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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 13.0 cm
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
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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
Images
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