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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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Title
Hatchet Ax
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Dimensions
4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
Subject
households
trade
commerce
Hudson’s Bay Company
Indigenous
crafts
carving
metalwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
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Date
1850 – 1910
Material
horn; skin
Catalogue Number
104.10.0029
Description
Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
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Title
Powder Horn
Date
1850 – 1910
Material
horn; skin
Dimensions
5.7 x 4.3 x 21.0 cm
Description
Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
Subject
Indigenous
hunting
Silas Abraham
Lake Abraham
Kootenay Plains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0029
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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Title
Pestle
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
Subject
Indigenous
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.1 x 6.5 cm
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
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Date
1850 – 1885
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0067
Description
Flat based, cylindrical pot with ridge on exterior near top lip, over which a flat lid sits. Two steel brackets below ridge which hold swivel, arched, wire handle. Lid has double riveted loop which holds ring. Ring functions as handle. Stamped on lid top "1 QT", bottom dented.
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Title
Saucepan
Date
1850 – 1885
Material
metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 11.4 x 13.2 cm
Description
Flat based, cylindrical pot with ridge on exterior near top lip, over which a flat lid sits. Two steel brackets below ridge which hold swivel, arched, wire handle. Lid has double riveted loop which holds ring. Ring functions as handle. Stamped on lid top "1 QT", bottom dented.
Subject
Indigenous
households
decorative
HBC
Hudson's Bay Company
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0067
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Date
1850 – 1890
Material
wood; bark
Catalogue Number
104.19.0091
Description
Small round basket with rounded bottom and curving inward slightly to mouth. Twining technique of light and dark strips of bark over structure of many small twigs shaping structure with small dark diamond shape pattern on light background. Dark twining at rim leaves toothlike structure of upright t…
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Title
Storage Basket
Date
1850 – 1890
Material
wood; bark
Dimensions
9.2 x 13.2 cm
Description
Small round basket with rounded bottom and curving inward slightly to mouth. Twining technique of light and dark strips of bark over structure of many small twigs shaping structure with small dark diamond shape pattern on light background. Dark twining at rim leaves toothlike structure of upright twigs exposed.
Subject
Indigenous
households
basketry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0091
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
Subject
Indigenous
households
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.45.0036
Description
Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on rig…
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Title
Sewing Box
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
13.3 x 9.9 x 17.7 cm
Description
Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on right side. Bottom drawer has loop pull, others have small button pulls with backing plates in shape of five cherry blossoms petalled flowers. All hardware enamelled reddish brown over the metal. Top hinged at middle and left hand side opens and folds flat over other side with square frame at middle holding red fabric pin cushion, shallow well inside. Interior of drawers and well painted with black lacquer enamel, wood of drawers splitting and shrinking leaving cracks and gaps, especially at joints, fronts of drawers warped and bowed. Marks: carved into base, a symbol which looks like unconnected "K" (SU)?
Subject
households
hobbies
craft
sewing
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0036
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.49.0004
Description
Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Han…
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Title
Tomahawk Ax
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; skin; glass
Dimensions
3.2 x 13.5 x 37.0 cm
Description
Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Handle wrapped at middle with loose fringed buckskin band, 11 cm, which is completely covered with a background of medium blue beads containing three bars of green beads outlined with dark blue beads. Bottom of handle wrapped with a wide fringed band of buckskin, 14 cm , sewn to fit along its length with black thread. Thong tied around top with long strip of untanned hide with white hairy surface.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
beadwork
Beaver
Enos Hunter
John Chiniki
Chief Crowfoot
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0004
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Date
1850 – 1890
Material
ceramic; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.0242
Description
Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
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Title
Sake Bottle
Date
1850 – 1890
Material
ceramic; fibre
Dimensions
12.5 x 5.3 cm
Description
Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
Subject
households
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0242
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Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0267
Description
Porcelain teacup with cobalt slip, transparent overglaze. Hand trimmed sides and foot, reed design. Carved signature on base, means "Sei".
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Title
Teacup
Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.6 x 6.5 cm
Description
Porcelain teacup with cobalt slip, transparent overglaze. Hand trimmed sides and foot, reed design. Carved signature on base, means "Sei".
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0267
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Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0268
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. Pine branch needles in design. Hand trimmed sides and base, signature on base, red spot in bowl. "Sei" is translation for stamp.
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Title
Teacup
Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 6.5 cm
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. Pine branch needles in design. Hand trimmed sides and base, signature on base, red spot in bowl. "Sei" is translation for stamp.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0268
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Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0269
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze, crabs on design. Hand trimmed on sides and base, clay particle inside bowl. Signature on base. Brown paper label inside bowl "Rokubei Kioto". Signature reads "Sei", equivalent to item 3359, Catalogue.
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Title
Teacup
Date
1850 – 1885
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.3 x 7.3 cm
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze, crabs on design. Hand trimmed on sides and base, clay particle inside bowl. Signature on base. Brown paper label inside bowl "Rokubei Kioto". Signature reads "Sei", equivalent to item 3359, Catalogue.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0269
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0324
Description
Dark brown fired clay with white black green enamel over glazes. Square shape to teapot with two side panels containing enamel crane scenes. Lid and pot handle in form of pine trees and added separately. Pot is press molded. Signature stamp to left of pot handle. Tree root close to signature stamp …
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Title
Teapot
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
7.3 x 8.1 x 9.1 cm
Description
Dark brown fired clay with white black green enamel over glazes. Square shape to teapot with two side panels containing enamel crane scenes. Lid and pot handle in form of pine trees and added separately. Pot is press molded. Signature stamp to left of pot handle. Tree root close to signature stamp chipped. Steam hole in lid concealed in tree trunk. Finger prints /marks form a pattern.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
bird
crane
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0324
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0325
Description
Dark brown fired clay with pink green white black over glaze enamels. Two panels, one containing feather and other containing pink camellia flower. Spout in form of applied raccoon decoration with tail protruding from opposite side of pot. Two applied loops for attachment to possibly a bamboo handl…
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Title
Teapot
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.7 x 7.8 x 10.0 cm
Description
Dark brown fired clay with pink green white black over glaze enamels. Two panels, one containing feather and other containing pink camellia flower. Spout in form of applied raccoon decoration with tail protruding from opposite side of pot. Two applied loops for attachment to possibly a bamboo handle, lid knob swivels, two steam holes in lid. Serrated ridge near base. Signature stamp near raccoon tail. Folklore "Bunbuku Chagama". A raccoon who turned into a cast iron tea kettle. Finger prints form pattern on the bottom.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
racoon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0325
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0326
Description
Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily le…
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Title
Miniature Teapot
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
5.3 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily leaf design. Object was press molded in 3 parts.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
frog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0326
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0327
Description
Gray, green, white glazes. Handle and spout applied separately, grill work handle. Hand thrown body and slab built base attached to each other, then tool trimmed at base, fine strainer inside pot. Teapot lid swivels. Porcelain slip drawing of a Dragon and a cloud on the body, a Dragon on the lid.
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Title
Teapot
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.4 x 8.3 x 9.6 cm
Description
Gray, green, white glazes. Handle and spout applied separately, grill work handle. Hand thrown body and slab built base attached to each other, then tool trimmed at base, fine strainer inside pot. Teapot lid swivels. Porcelain slip drawing of a Dragon and a cloud on the body, a Dragon on the lid.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
dragon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0327
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0752 a,b
Description
Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in bac…
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Title
Dinner Plate
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
22.5 cm
Description
Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in background suggesting, perhaps, Mt. Fuji. One dragon claw creeps between two of the horizontals, underside of plates have three identical motifs, each of which is four overlapping circles surrounded by curly blue ribbon like lines and bows. Foot is painted in a vertical stripe. Although both plates are from the same pattern, slight difference indicates that they were hand painted.
Subject
households
kitchen
animal
mythical
dragon
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0752 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0753
Description
Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profil…
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Title
Dinner Plate
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
20.7 cm
Description
Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profile while body is in front view with wings spread open, between the circles are blue and white cloud like scrolls. 10 cm. circle in center is undecorated white. Rim has border of blue cross hatched triangles. At least twenty holes in glaze are evident on topside. Underside is decorated with a delicate curvy blue line, mark on bottom resemble a monogram, framed in a double blue line.
Subject
households
decorative
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0753
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Date
1810 – 1815
Material
glass; metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0038
Description
Ink set contained in a round top, trunk shaped container which sits on four, corner ball feet. Rounded top has round knob and is hinged for opening. Either end of container has relief lion's head with rotating ring through jaw. Bottom of box scratched "#251 MT ac", also stamped lion profile hallmar…
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Title
Inkstand
Date
1810 – 1815
Material
glass; metal
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.9 x 14.9 cm
Description
Ink set contained in a round top, trunk shaped container which sits on four, corner ball feet. Rounded top has round knob and is hinged for opening. Either end of container has relief lion's head with rotating ring through jaw. Bottom of box scratched "#251 MT ac", also stamped lion profile hallmark and "7". Interior of box is two chambers divided by flat sterling bar. In either chamber sits a bevelled, square sided glass. Each container has circular, ridged top with 1.0 cm. hole in centre. One of sterling tops is anchored permanently to glass well and has white powder residue inside it, other top is removable and is presumably for holding ink. Card inside box says "Old Sheffield Ink Box made in London. Circa 1810-1815."
Subject
households
office
hobbies
CRW wedding
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0038
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