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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0161
- Description
- A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
- Subject
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0161
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0363 a,b
- Description
- A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted co…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 23.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted cotton threads knotted at each end with small tassels. (b) blue square, printed with small scattered bouquets of stylized pink and yellow flowers, and small comb like symbol. Casing sewn below mouth holds double drawstring cord of twisted black cotton threads.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0363 a,b
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- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.009
- Description
- A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.009
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is male and is standing, oriented the opposite way. The head is on the left hand side, and his back is to the viewer, with arms raised with bent elbows. He has no hands.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.012
- Description
- A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the bottom right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.012
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on brown paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.016
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on brown paper
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 49.5 cm
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various scribble and doodles around edges.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.016
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.018
- Description
- A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.018
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.019
- Description
- A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.019
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.036
- Description
- Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 66.0 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -
- Subject
- Life Drawing, male figure
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.036
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.454
- Description
- Various conte drawings of a woman’s head, some in profile. [cursive brc] November 14 1928
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.2 x 18.1 cm
- Description
- Various conte drawings of a woman’s head, some in profile. [cursive brc] November 14 1928
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.454
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.455
- Description
- A conte drawing of a woman’s full figure in the nude. She is seated with one knee bent.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.2 x 18.1 cm
- Description
- A conte drawing of a woman’s full figure in the nude. She is seated with one knee bent.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.455
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.456
- Description
- Smudges on paper that reflect the reverse of WyP.03.454. May have been created from transfer.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.8 x 18.1 cm
- Description
- Smudges on paper that reflect the reverse of WyP.03.454. May have been created from transfer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.456
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.742
- Description
- Quick sketch of a man from the neck up. Use of red and white conte to create the dramatic image and define the man’s features.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Quick sketch of a man from the neck up. Use of red and white conte to create the dramatic image and define the man’s features.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.742
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.838
- Description
- Full figure drawing of a cowboy that is looking away from the viewer. He is wearing a cowboy hat, chaps, and in his back pocket there is a bottle labelled “xxx”. In the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - Nov. 4 - 1927”
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Full figure drawing of a cowboy that is looking away from the viewer. He is wearing a cowboy hat, chaps, and in his back pocket there is a bottle labelled “xxx”. In the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - Nov. 4 - 1927”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.838
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.878
- Description
- A detailed drawing of an upright drink dispenser with controlled flow nozzle. It is on an elevated platform and has gilded handles. The surface appears decorated, but it is light and shadow.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 48.5 cm
- Description
- A detailed drawing of an upright drink dispenser with controlled flow nozzle. It is on an elevated platform and has gilded handles. The surface appears decorated, but it is light and shadow.
- Subject
- drink dispenser
- handle
- platform
- utensil
- drink
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.878
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