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- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0150
- Description
- A long fabric towel with a printed calendar design for the year 1967. At the top are white block letter that reads “CALENDAR 1967.” Each month is a white box with black numbers, month, and days of the week in short form. Above each calendar box are colourful images relating to that month - mostly b…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 95.5 cm
- Description
- A long fabric towel with a printed calendar design for the year 1967. At the top are white block letter that reads “CALENDAR 1967.” Each month is a white box with black numbers, month, and days of the week in short form. Above each calendar box are colourful images relating to that month - mostly birds and plants but with umbrellas above February and July and ornaments above December.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- Kitchen accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0150
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers a…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers around side separated by light blue festoons of ribbons, and light blue polka dots on top, edges and lines separating panels painted with gold.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0467
- Description
- Small rectangular trinket box. Plain brown wood. Lid with two small arched cutouts at bottom fits over inner box. Inside are two rice paper (?) envelopes with Japanese writing in red and black. Red and white sticker on base has “1.30” on it.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular trinket box. Plain brown wood. Lid with two small arched cutouts at bottom fits over inner box. Inside are two rice paper (?) envelopes with Japanese writing in red and black. Red and white sticker on base has “1.30” on it.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- storage
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0467
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0122
- Description
- A linen dish towel with an image of a man in a red military coat, silver helmet with large yellow plume, and high black boots. He is holding a sword and standing in front of a white stone building. In the upper left corner is a crest that has two red rosettes and a yellow gate. “CITY OF WESTMINSTER…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with an image of a man in a red military coat, silver helmet with large yellow plume, and high black boots. He is holding a sword and standing in front of a white stone building. In the upper left corner is a crest that has two red rosettes and a yellow gate. “CITY OF WESTMINSTER” is written beside the crest. At the bottom of the towel is “Lifeguard at Horse Guards, Whitehall, London” “ALL PURE LINEN” “MADE IN IRELAND”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0122
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0123
- Description
- A linen dish towel. Blue from nod with images of Jersey. “JERSEY “ in colourful block letters within a white oval in the upper middle. White border with floral motif.
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel. Blue from nod with images of Jersey. “JERSEY “ in colourful block letters within a white oval in the upper middle. White border with floral motif.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0123
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0124
- Description
- A linen dish towel. White linen with a large yellow, orange, and brown geometric tortoise design. In the bottom left corner is “PURE IRISH LINEN • FAST COLOURS” in the bottom right is “TORTLE TORTOISE • A DESIGN FOR OXFAM”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel. White linen with a large yellow, orange, and brown geometric tortoise design. In the bottom left corner is “PURE IRISH LINEN • FAST COLOURS” in the bottom right is “TORTLE TORTOISE • A DESIGN FOR OXFAM”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0124
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0126
- Description
- A linen dish towel with images of Australian Aboriginal art on a beige background. Under each image is a label in black text. Towel has a thick green and thin brown border. “Aboriginal Art” s written in the centre and at the bottom is “Australia” “PURE LINEN” “DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA BY LEIL” “FAST …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with images of Australian Aboriginal art on a beige background. Under each image is a label in black text. Towel has a thick green and thin brown border. “Aboriginal Art” s written in the centre and at the bottom is “Australia” “PURE LINEN” “DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA BY LEIL” “FAST COLOURS” “REG.D DESIGN 63157”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0126
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0127
- Description
- A linen dish towel. Beige linen with painted images of food, baskets, pottery, and a wooden chest of drawers. A gold label at the bottom reads “LEACOCK & COMPANY LTD. PURE LINEN HAND PRINTED IN CANADA”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel. Beige linen with painted images of food, baskets, pottery, and a wooden chest of drawers. A gold label at the bottom reads “LEACOCK & COMPANY LTD. PURE LINEN HAND PRINTED IN CANADA”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- kitchen accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0127
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0128
- Description
- Linen dish towel with an illustration of a heron against a blue background with yellow reeds around the heron. At the bottom is text that reads “HERON Robert Gillmor”. A white border is around the edge and is thicker at the top and bottom than the sides. At the bottom border is text that reads “THE…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Linen dish towel with an illustration of a heron against a blue background with yellow reeds around the heron. At the bottom is text that reads “HERON Robert Gillmor”. A white border is around the edge and is thicker at the top and bottom than the sides. At the bottom border is text that reads “THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS” “THE LODGE SANDY BEDFORDSHIRE” and “PURE IRISH LINEN”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- art
- kitchen accessories
- Souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0128
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0129
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 53.5 x 79.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL PURE LINEN MADE IN IRELAND FAST COLOURS”. A rectangular white pepper label is pinned to the towel and reads “Hudson’s Bay Company 693 1B $1.19”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0129
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0130
- Description
- A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 52.5 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at the bottom reads “PURE IRISH LINEN” “FAST COLOURS”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0130
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0131
- Description
- A linen dish towel with an illustration of 7 children, of all different cultures and ethnicities, holding hands in a ring around an image of the earth. Text at the bottom reads “THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND”. Most of the towel has a beige background but there is a white border that is thicker at the …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with an illustration of 7 children, of all different cultures and ethnicities, holding hands in a ring around an image of the earth. Text at the bottom reads “THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND”. Most of the towel has a beige background but there is a white border that is thicker at the top and bottom than the sides., At the bottom black text reads “ALL PURE LINEN FAST COLOURS MADE IN NORTHERN IRELAND”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0131
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0132
- Description
- A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PU…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PURE LINEN” “Bees and Honey BY ULSTER” “MADE IN IRELAND”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souvenir
- kitchen accessory
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0132
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0133
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- souvenir
- kitchen accessory
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0133
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0134 a-d
- Description
- A set of 4 dish towela made of woven yellow fabric (cotton?) with a printed design of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. A,b are more orange than c, d which are more yellow.
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 63.5 cm
- Description
- A set of 4 dish towela made of woven yellow fabric (cotton?) with a printed design of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. A,b are more orange than c, d which are more yellow.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- kitchen accessory
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0134 a-d
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0135 a-c
- Description
- A set of 3 fabric dish towels with an all over, slightly abstract, blue and green floral pattern.
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- A set of 3 fabric dish towels with an all over, slightly abstract, blue and green floral pattern.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- kitchen accessories
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0135 a-c
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0136
- Description
- A linen tablecloth in a red and white gingham pattern. Thick red border on long sides. Gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA” affixed to back. Gold and white sticker on front that reads “DuraWeave KITCHEN FASHIONS PURE LINEN COTTON DECORATION”.
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 73.5 cm
- Description
- A linen tablecloth in a red and white gingham pattern. Thick red border on long sides. Gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA” affixed to back. Gold and white sticker on front that reads “DuraWeave KITCHEN FASHIONS PURE LINEN COTTON DECORATION”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- kitchen accessories
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0136
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0137
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a red border and green and red printed pattern on a white background. Pattern is symmetrical from a centre line and features houses, [people, cows, and trees with a large heart-like shape with birds in the centre. At the bottom right corner is a white paper label that reads …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 69.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a red border and green and red printed pattern on a white background. Pattern is symmetrical from a centre line and features houses, [people, cows, and trees with a large heart-like shape with birds in the centre. At the bottom right corner is a white paper label that reads “SOLT Pure linen hand printed in Switzerland” as well as the same in French and [Dutch?]. At the top of the towel on the back is a small white fabric loop for hanging.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- kitchen accessories
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0137
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0138
- Description
- A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- kitchen accessories
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0138
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- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0139 a,b
- Description
- A pair of yellow dish towels. The towels have a darker yellow horizontal stripe at the shorter ends and vertical white stripes that contain yellow and green floral embroidery at the long sides. One towel (b) has a small circular gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA”. Towel a is slightly …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of yellow dish towels. The towels have a darker yellow horizontal stripe at the shorter ends and vertical white stripes that contain yellow and green floral embroidery at the long sides. One towel (b) has a small circular gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA”. Towel a is slightly smaller: 46.5 cm x 65.5 cm.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- kitchen accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0139 a,b
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