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Portable; Chautauqua Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.1018%20a-d
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric sha…
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- Title
- Portable; Chautauqua Desk
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric shapes, animal shapes, flowers, people, music, writing, telegrahic codes, shorthand, business forms, perspective, electrical symbols, trains, illustration, colours, flags, etc. Base is a chalkboard. Two lesson books accompany the desk along with a box of white chalk.
- Subject
- households
- children
- schooling
- Chautauqua
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
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Child's Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0112
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved…
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- Title
- Child's Bracelet
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved around setting with pentagram shape, 14 karat gold.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0042%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0042 a,b
- Description
- A pair of tiny, baby's moccasins, of soft pliable buckskin, folded at inseam, sewn at outseam, up the back, and "cuffed" with light doeskin. Piping of doeskin at all seams of moccasin body, ties of doeskin run from cuff to cuff and through holes. Tongue is folded over and stitched to its own back. …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of tiny, baby's moccasins, of soft pliable buckskin, folded at inseam, sewn at outseam, up the back, and "cuffed" with light doeskin. Piping of doeskin at all seams of moccasin body, ties of doeskin run from cuff to cuff and through holes. Tongue is folded over and stitched to its own back. Simple geometric design of orange, yellow and black in stepped squares with "figures"of yellow outlined in black radiating from cruciform figure.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0042 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0043%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0043 a,b
- Description
- A pair of light buckskin, lightly beaded, soft, child's slipper style moccasins. Each body is folded over and seamed at heel up to slipper cuff, and is gathered around an inset panel vamp, low top, no ties. Vamp is decorated with a simple outline five petal flower in yellow with six black dot beads…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of light buckskin, lightly beaded, soft, child's slipper style moccasins. Each body is folded over and seamed at heel up to slipper cuff, and is gathered around an inset panel vamp, low top, no ties. Vamp is decorated with a simple outline five petal flower in yellow with six black dot beads inside it. Edge of vamp highlighted with bright pink and blue beads in pairs. Edge of slipper is trimmed in darker buckskin with little beads in couples of red and green all the way around.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beaded
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0043 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1139%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
- Credit
- Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
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- Date
- 1978 – 1979 (attributed)
- Material
- leather and wool, polyester
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0408
- Description
- Bomber jacket with navy blue wool on the front and back of jacket, with leather pocket details and yellow buttons. Both arms are a mustard brown leather with a patch on the right arm detailing a puck and two hockey sticks that are crossed behind the puck. On the patch it reads, “16 DEFENCE.” Letter…
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- Title
- Bomber Jacket
- Date
- 1978 – 1979 (attributed)
- Material
- leather and wool, polyester
- Dimensions
- 77.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- Bomber jacket with navy blue wool on the front and back of jacket, with leather pocket details and yellow buttons. Both arms are a mustard brown leather with a patch on the right arm detailing a puck and two hockey sticks that are crossed behind the puck. On the patch it reads, “16 DEFENCE.” Lettering on the front left upper side reads “Banff Juvenile Alberta Champions 78-79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Brewster, Banff, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0408
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Figure Skating Costume
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1100%20a-c
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1100 a-c
- Description
- two girl's skating costumes, mauve and yellow (a) mauve, polyester, long sleeve homemade, short skirt with attached panties, trimmed with bangles around neck and bottom of skirt, zipper from back to waist at front (b) yellow polyester long sleeve princess line dress with flared skirt, separate pant…
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- Title
- Figure Skating Costume
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- two girl's skating costumes, mauve and yellow (a) mauve, polyester, long sleeve homemade, short skirt with attached panties, trimmed with bangles around neck and bottom of skirt, zipper from back to waist at front (b) yellow polyester long sleeve princess line dress with flared skirt, separate panties, dress has high neckline with zipper to hips at back, embroidery of flowers on front panel in bright coloured thread 20.0 x 10.0, yellow panties (c) have elastic at leg and waist openings and zipper, 30.0 x 23.0.
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1100 a-c
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- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1121 a-d
- Description
- A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MIN…
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- Title
- Hockey Sweater
- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MINOR HOCKEY” written in blue.d) One round pin, with a similar design to the patches (b) and (c).
- Credit
- Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1121 a-d
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 101.0 cm
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for lacing the bag closed. Tag attached: “Carol Labelle pawned for 20.00 Dec 12 ‘75” in CRW handwriting.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s hand…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.7 x 74.6 cm
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwriting: “Irene Rider pounded May 2 1975.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Irene Rider
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw pounded but can sell $50. Feb 5 79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag atta…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.1 x 81.2 cm
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag attached with CRW handwriting: “Caroline Salter Nov 22 ‘75 pawned.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3007
- Description
- Burgundy uncut corduroy mossbag lined with floral printed fabric in green, blue, white and purple. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a floral design in green, blue, orange, light blue and clear beads. Approximately the bottom third of the bag is edged with hide. The top edge of the bag is u…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 90.2 cm
- Description
- Burgundy uncut corduroy mossbag lined with floral printed fabric in green, blue, white and purple. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a floral design in green, blue, orange, light blue and clear beads. Approximately the bottom third of the bag is edged with hide. The top edge of the bag is unfinished. Tag attached with CRW’s handwriting: “Shirley Holloway Mossbag red Dec 4 1978.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3007
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Cross Stitch Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0024
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the t…
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- Title
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the top in tan colour with cross stitch, with a cross stitched dog filling the space left at the end of the alphabet, then a row of blue cross stitching divides the numerals from 1 through 9 to 0 in light green, ending with the date "1913", then a blue line followed by "Catharine Robb", in pink, "her sampler, aged 7", in light green. Followed by a blue line with a small looped garland of pink flowers hanging from it, and a picture below carefully worked in needlepoint of a basket of flowers at the centre and a tree in pink flowerpot on either side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Dimensions
- 60.0 (a); 24.0 (b) x 14.0 (a); 6.1 (b) x 15.0 (a); 0.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled with dried moss.b) A small stuffed doll of buckskin with a bonnet on its head. The bonnet trim and simple facial features are beaded with blue and black beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
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Horse Figure, Toy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0021
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0021
- Description
- A roughly carved wooden horse standing atop a very rough and weathered piece of wood which has been sawed off at one end. Horse is angular and flat on the sides with slight carving at the edges to give form, with the head and tail completely carved around.
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- Title
- Horse Figure, Toy
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 7.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A roughly carved wooden horse standing atop a very rough and weathered piece of wood which has been sawed off at one end. Horse is angular and flat on the sides with slight carving at the edges to give form, with the head and tail completely carved around.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0021
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Kewpie Doll Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0027%20a-d
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0027 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at…
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- Title
- Kewpie Doll Collection
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 11.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at top of head. Moveable arms connected by cord through body of doll, small blue wings on either side of neck. (a) china doll with painted features and tiny blue wing like protrusions at each side of neck, wearing full dress of two layers of purple pink tulle ruffles, and matching white silk bonnet lined with purple pink under brim and a wreath of flowers around crown. Marks: carved on bottom of feet, "O'Neill". (b) celluloid doll with painted features, wearing full yellow dress of satin with satin roses at each shoulder, and matching white silk bonnet lined with yellow under brim, with a wreath of yellow flowers and yellow bow at crown. Marks: patent number stamped on soles of feet. (c) celluloid doll as (b) wearing full dress of pink net over underskirt of white with pink ribbon trim at hem, and pink silk bonnet with net crown surrounded by a wreath of pink flowers. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number, heart shaped paper sticker on stomach, "Kewpie Red. U.S. Pat Off." (d) celluloid doll as (b) wearing pleated pastel green skirt embroidered with delicate flower springs and finished at the hem with embroidered scallop shapes. Pleated red velvet cape with three tiers of ruffles, lined with white satin, and having gold cord tie at neck, matching red velvet pleated bonnet. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0027 a-d
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Clothing Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0028%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven …
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- Title
- Clothing Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven in a twill fashion with sombrero edge, a blue satin ribbon as band decorated with two blue glass buttons at the front and flowers made of cloth in white and pink at the back. Ribbon ends hanging down as tails behind, and hat is lined with cream satin. Commercially manufactured.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
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Kewpie Doll Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0029%20a-j
- Date
- 1913 – 1918
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0029 a-j
- Description
- A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figu…
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- Title
- Kewpie Doll Collection
- Date
- 1913 – 1918
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figure (3.5 cm x 6.2 cm) holding red flower tied to wrist, and wearing light green Dutch girl's cap, bodily contours accented with a blush of pink, eyes looking to the right (b,c) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking left (d-g) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking right (h-j) figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) wearing ruffle dresses, one white, one pink, one green, two extra dresses, one yellow, one white kidskin trimmed in green.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- playthings
- children
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0029 a-j
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Vanity Set Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0030%20a-r
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- paper; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0030 a-r
- Description
- A collection of doll paraphernalia, mostly, but not all, toiletry articles. (a) a card based, basketry sided, triangular tray, 12.5 cm on side x 2 cm. high. (b) tortoise shell comb with silver plated spine, 9.5 x 2.2. (c) a vanity mirror, silver plated handle and backing, decorated with deep reli…
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- Title
- Vanity Set Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- paper; metal; glass; plastic
- Description
- A collection of doll paraphernalia, mostly, but not all, toiletry articles. (a) a card based, basketry sided, triangular tray, 12.5 cm on side x 2 cm. high. (b) tortoise shell comb with silver plated spine, 9.5 x 2.2. (c) a vanity mirror, silver plated handle and backing, decorated with deep relief stamped brass which has been plated, 10.4 x 5.2. (d) a hair brush, matches c, with similar silver plate relief and wooden spine for bristles, 10.7 x 3.5 x 2.5. (e) ivory cuticle stick, 6.5 x 0.6. (f) plastic comb, 8.0 x 2.0; (g) plastic, bristled toothbrush, 5 x 1 x 1.3; (h) handless hair brush, matches (f) in design, pink flower decorations, 6.8 x 1.5 x 1.6. (i) nail buffer of plastic and leather, cream coloured, 4.7 x 1.5 . (j) tortoiseshell hair comb, two tined, crown shaped handle, 6.2 x 2.5. (k) tortoiseshell hair comb, two tined, squared off handle, 5.7 x 1.5 (l) metal hair comb, three tined, twisted metal crown in semi-circle, 3.3 x 3.2. (m) flat mirror, oval shaped, flower, rose, decorated back, 5 x 3.7. (n) puff box with puff, 2.5 dia. x 1.4 h., decorated with rose motif, puff in box of cotton with ring and ribbon, lower part of box is cracked. (o) brass mesh lady's evening bag with brass top brackets, closeable, and swag handle, two imitation coins inside the bag, 3 x 5.5. (p) leather tubular box with flap top snap held, may have had another purpose, but appropriated for (q and r) two pair of doll's spectacles, virtually identical, yellow circular lenses, granny glass like, with tortoiseshell frames and ear pieces, 7.5 x 2.3.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0030 a-r
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