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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0003
- Description
- Lyre shaped cast iron frame with a third cast iron leg from the top of the harp down the middle between the outer legs. A double, flat, flexible, thin, vibrating tongue passes down on either side of the central leg to the end of the harp where the ends turn up at sharp right angles, ending in wire …
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- Title
- Jew's Harp
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 5.6 x 6.9 cm
- Description
- Lyre shaped cast iron frame with a third cast iron leg from the top of the harp down the middle between the outer legs. A double, flat, flexible, thin, vibrating tongue passes down on either side of the central leg to the end of the harp where the ends turn up at sharp right angles, ending in wire like hooks. The flexible tongue tapers from .3 cm wide to less than .1 cm at the hooked end. A series of three small, shallow, notches in the middle of each outer leg on the under side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- accessories
- equipment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0108 a,b
- Description
- Two buckles of brass probably cast by lost wax or equivalent method. Each buckle is in two parts, the right band part of which slides into a slot on the left hand portion, and each is divided into an overall symmetric pattern of three panels. (a) is in deep relief and is an image of a dragon with h…
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- Title
- Buckle
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 2.8 1 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Two buckles of brass probably cast by lost wax or equivalent method. Each buckle is in two parts, the right band part of which slides into a slot on the left hand portion, and each is divided into an overall symmetric pattern of three panels. (a) is in deep relief and is an image of a dragon with heavily scaled body and ferocious expression, clawed feet in each panel. (b) is shallow relief of dragon in each panel, stylized body quite flat and a stylized knob head. Both have a border of conventional designs.
- Subject
- households
- animal
- dragon
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0108 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 – 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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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0052
- Description
- A necklace of predominantly black beads, but at the lower point blue and blue-green beads (four of them only) strung where a pendant hangs. The pendant consists of a cylindrical glass bead, a brass bead and a thimble which has a mass of orange beads sewn to a piece of buckskin jammed into it, the o…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 109.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace of predominantly black beads, but at the lower point blue and blue-green beads (four of them only) strung where a pendant hangs. The pendant consists of a cylindrical glass bead, a brass bead and a thimble which has a mass of orange beads sewn to a piece of buckskin jammed into it, the orange beads looking very stamen-like. The black glass beads and the blue beads seem old (nineteenth century) but the cylindrical bead seems to be early twentieth century.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0052
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red with a further outline of brass beads at the crennels, and having a long blue Roman cross rising from its centre. Narrow border of canvas backing with edging of light green transparent beads along long edges. Two long strands of thick canvas rope wrapped with white beads and a blue band at the middle hang from one corner.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
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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
- 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 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0161
- Description
- A long, silver chain linking large cast medallions and silver balls, six medallions on opposite sides of chain. Two swaddling babes with oval halos around followed by a series of oval links, then silver ball, Janus faced masks, one of man, other of woman, another silver ball, followed by series of …
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 52.3 cm
- Description
- A long, silver chain linking large cast medallions and silver balls, six medallions on opposite sides of chain. Two swaddling babes with oval halos around followed by a series of oval links, then silver ball, Janus faced masks, one of man, other of woman, another silver ball, followed by series of links, then a flat, oval cluster of grape leaves, with a series of silver balls linking the two and closing the chain. At middle of each of two side series of links is a hollow, pierced, cylindrical link.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0161
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0162
- Description
- Necklace of purple stones trimmed with garlands of rhinestones. Eleven, large, 1.0x .8, translucent, purple zircons spaced evenly around neck. 2.5 cm length between each set with clear glass rhinestones. Drop shaped zircon hanging from middle is framed by bow and streamers of rhinestone, as is oval…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 1.0 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- Necklace of purple stones trimmed with garlands of rhinestones. Eleven, large, 1.0x .8, translucent, purple zircons spaced evenly around neck. 2.5 cm length between each set with clear glass rhinestones. Drop shaped zircon hanging from middle is framed by bow and streamers of rhinestone, as is oval stone from which it hangs. Setting for stones of heavy sterling silver; boxy clasp with pinch bar release is set with two rhinestones.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0162
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Beaded Necklaces
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal; fibre; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0163 a,b
- Description
- Two necklaces of beads of amber. Beads vary in colour from light to dark. (a) with macrame, large, angular, irregular, faceted beads, strung on gold coloured cord which is knotted between series of the beads. Large, 1.9 cm dia. bead hangs from bottom of necklace with large, flat, woven, square knot…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklaces
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal; fibre; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Two necklaces of beads of amber. Beads vary in colour from light to dark. (a) with macrame, large, angular, irregular, faceted beads, strung on gold coloured cord which is knotted between series of the beads. Large, 1.9 cm dia. bead hangs from bottom of necklace with large, flat, woven, square knot of the gold cord with three loops around the sides, hanging below. 5.0 cm from middle, on each side is flat, knotted oval of macrame separated by a series of different sized beads. Natural crackle of resin can be seen (b) with carved pendant, long strand of uniform, round, small amber beads, at bottom 2.1 x 2.5 cm trapezoidal pendant of opaque amber is hung supported by triangular ,metal armature in back. Inlaid in 1.4 cm circle in front of pendant is orange, glassy piece of amber ? which is carved with tiny square-rigged schooner and the words, "Viel Gluck". Six extra beads found loose and threaded on loop tied to necklace.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0163 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0168 a,b
- Description
- Two pendants shaped from semiprecious stones. (a) orange heart, vague heart shape. Flat, stratified piece of carnelian with band of lighter orange running diagonally along left side. Small flat, U shaped brass fitting fastens with pin through top, and has rigid hanging ring at its top. (b) green dr…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1900 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 1.3 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- Two pendants shaped from semiprecious stones. (a) orange heart, vague heart shape. Flat, stratified piece of carnelian with band of lighter orange running diagonally along left side. Small flat, U shaped brass fitting fastens with pin through top, and has rigid hanging ring at its top. (b) green drop, translucent obelisk like green pendant. Loose silver ring through hole drilled at top. Long silver, fine linked chain with ring bolt clasp, sterling .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0168 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1029
- Description
- Beaded, 2 piece belt pouch, back piece, 20.0x13.0 folds over front to form flap closing, back has 2 loops 9.5x1.5, flap beaded, white background, black/red and green/yellow designs, front has white background with royal blue border, red/ blue/green oblongs centre design, 2 small black squares near …
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- Title
- Beaded Pouch
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- Beaded, 2 piece belt pouch, back piece, 20.0x13.0 folds over front to form flap closing, back has 2 loops 9.5x1.5, flap beaded, white background, black/red and green/yellow designs, front has white background with royal blue border, red/ blue/green oblongs centre design, 2 small black squares near top of design, green beads run along seam, light blue on flap edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- accessories
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1029
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- Date
- 1830 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1102
- Description
- A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
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- Title
- Evening Purse
- Date
- 1830 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1102
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