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- Date
- 1918 – 1919
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1012
- Description
- Siberian box, hand-carved for Ulysse LaCasse,lid carved in relief of flower branches, "Vladivostok/Siberia 1918-1919./U. LaCasse" against textured background, rectangular box with flat ends and rounded sides like a flattened cylinder, carved of solid piece of wood, lid hinged with small metal pins …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1918 – 1919
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 8.4 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Siberian box, hand-carved for Ulysse LaCasse,lid carved in relief of flower branches, "Vladivostok/Siberia 1918-1919./U. LaCasse" against textured background, rectangular box with flat ends and rounded sides like a flattened cylinder, carved of solid piece of wood, lid hinged with small metal pins each side, interior of lid carved with curling hunting horn and "260" carved below it.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Russia
- Ulysse LaCasse
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1012
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.7 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers a…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers around side separated by light blue festoons of ribbons, and light blue polka dots on top, edges and lines separating panels painted with gold.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- decorative
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.965
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left s…
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- Title
- An Auto Race
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left side is what appears to be an upside-down car in what is possibly the viewer stands.
- Subject
- drawing
- children
- cars
- car race
- Peter Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.965
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.966
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of a man riding a motorcycle in profile. The figure is set back almost directly over the real wheel and is wearing tall boots, pale pants, a long-sleeve jacket, gloves, a kind of mask with an eye hole cut out, and a backwards cap. Light is indicated as coming out of a head…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of a man riding a motorcycle in profile. The figure is set back almost directly over the real wheel and is wearing tall boots, pale pants, a long-sleeve jacket, gloves, a kind of mask with an eye hole cut out, and a backwards cap. Light is indicated as coming out of a headlight and speed/dust clouds are coming out from under the rear wheel.
- Subject
- drawing
- children
- motorcycle
- Peter Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.966
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Mill by Quarry
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.218
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.218
- Description
- Sweeping curve in foreground takes you into the centre of the drawing where there is a building on the left, partially hidden by a hill, ontop of the hill is the lighthouse-type structure, on right side there are more houses, hill in the distance is broken by a single standing tree.“Collings is kno…
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- Title
- Mill by Quarry
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.7 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Sweeping curve in foreground takes you into the centre of the drawing where there is a building on the left, partially hidden by a hill, ontop of the hill is the lighthouse-type structure, on right side there are more houses, hill in the distance is broken by a single standing tree.“Collings is known to have traveled on Vancouver Island. This may have been sketched in Nanaimo.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- quarry
- lighthouse
- Nanaimo
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.218
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Lower Valleys Glacier Bed, Lake Louise
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.233
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.233
- Description
- Valley area centre with mountains on either side, rocks in foreground right, four trees on mountain side right, one large tree on same plane as other trees left, mountains from a V in distance, valley continues at the base of the V.“Sketching Lake Louise was de rigour for artists in Canada in the f…
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- Title
- Lower Valleys Glacier Bed, Lake Louise
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.8 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Valley area centre with mountains on either side, rocks in foreground right, four trees on mountain side right, one large tree on same plane as other trees left, mountains from a V in distance, valley continues at the base of the V.“Sketching Lake Louise was de rigour for artists in Canada in the first decades of the twentieth century. Collings chose an unusual view looking down towards the lake through a narrow, sinuous valley. The resulting “starburst” composition is contained by uncompromisingly vertical trees on either side.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Lake Louise
- trees
- valley
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.233
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Old Road and Tree
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.001
- Date
- 1910 – 1931
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.001
- Description
- Landscape, tree at left from top to bottom road crossing diagonally from left to right and disappearing. Rock-like shape at top right quarter. Writing on back.
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- Title
- Old Road and Tree
- Date
- 1910 – 1931
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 24 cm
- Description
- Landscape, tree at left from top to bottom road crossing diagonally from left to right and disappearing. Rock-like shape at top right quarter. Writing on back.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.001
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Mt. Resplendent
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjaa.03.15
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.15
- Description
- A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.
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- Title
- Mt. Resplendent
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.15
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Stream, forest and mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.404
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.404
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.
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- Title
- Stream, forest and mountains
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.404
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River, Bridge, and House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.523
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.523
- Description
- A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.
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- Title
- River, Bridge, and House
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.523
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House Amongst Trees
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.522
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.522
- Description
- A drawing of a view of a building through screening trees in the foreground. It appears to be in a rural environment.
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- Title
- House Amongst Trees
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 27 x 30 cm
- Description
- A drawing of a view of a building through screening trees in the foreground. It appears to be in a rural environment.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.522
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Barn and Storage Tower
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.519
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.519
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a rural scene where a path leads into the distance with a fence separating it from a wood structure and tower. There is a large tree behind the structure. Construction of building suggests it maybe a fort or barn.
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- Title
- Barn and Storage Tower
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a rural scene where a path leads into the distance with a fence separating it from a wood structure and tower. There is a large tree behind the structure. Construction of building suggests it maybe a fort or barn.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.519
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Storage Shed and Trees
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.518
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.518
- Description
- Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.
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- Title
- Storage Shed and Trees
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.518
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Snow Trail to Colling’s House [?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.520
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.520
- Description
- A light pencil sketch of a winter scene of a path that leads to a structure in the distance. To the right of the path, trees have snow on them. Appears that page has been divided in half by a vertical fold
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- Title
- Snow Trail to Colling’s House [?]
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- A light pencil sketch of a winter scene of a path that leads to a structure in the distance. To the right of the path, trees have snow on them. Appears that page has been divided in half by a vertical fold
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.520
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The Bending Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.401
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.401
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .
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- Title
- The Bending Columbia
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.401
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Coastal Scene With Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.309
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.309
- Description
- Two sheets of a paper come together to make one imageThe top image is sky, and the bottom image is land (a cove) with rocks and sea.Some writing dictating a detailed colour scheme is on front at bottom.On back: “Canada 205”
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- Title
- Coastal Scene With Mountain
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19 x 25 cm
- Description
- Two sheets of a paper come together to make one imageThe top image is sky, and the bottom image is land (a cove) with rocks and sea.Some writing dictating a detailed colour scheme is on front at bottom.On back: “Canada 205”
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.309
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Sennen Cove, Lands end [sic]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.311
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.311
- Description
- “A lot of solid grey pencil work with areas picked out probably with gum eraser; these light areas integrate whole. Landsend was a favorite sketching place of Collings.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda HeathOn back: writing dictating a detailed colour scheme
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- Title
- Sennen Cove, Lands end [sic]
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- “A lot of solid grey pencil work with areas picked out probably with gum eraser; these light areas integrate whole. Landsend was a favorite sketching place of Collings.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda HeathOn back: writing dictating a detailed colour scheme
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.311
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