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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured…
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.2 cm
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured flowers.(b) white ivory tine forms hair pin , 14.01 x 6.0, decorative twisted wire and springs attached to orange coloured pieces of metal form decoration at top of pin. (c) silver coloured hair pin, 16.61 x 2.0, single tine extending to gold coloured flower at top with one gold coloured and one silver coloured leaf.(d) white ivory hair pin with single tine, 14.51 x 3.5. Decoration at top of tine is a red and white fabric flower with two green leaves as well as three additional small round flowers. (e) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(f) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring. (g) hair pin with ivory tine, 13.11 x 2.3. Fabric Japanese man attached to tine by a small green wire. (h) rectangular yellow plastic comb, 7.31 x 2.4.(i) rectangular blue coloured paper and red fabric, 5.01 x 1.3. hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(j) silver coloured hair pin ,18.21 x 2.0, double tined pin with decorative 'scrolls' from which small rectangular dangles are attached at top of pin. Ear cleaner extends from top of decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
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Novelty Decoration
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat fa…
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- Title
- Novelty Decoration
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat facing to the left
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- miniatures
- animal
- goat
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
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Decorative Ornament
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0096 a-f
- Description
- Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x …
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- Title
- Decorative Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x 5.3, pear-shaped and quilted on one side, scowling man's face.(d) 7.3 x 3.0, gourd-shaped, stuffed one side, green to orange tied ribbons.(e) 5.0 x 3.0, back view of sitting cat, light coloured black spots, faded red ribbon tied at neck. (f) 8.0 x 3.8, inverted basket with black and white cat playing with yarn under it.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- miniatures
- animal
- cat
- bird
- crane
- sports
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0096 a-f
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- Date
- 1875 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0019 a,b
- Description
- An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed fro…
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- Title
- Pocket Watch
- Date
- 1875 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; porcelain
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 5.3 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed front crystal opens. Porcelain dial beneath with delicate Roman numerals, a recessed circular second dial at bottom, and hair like wire hands. Back of case also hinged to open, ornately engraved plate beneath, two places for winding and setting hands. Marks: inside back cover, "18, hallmark, 21547", engraved plate, "F. Cooper, London, detached lever, thirteen jewels" . (b) winding stem, long, stemmed key with square hole in end to fit winding knobs, and oval shaped handle at top. Small ball around stem at middle allows key to be turned without twisting fob ring attached. Watch runs but hands cannot be set.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0019 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0097
- Description
- Totally bamboo, almost square-topped stool with four bamboo corner legs. Double bamboo frame near base and triple bamboo frame at top are cut out to shape and stretch around corner legs. Each stalk which stretches as above is a single bamboo stalk having two ends which are pegged together. Pegging …
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- Title
- Stool
- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 50.2 x 31.8 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- Totally bamboo, almost square-topped stool with four bamboo corner legs. Double bamboo frame near base and triple bamboo frame at top are cut out to shape and stretch around corner legs. Each stalk which stretches as above is a single bamboo stalk having two ends which are pegged together. Pegging through legs supports stretch frame. Vertical pegs through top three frames extend into holes drilled in seat top, which is a varnished, darker bamboo. Seat top secured with pegs and glue but glue and bamboo have dried with climate and one of four seat top edges is loose.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0097
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 8.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
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Medicated Sake Bottle
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment in…
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- Title
- Medicated Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment inside bottle.
- Subject
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots,…
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- Title
- Hand Towel
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese, gourd design, blues on white, length of cotton, finished 2 sides. Would be on a bolt and cut as required. Various sizes of gourds with decorative strings. Japanese writings indicating the bar "Heisaku" and food specialty "Osaka style Kanto goulash, whale blubber, fried bean curd, carrots, fishcake, big white radish, jello from taro roots, potatoes, etc. cooked in soya sauce base, eaten with hot paste mustard. "Whitecrane Warm Sake Bar' bar "Heisaku" under the train station "Ue Kita?". Cross reference 105.06.0047.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0075
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Doily; Paper Set
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0395 a,b
- Description
- Japanese, hand painted circular doilies, heavy crepe paper. (a) rose and rosehips with pine branches and cones, crimped edges. (b) red lilies with leaves and wild camomile, crimped edges.
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- Title
- Doily; Paper Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Description
- Japanese, hand painted circular doilies, heavy crepe paper. (a) rose and rosehips with pine branches and cones, crimped edges. (b) red lilies with leaves and wild camomile, crimped edges.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0395 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0394 a-c
- Description
- Japanese bags, 3 sizes, brown tones, 2 brocade. (a) stiffened base 5.7 dia., fine silk brocade pouch ca. 12.0 high. Brocade design peony flowers and leaves, silk beige lining, water pattern. Long brown silk braided tie which runs through continuous loops sewn onto top of pouch. (b) stiffened base 8…
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- Title
- Tea Jar Bag
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Japanese bags, 3 sizes, brown tones, 2 brocade. (a) stiffened base 5.7 dia., fine silk brocade pouch ca. 12.0 high. Brocade design peony flowers and leaves, silk beige lining, water pattern. Long brown silk braided tie which runs through continuous loops sewn onto top of pouch. (b) stiffened base 8.0 x 9.0. silk black/brown pouch ca. 7.5 high. Fish and wave pattern. Brown silk tie which runs through continuous loops sewn onto top of pouch. (c) stiffened base 3.5 dia., roughly woven brocade, brown silk tie as (a) and (b).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0394 a-c
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- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is mis…
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- Title
- Basketry Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
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Decorative Vase
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0226
- Description
- Pinkish-white glaze accented with cobalt drips. Rounded shaped with neck diameter 2.5 cm. Torn label on bottom reads "JWH".
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Pinkish-white glaze accented with cobalt drips. Rounded shaped with neck diameter 2.5 cm. Torn label on bottom reads "JWH".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0226
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0230
- Description
- Transparent glaze and cobalt decoration. Landscape with tree decoration, trimmed foot. Flared rim at open mouth above straight sides with no neck.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze and cobalt decoration. Landscape with tree decoration, trimmed foot. Flared rim at open mouth above straight sides with no neck.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0230
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0231
- Description
- Slab-footed, hand formed body to resemble bell-flower shape. Transparent glaze with cobalt speckling inside and outside of rim. Tooled bract-shaped forms near base; signature stamp on bottom.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- Slab-footed, hand formed body to resemble bell-flower shape. Transparent glaze with cobalt speckling inside and outside of rim. Tooled bract-shaped forms near base; signature stamp on bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0231
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0233
- Description
- Hard-formed ("pinch pot") cup shaped vessel with stem and bract design handle affixed. Temmoku glazed (iron content-brown) inside and out except for base, signature stamp on base.
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.5 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Hard-formed ("pinch pot") cup shaped vessel with stem and bract design handle affixed. Temmoku glazed (iron content-brown) inside and out except for base, signature stamp on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0233
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0237
- Description
- Bamboo stalk shaped vase. Very pale transparent green glaze - heavily crackled slab-built then seam formed and carved to resemble bamboo stalk. Base has concave indentation, cylindrical shape on a flat, circular base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Bamboo stalk shaped vase. Very pale transparent green glaze - heavily crackled slab-built then seam formed and carved to resemble bamboo stalk. Base has concave indentation, cylindrical shape on a flat, circular base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0237
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0238
- Description
- Small spheroid vase with cylindrical neck, beige glaze with black, red, gold, green enamel over-glazes in flower pattern. Flat and trimmed foot. Neck has 2.2 cm. diameter, two sections of punch pattern which possibly created depression which runs the circumference. Signature stamp near base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Small spheroid vase with cylindrical neck, beige glaze with black, red, gold, green enamel over-glazes in flower pattern. Flat and trimmed foot. Neck has 2.2 cm. diameter, two sections of punch pattern which possibly created depression which runs the circumference. Signature stamp near base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0238
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0239
- Description
- Near cylindrical vase with three L-shaped feet, transparent glaze with cobalt decoration of three crane-like birds, was hand thrown and base trimmed flat. Three feet slab built and attached separately to sides and extending out from base at right angles.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Near cylindrical vase with three L-shaped feet, transparent glaze with cobalt decoration of three crane-like birds, was hand thrown and base trimmed flat. Three feet slab built and attached separately to sides and extending out from base at right angles.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0239
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