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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
1914 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0105
Description
A pin of die-pressed cupreous metal, cut out in shape of maple leaf with Alberta coat of arms in middle surmounted by a crown, with banner beneath reading "Alberta Overseas Batt" XXXI". Back has long straps of metal which have been bent back into S-shape springing from each side of pin.
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Title
Regimental Pin
Date
1914 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.2 x 3.7 x 3.9 cm
Description
A pin of die-pressed cupreous metal, cut out in shape of maple leaf with Alberta coat of arms in middle surmounted by a crown, with banner beneath reading "Alberta Overseas Batt" XXXI". Back has long straps of metal which have been bent back into S-shape springing from each side of pin.
Subject
Whyte home
military
Alberta Overseas Battalion XXXI
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0105
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0106
Description
A die pressed, brass pin consisting of two cut out lions rampant on each side of a shield containing a square grid, with the same grid surmounting. Banner beneath, "Westminster Dragoons. I.Y." ring at either side of back holds long split pin.
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Title
Regimental Pin
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.9 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm
Description
A die pressed, brass pin consisting of two cut out lions rampant on each side of a shield containing a square grid, with the same grid surmounting. Banner beneath, "Westminster Dragoons. I.Y." ring at either side of back holds long split pin.
Subject
Whyte home
military
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0106
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Date
1856 – 1860
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0130 a,b
Description
Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek …
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Title
Fraternal Key
Date
1856 – 1860
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.4 x 2.1 x 4.0 cm
Description
Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek letters around the outer ring. Outside the circles, in the left corner is a "7", in the right a "J". The reverse contains another ring with a banner at the top containing a name. At middle is a vague sketch of a box like structure with rays radiating from it. Below is a wreath containing "C.C.". Outside the ring in the left corner is a globe ? , and in the right, a circle of stars, the tubular, round shaft at the bottom is hollow at the end and contains a square keyhole. (b) hanging ring at the top turns, and banner contains the name "Patrick Robb" (a) banner contains name "P. Robb".
Subject
Whyte home
personal
accessories
keepsake
organizations
Kappa Alpha
Patrick Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0130 a,b
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