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Secretary; Writing Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.1027
- Date
- 1850
- Material
- wood, mahogany;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1027
- Description
- A writing desk that features a curved and inlaid centre portion which folds back to expose four small drawers and open compartments above a pull-out writing/working surface. The desk is supported by two richly carved legs depicting acanthus leaves, terminating in brass casters. It’s flanked by a pa…
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- Title
- Secretary; Writing Desk
- Date
- 1850
- Material
- wood, mahogany;
- Description
- A writing desk that features a curved and inlaid centre portion which folds back to expose four small drawers and open compartments above a pull-out writing/working surface. The desk is supported by two richly carved legs depicting acanthus leaves, terminating in brass casters. It’s flanked by a pair of brass candle holders. Below the working surface are a pair of fielded flamed mahogany doors with brass accents which enclose a storage area. The upper portion features a bookcase with a pair of glazed doors with brass accents. This mahogany secretary features numerous decorative elements including gilt mounts, brass ornamentations, detailed carvings, flamed mahogany panels and an overall exhibition of superior craftsmanship.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1027
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
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- Title
- Dining Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; wood
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 150.0 x 150.0 cm
- Description
- A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0018
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Drop-Leaf Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
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- Title
- Drop-Leaf Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 71.5 x 43.7 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0039
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; stone, marble; glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0044
- Description
- Dark mahogany occasional table with marble top. A drawer is inset and centered under the table top, and has brass and glass drawer pulls (each different). The legs of the table are turned and joined near the bottom with a shelf.
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- Title
- Side Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; stone, marble; glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 46.3 x 67.9 cm
- Description
- Dark mahogany occasional table with marble top. A drawer is inset and centered under the table top, and has brass and glass drawer pulls (each different). The legs of the table are turned and joined near the bottom with a shelf.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0044
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Four-Poster Bed
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mahogany
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0055
- Description
- Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
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- Title
- Four-Poster Bed
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- mahogany
- Dimensions
- 132.5 x 97.5 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0055
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Dressing Table
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
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- Title
- Dressing Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 181.5 x 55.0 x 111.5 cm
- Description
- Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0058
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0059
- Description
- Plain top table with two vertical supports on either side and a lower shelf between supports.
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- Title
- Library Table
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 76.5 x 122.0 cm
- Description
- Plain top table with two vertical supports on either side and a lower shelf between supports.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0059
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; glass; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0022
- Description
- A rectangular wall mirror, with a gilt wooden frame. The frame has columns at each side and a shelf on top. The bottom three-quarters of this piece is mirror, and the top one-quarter features a painted panel with a scene of a house and trees beside a stream.
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- Title
- Wall Mirror
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; glass; paint
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 7.5 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular wall mirror, with a gilt wooden frame. The frame has columns at each side and a shelf on top. The bottom three-quarters of this piece is mirror, and the top one-quarter features a painted panel with a scene of a house and trees beside a stream.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0022
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And Scabbard Dagger
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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And Scabbard Knife
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- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
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Practice Sword
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0063
- Description
- Light brown varnished, one piece carved wood sword handle carved in swirl design with leaf butt chipped at blade end blade double edged, but not sharp
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- Title
- Practice Sword
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 2.4 x 65.8 cm
- Description
- Light brown varnished, one piece carved wood sword handle carved in swirl design with leaf butt chipped at blade end blade double edged, but not sharp
- Subject
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0063
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0060
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two wooden fifes with brass ends. Long tubes of dark, hard wood with a line of six fingering holes at one end, and a separate, larger blow hole at the other. Fife tapers from the blow hole towards each end, a wide brass ring caps each end. (a) longer, wide brass rings incised around with two doubl…
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- Title
- Fife
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 38.8 cm
- Description
- Two wooden fifes with brass ends. Long tubes of dark, hard wood with a line of six fingering holes at one end, and a separate, larger blow hole at the other. Fife tapers from the blow hole towards each end, a wide brass ring caps each end. (a) longer, wide brass rings incised around with two double lines Marks: half of red bordered paper sticker. "--M's --fe" (E.S.M's fife?) Note: ring at tail loose. (b) shorter, 36.6 cm, smaller brass rings each incised with two rings of tiny lines.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, …
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, peach.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
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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 .
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0325
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