louise and Golden.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1146
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1155
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, gneiss
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1155
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Mineralized rock specimen, quartz biotite gneiss containing some well developed pyrite crystals.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, gneiss
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Mineralized rock specimen, quartz biotite gneiss containing some well developed pyrite crystals.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1155
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1160
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1160
- Description
- Biotite chlorite schist with well developed pyrite crystals and calcite.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Biotite chlorite schist with well developed pyrite crystals and calcite.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1160
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1163
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1163
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic limestone (marble) with small pyrite crystals and small quartz veins. Metamorphism has resulted in recrystallization of the calcite (turning into marble). The presence of pyrite has resulted in an iron oxide coating. Original limestone had a few thin muddy layers resulting in …
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic limestone (marble) with small pyrite crystals and small quartz veins. Metamorphism has resulted in recrystallization of the calcite (turning into marble). The presence of pyrite has resulted in an iron oxide coating. Original limestone had a few thin muddy layers resulting in minor occurrences of clay minerals.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1163
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1165
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1165
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Quartz muscovite schist.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 8.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Quartz muscovite schist.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1165
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1167
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1167
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Quartz muscovite schist with a few tiny pyrite crystals, resulting in some staining on the surface.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Quartz muscovite schist with a few tiny pyrite crystals, resulting in some staining on the surface.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1167
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1173
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1173
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Garnet mica shchist. Two different types of mica - muscovite is evenly dispersed throughout the rock and biotite occurs in little pockets. Quartz is also evenly dispersed throughout the rock. Original rock, before metamorphism, would have been sandstone with little shale partings …
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, schist
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 10.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Metamorphic rock. Garnet mica shchist. Two different types of mica - muscovite is evenly dispersed throughout the rock and biotite occurs in little pockets. Quartz is also evenly dispersed throughout the rock. Original rock, before metamorphism, would have been sandstone with little shale partings in it.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1173
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1174
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1174
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Recrystallized limestone (marble). Well developed calcite rhombs growing in the fracture.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Recrystallized limestone (marble). Well developed calcite rhombs growing in the fracture.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1174
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1175
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, soapstone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1175
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Pyrite crystals in soapstone. Soapstone is primarily composed of the mineral talc.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, soapstone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Pyrite crystals in soapstone. Soapstone is primarily composed of the mineral talc.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1175
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Metamorphic Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1177
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1177
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Recrystallized vuggy limestone (marble). Well developed calcite rhombs in the vugs (cavities). “23” written in red on black on underside.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, marble
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Low grade metamorphic rock. Recrystallized vuggy limestone (marble). Well developed calcite rhombs in the vugs (cavities). “23” written in red on black on underside.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1177
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