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- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of…
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 12.2 x 18.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of wood 4.5 cm high which has been bevelled along the upper edges. Bases covered on bottom with green felt.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
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Decorative Trivet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0703
- Date
- 1957
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0703
- Description
- Square, white porcelain trivet with flat, ridged base. Purple and green floral vine border on topside. Signed"DVW `57".
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- Title
- Decorative Trivet
- Date
- 1957
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 15.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Square, white porcelain trivet with flat, ridged base. Purple and green floral vine border on topside. Signed"DVW `57".
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- Dorothy Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0703
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- Date
- 1954
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1003
- Description
- Glass pie pan with fluted edges. On bottom: "Complements of Whites of Banff 60th Anniversary 1894-1954"
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- Title
- Pie Pan
- Date
- 1954
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Glass pie pan with fluted edges. On bottom: "Complements of Whites of Banff 60th Anniversary 1894-1954"
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Dave White and Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1003
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- Date
- 1952
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1170
- Description
- Glazed stoneware pitcher with white interior, tan body, brown strip at bottom, black strips between colours. The front middle has light brown screen printed [red iron oxide?] mountains and building with sign “UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BANFF SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS”. The back middle is stamped in black “CAN…
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- Title
- Cream Pitcher
- Date
- 1952
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 11.3 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Glazed stoneware pitcher with white interior, tan body, brown strip at bottom, black strips between colours. The front middle has light brown screen printed [red iron oxide?] mountains and building with sign “UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BANFF SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS”. The back middle is stamped in black “CANADIAN ROCKIES” the bottom is stamped in black “MADE BY Medalta 52 CANADA VITRIFIED”
- Subject
- households
- McCreath
- Credit
- Gift of Grit McCreath, Canmore, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1170
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Christmas Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0021
- Date
- 1951 – 1951
- Material
- metal; hair; plastic; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0021
- Description
- Hand crafted stuffed Santa on cardboard base. Wears knitted red hat and mittens, a knitted grey sweater, red woolen trousers, brown boots, and snowshoes made of pipe cleaners and lace. A green wreath with a red ribbon is tied to his left hand, a staff wrapped in foil and red and green cellophane, …
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- Title
- Christmas Figurine
- Date
- 1951 – 1951
- Material
- metal; hair; plastic; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 14.0 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Hand crafted stuffed Santa on cardboard base. Wears knitted red hat and mittens, a knitted grey sweater, red woolen trousers, brown boots, and snowshoes made of pipe cleaners and lace. A green wreath with a red ribbon is tied to his left hand, a staff wrapped in foil and red and green cellophane, topped by a lamb made from a peanut and cotton-batting is held in his right hand. Hair and long white flowing beard made from cotton batting, face probably cut from a magazine illustration. Carries white sack on back with American flag, wooden puppet doll etc. sewn to outside. Base is fashioned from the lid of a cardboard box and lined with sheets of cotton batting to represent snow. The figure is given its shape and stability by an interior wire frame.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Christmas
- Harriet Shawn
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0021
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; paper; glass; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1007
- Description
- An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radi…
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- Title
- Alarm Clock
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; paper; glass; paint
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radius) in the centre of the face. There are two black clock hands, hour and minute, and two smaller mini faces (both measuring 2.0cm wide) above and below the centre of the face. The top mini face is an alarm, with numbers 1-12. The bottom mini face displays the seconds, in degrees of 10 with numbers. On top of the bell there is a gold-coloured ring, possibly used for carrying. There are two gold-coloured splayed legs to support the clock when upright. There is a golden banded detail around the circumference of the face and the body. On the back of the clock, there are two wind-up mechanisms, the viewer-left key is marked with “W.A.” and has an arrow pointing in a clockwise direction, the viewer-right key is marked with “W.T.” and has an arrow pointing in a counterclockwise direction. Situated between these wind-up mechanisms are two buttons that are arranged vertically. The top button controls the alarm and moves the hands in a clockwise direction. The bottom button is missing. Above the top button there is an “A”, and below the bottom button there is an “H”. There is also a slide-adjustment knob marked with an “F” on viewer-left and “S” on viewer-right (possibly used as a faster-slower feature for the alarm bell). There is also a button missing from underneath this slide-adjustment knob. Scratched into the top of the back of the clock is “Nick Morant Banff”. Written upside-down at the top viewer-right is “55.”
- Subject
- households
- timekeeping
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1007
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Stationery Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.1017
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1017
- Description
- Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
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- Title
- Stationery Box
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 14.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
- Subject
- households
- Phillip Moore
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1017
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- steel; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0006
- Description
- A simple knife with a single edged steel blade about 2/3 of its length. The knife has a plain wood handle held together by two rivets.
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- steel; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.2 (widest point) x 34.2 cm
- Description
- A simple knife with a single edged steel blade about 2/3 of its length. The knife has a plain wood handle held together by two rivets.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0006
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
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- Title
- Ladle
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Dimensions
- 45.0 (tip of handle to tip of ladle) cm
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- households
- crafts
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
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- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0163
- Description
- A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 10.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0163
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- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal; copper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0046
- Description
- A copper memento in the shape of a cowboy hat. The hat is engraved “NAMPHC 9th Annual Convention Banff 1950” on the front brim.
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- Title
- Miniature Hat
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal; copper
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A copper memento in the shape of a cowboy hat. The hat is engraved “NAMPHC 9th Annual Convention Banff 1950” on the front brim.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- clothing
- organizations
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0046
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Pannier Carrier, Cargo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0012%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0012 a,b
- Description
- A pair of large flat rectangular cases made up of strips of elk hide (from legs), with light brown hair attached, sewn together. There are holes pierced through at top of each strip for hanging during the drying process.
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- Title
- Pannier Carrier, Cargo
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 57.0 (approx.) x 62.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A pair of large flat rectangular cases made up of strips of elk hide (from legs), with light brown hair attached, sewn together. There are holes pierced through at top of each strip for hanging during the drying process.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0012 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0060
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0064 a,b
- Description
- Round based, laminated wood table lamps. Geometric inlaid wood design, star within diamond, smaller inset diamond below. Shaft is bulbous narrowing to juncture with base. Shade is oil paper on frame attached with buckskin thong.
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- Title
- Table Lamp
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; paper
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Round based, laminated wood table lamps. Geometric inlaid wood design, star within diamond, smaller inset diamond below. Shaft is bulbous narrowing to juncture with base. Shade is oil paper on frame attached with buckskin thong.
- Subject
- households
- Earl Spencer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0064 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0742 a,b
- Description
- Two cylindrical, flat based camping aluminum cups with handles riveted to cup body, dented and scuffed from usage.(a) the larger, dented cup (b) the smaller cup
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Two cylindrical, flat based camping aluminum cups with handles riveted to cup body, dented and scuffed from usage.(a) the larger, dented cup (b) the smaller cup
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0742 a,b
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- Date
- 1939 – 1939
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of square balsa wood boxes and lids, each with a white paper label vertically across the top with two minaret towers and a seal of a lion holding a scimitar and the words “Arts Persian Crafts Est. 1920” and "Where East meets West" (copyright, 507 Granville St. Trinity 3217, Vancouver, B.C.).…
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- Title
- Jewellery Box
- Date
- 1939 – 1939
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of square balsa wood boxes and lids, each with a white paper label vertically across the top with two minaret towers and a seal of a lion holding a scimitar and the words “Arts Persian Crafts Est. 1920” and "Where East meets West" (copyright, 507 Granville St. Trinity 3217, Vancouver, B.C.). Handwritten on paper inside the lid of each is “Russian handmade Roop Chain pure silver 17th Century Bracelets” Dec. 15/39.” There is a square of cotton batting in each.
- Subject
- households
- jewellery
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0005 a,b
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1002
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- playthings
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1113 a,b
- Description
- A simple black box camera with black, simulated textured leather. It also has an adhesive-taped, original box. The inverted aperture in the front has a black metal retention ring surrounding it. Below this “Agfa” is imprinted on the camera, surrounded by a diamond-shaped box. There is a black metal…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A simple black box camera with black, simulated textured leather. It also has an adhesive-taped, original box. The inverted aperture in the front has a black metal retention ring surrounding it. Below this “Agfa” is imprinted on the camera, surrounded by a diamond-shaped box. There is a black metal rim which overlaps the edges on the front of the camera; on both sides there is a slight extension, .03 x.05 wide, 2.0cm from the top, with a hole in the metal. This fits over two small metal knobs on each side of the camera body. It appears that pushing the knobs in and pulling, would release the front part of the camera from the body. On the viewer’s left is the metal shutter release; a small metal lever that can be pulled down to release the shutter and expose the lens from inside the body. On the same side is the metal film winder, 3.0cm from the front and .50cm from the top; this is a flat piece of metal 2.0cm in diameter, with arrows indicating the direction to turn (clockwise arrows), a round raised metal tab, onto which is screwed a piece of metal (2.5cmx1.0cm wide in the middle) to wind the film. It can also be pulled out to release the metal film chamber. The metal is turned down on the side of each end so the fingers can grasp it for turning. A metal folding viewfinder is .50cm from the back and 2.7cm from top and bottom; a flat piece of metal 3.0cm sq., folded at the sides, is rivetted onto the body. Two flat metal pieces are attached at each end, one on a spring to fold down; this piece is 2.4x2.7cm wide with a window cut out .50x1.0cm wide. The other piece is 2.7cm sq. with a window of 1.5x2.4cm wide; the cutout has a piece of metal raised from the bottom of the window. The cutout is for perspective when you look through the viewfinder, vertically or horizontally. This piece of metal folds down to become the top, effectively making the viewfinder flat when not in use. There is a hinged door on the back of the camera and a cut-out metal latch on the door that connects to a small metal knob 1.0cm from the edge of the body. There is a red circle film window (1.0cm diagonally) which lets you read the frame number on the film. On the inside of the door are two rivets that connect the hinge. Above that and below the red circle, is a white painted circle with “USE AB” printed in black, overlapping a painted orange, blue, white, and yellow Agfa Plenachrome film box. The red viewfinder is 4.0cm from the base. A metal film chamber, with two metal rollers on each end for winding the film on, fits inside the camera. It can be released by pulling out the film winder. The canister is 7.0x5.0 wide, is open at one end, hollow in the centre, sloping upwards with a circular hole at the other end to let light in. There are two sprockets sitting on two cutouts on top of the canister and two on the bottom, onto which the film is winded. There are two rivets attaching two Y-shaped metal pieces, on either end that guide and let the film move and roll. The top of the camera has two metal knobs 1.5cm crosswise from each end, where a leather strap with a hole on either end, .07cm from the edge, fits in to make a diagonal strap/handle for carrying. The strap is imprinted with “A-8 CADET”. There is a small metal pull-up tab, 1.0cm from the edge of the front of the camera, that lets you time the shutter speed.
- Subject
- households
- photography
- hobbies
- Bob Louden
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Louden, Calgary, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1113 a,b
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- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the…
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.5 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
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Christmas Tree Ornament
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0162
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0162
- Description
- A five pointed star cut from cardboard and wrapped around to cover completely with a strand of tinsel garland which is fastened behind with string and tape. Length of fine brass wire threaded through back.
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- Title
- Christmas Tree Ornament
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A five pointed star cut from cardboard and wrapped around to cover completely with a strand of tinsel garland which is fastened behind with string and tape. Length of fine brass wire threaded through back.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Christmas
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0162
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