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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
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- Title
- Tuning Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.9 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
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- Title
- Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 1.9 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
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Folding Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0069
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, thre…
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- Title
- Folding Screen
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 168.0 cm
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, three white herons and water lilies in the foreground beside a tall stand of white orchid-like flowers and spikey leaves filling the whole right panel and half of the next panel. Back is covered with green gauze material printed with a stippled white background around silhouettes of large flowers, traces of faded red define some of the petals within the flowers. Screen is hinged by means of the canvas and backing fabric continuing from one panel to the next, and folds in accordion fashion. Screen framed along sides and bottom and top with wood which has been finished with reddish paint and graining technique, outer corners trimmed and protected with short strips of thin, embossed sheet metal, with flower blossom shaped tacks evenly spaced along the edge. Left side has additional strip in the middle. Each screen panel has wooden skeleton frame beneath fabric consisting of a single upright with cross braces down its length. Back of skeleton frame beneath gauze covered with black paper, beneath canvas with brown paper.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
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Tea Service Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0061%20a-t
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0061 a-t
- Description
- Set consists of a: a coffee or tea pot, b: a lidded, two handled sugar bowlc: a creamer (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)d-i: 6 saucers (1.0 cm x 5.0 cm)j-o: 6 unhandled cups (2.4 cm x 3.0 cm)p-t: 5 tiny spoons (0.3 cm x 5.0 cm)The pot, creamer and sugar bowl are die cast and textured on exterior, with smooth inte…
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- Title
- Tea Service Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.3 x 6.6 x 11.9 cm
- Description
- Set consists of a: a coffee or tea pot, b: a lidded, two handled sugar bowlc: a creamer (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)d-i: 6 saucers (1.0 cm x 5.0 cm)j-o: 6 unhandled cups (2.4 cm x 3.0 cm)p-t: 5 tiny spoons (0.3 cm x 5.0 cm)The pot, creamer and sugar bowl are die cast and textured on exterior, with smooth interiors. All have leaf motif handles and feet, small plates and cups plain, ridged design and tiny spoons are die cast and have textured handles.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0061 a-t
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- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0102
- Description
- A paper songbook of "The Gems of the Christy Minstrels". Plain, yellowed, paper cover has "Mrs. Dave White's ?" handwritten in pencil on front. Inside contains 96 pages of minstrel songs with the simple tunes musically noted, and lyrics written out in Negro dialect. Written in pencil on the inside …
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- Title
- Song Booklet
- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 12.7 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- A paper songbook of "The Gems of the Christy Minstrels". Plain, yellowed, paper cover has "Mrs. Dave White's ?" handwritten in pencil on front. Inside contains 96 pages of minstrel songs with the simple tunes musically noted, and lyrics written out in Negro dialect. Written in pencil on the inside front cover is a list of songs and their corresponding page numbers, with other pencilled notations throughout the booklet pages stapled together at folded edge with two large, rusting, metal staples. Covering page attached with two long string stitches through this spine.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0102
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Paper And Scissors Set Knife
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.0029%20a-c
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of …
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- Title
- Paper And Scissors Set Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of the handle. (b) scissors, slim, straight, pointed blades of steel, with a ridge down the back of each blade. Set into cast brass handles with organic relief design with dragons or fish forming the finger loops. Two sides of handles fit together with a flush, straight edge up the middle, ending in a curlicue finial at the centre top. (c) sheath, very heavy cast brass with plush lined pockets inside to accommodate the scissors and knife one atop the other. Relief design repeats organic curlicues, with heavy casting at end of cherubs entwined in curly leaves. Because of thickness of handles, scissors and knife do not both fit flush when together in sheath. 3 pieces.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- dragon
- fish
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
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Painting Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0030
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; paint, oil
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0030
- Description
- An oil painting of a rose on a piece of white silk. Single pink rose at centre with leaves and four rosebuds on stems, ferns and small blue flowers, forget-me-nots? complete the bouquet. Border of green leaves with small sprays of pink flowers surround central bouquet. Crease marks where originall…
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- Title
- Painting Picture
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; paint, oil
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- An oil painting of a rose on a piece of white silk. Single pink rose at centre with leaves and four rosebuds on stems, ferns and small blue flowers, forget-me-nots? complete the bouquet. Border of green leaves with small sprays of pink flowers surround central bouquet. Crease marks where originally folded around backing for display; edges of silk fabric rough and uneven.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- artists
- J.D. Curren
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0030
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around…
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around one corner with Japanese writing; bottom has round stamped mark in one corner along with brushed Japanese characters; small squares of paper cover tape handle-ends on inside; contains twenty-four sets of card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) cut out of aluminum (2.0 cm) with a metal ring through the end of each, twisted together in groups of four with a piece of fabric covered wire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0179
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0179
- Description
- An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and o…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and orange bullseye at centre.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0179
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Uniform Button
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0159
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0159
- Description
- A silver coloured button from a C.P.R. uniform. Hollow with flat, brass back and ring shank at centre. Front contains interlocking "CPR" at centre, with "Canadian Pacific Railway Co." in a band around edge. Lined texture on oxidized background.
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- Title
- Uniform Button
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- A silver coloured button from a C.P.R. uniform. Hollow with flat, brass back and ring shank at centre. Front contains interlocking "CPR" at centre, with "Canadian Pacific Railway Co." in a band around edge. Lined texture on oxidized background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0159
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one la…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.2 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one large, 6.0, blade with finger nicks in opposite sides. (b) mother of pearl, thinner knife with blades folding out from opposite ends. Brass caps at each end, and single compartment in body for blades is lined with brass. Small blade, 3.8, and long blade, 4.8 have finger nicks.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- tools
- travel
- sport
- households
- hunting
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; stone; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0408
- Description
- A gold lorgnette with long gold chain set with moonstones. Closed, lorgnette appears as single, round, glass lens atop slim gold handle with large ring at bottom. Pushing tiny button at top of handle causes lenses to spring apart. Gold rimmed eyepieces held together by curved nosepiece hinged at ea…
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- Title
- Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; stone; glass
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 4.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A gold lorgnette with long gold chain set with moonstones. Closed, lorgnette appears as single, round, glass lens atop slim gold handle with large ring at bottom. Pushing tiny button at top of handle causes lenses to spring apart. Gold rimmed eyepieces held together by curved nosepiece hinged at each eyepiece. Long 67.5 cm , fine, gold chain clipped to ring. Oval milky translucent, milkstones are bezel set at 12.0 cm intervals along each side of chain. Under nosepiece "14 k, hallmark"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0408
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- gold
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0409
- Description
- A very long, flat linked, gold neck chain with swivel hook and button slide. Small gold swivel hook at bottom attached to both ends of chain by ring links. Metal hook opens by pressing on side of hook at bottom, and closes again by a spring. Small, oval, hollow slide of gold trimmed with a band of …
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- Title
- Watch Chain
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- gold
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 0.9 x 67.3 cm
- Description
- A very long, flat linked, gold neck chain with swivel hook and button slide. Small gold swivel hook at bottom attached to both ends of chain by ring links. Metal hook opens by pressing on side of hook at bottom, and closes again by a spring. Small, oval, hollow slide of gold trimmed with a band of filigree lace, each side of chain passes through holes in slide.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- jewlery
- fashion
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0409
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0101 a,b
- Description
- Large, bright brass button and star shaped pin from uniform of the National Fire Brigade Union. Symbol forms an eight pointed star of radial rays around a band reading "National Fire Brigade Union" with a Union Jack at the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath. (a) pin, die pressed, star shaped, pa…
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- Title
- Service Pin
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.9 cm
- Description
- Large, bright brass button and star shaped pin from uniform of the National Fire Brigade Union. Symbol forms an eight pointed star of radial rays around a band reading "National Fire Brigade Union" with a Union Jack at the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath. (a) pin, die pressed, star shaped, patinaed dull brass. Small writing above flag is difficult to make out "Ro 147141?" Ring soldered to each side of concave back to hold cotter pin, missing . (b) button, bright brass, domed with symbol at centre, and raised rim around edge. Hollow with flat back and ring shank soldered at centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0101 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0045
- Description
- A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, fi…
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- Title
- Ring
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, finger band is fixed to back of stone with a malleable substance which is now hard.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- jewlery
- fashion
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- collectable
- households
- Nepal
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0045
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0117
- Description
- A long, silver, plain neck chain, .2 cm links joined in standard fashion. Larger ring at one end fastens into ring clasp at other. Clasp opens by pushing small lip in ring, and closes with spring pressure.
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- Title
- Neck Chain
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 0.7 x 57.9 cm
- Description
- A long, silver, plain neck chain, .2 cm links joined in standard fashion. Larger ring at one end fastens into ring clasp at other. Clasp opens by pushing small lip in ring, and closes with spring pressure.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0117
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0137
- Description
- A small gold, child's ring with small, round, milky white, opaque opal. Ring widens at front and is built up slightly for setting. Small opal set into centre has odd, chalky appearance. Back of ring behind setting closed, causing dead spot in centre of opal, with a reddish fire around the outside a…
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- Title
- Child's Ring
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- A small gold, child's ring with small, round, milky white, opaque opal. Ring widens at front and is built up slightly for setting. Small opal set into centre has odd, chalky appearance. Back of ring behind setting closed, causing dead spot in centre of opal, with a reddish fire around the outside as the ring is turned.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- CR
- Catharine Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0137
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0139 a,b
- Description
- Two sterling silver hoop bracelets with design on outside, machined. (a) Greek key design raised above textured surface around outside. Solder joint where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet "#71" one side, and "$3.95 crossed out WTX 2.00" on other in pencil. Marks: ins…
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- Title
- Bangle Bracelet
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Two sterling silver hoop bracelets with design on outside, machined. (a) Greek key design raised above textured surface around outside. Solder joint where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet "#71" one side, and "$3.95 crossed out WTX 2.00" on other in pencil. Marks: inside: “WRJ” (hallmark) sterling” (b) textured series of faceted diamond shapes around outside, solder line where hoop joined can be seen. Small white tag looped around bracelet, "#63" one side, and "$1.95, crossed out, 1.00" on other. Marks: inside, “WRJ” (hallmark) sterling”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0139 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- coral; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0141 a,b
- Description
- A pink orange coral strand necklace. Tiny, irregular pieces of coral strung on string in a loop from small, round, gold, ring clasp. A second strand 11.5 cm long with cord knotted at bottom also attached. (b) small white envelope marked "loose coral" and wrapped with elastic band, contains many mor…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- coral; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A pink orange coral strand necklace. Tiny, irregular pieces of coral strung on string in a loop from small, round, gold, ring clasp. A second strand 11.5 cm long with cord knotted at bottom also attached. (b) small white envelope marked "loose coral" and wrapped with elastic band, contains many more pieces of the same coral.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0141 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0158
- Description
- A small aqua circle with tiny gold ball dangling beneath. Gold wire for pierced ear has small enamelled aqua circle at bottom, with narrow, gold, handworked edge around outside and gold centre. From bottom of earwire hangs tiny gold ball, 0.4 cm dia.
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- Title
- Earring
- Date
- 1900 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
- Description
- A small aqua circle with tiny gold ball dangling beneath. Gold wire for pierced ear has small enamelled aqua circle at bottom, with narrow, gold, handworked edge around outside and gold centre. From bottom of earwire hangs tiny gold ball, 0.4 cm dia.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0158
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