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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these sam…
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- Title
- Child's Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 23.1 x 29.8 cm
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these same spool motifs. Four round rungs between the legs for support. Varnished dark brown.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
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- Title
- Drawers Chest
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 179.0 x 58.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
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Folding Screen
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, thre…
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- Title
- Folding Screen
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 168.0 cm
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, three white herons and water lilies in the foreground beside a tall stand of white orchid-like flowers and spikey leaves filling the whole right panel and half of the next panel. Back is covered with green gauze material printed with a stippled white background around silhouettes of large flowers, traces of faded red define some of the petals within the flowers. Screen is hinged by means of the canvas and backing fabric continuing from one panel to the next, and folds in accordion fashion. Screen framed along sides and bottom and top with wood which has been finished with reddish paint and graining technique, outer corners trimmed and protected with short strips of thin, embossed sheet metal, with flower blossom shaped tacks evenly spaced along the edge. Left side has additional strip in the middle. Each screen panel has wooden skeleton frame beneath fabric consisting of a single upright with cross braces down its length. Back of skeleton frame beneath gauze covered with black paper, beneath canvas with brown paper.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1001
- Description
- Dr. Brett's octagonal brown leather footstool, short brown leather covered stool with veneered walnut base and 4 round brass feet, padded leather with covered matching tacks and a 1.5 cm strip tojoin to the base, 8 sides, walnut, along bottom of each side are 3 small rectangles of inlaid walnut aga…
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 27.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Dr. Brett's octagonal brown leather footstool, short brown leather covered stool with veneered walnut base and 4 round brass feet, padded leather with covered matching tacks and a 1.5 cm strip tojoin to the base, 8 sides, walnut, along bottom of each side are 3 small rectangles of inlaid walnut against a mahogany background,
- Subject
- Dr. Brett
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0073
- Description
- A small oval footstool, floral needlepoint design including rose at centre and morning glories at extremes, and various other pale yellow flowers in bunches and perhaps lavender morning glories. Legs are lathe turned and incised and set into sectioned plank base with glue.
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 21.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A small oval footstool, floral needlepoint design including rose at centre and morning glories at extremes, and various other pale yellow flowers in bunches and perhaps lavender morning glories. Legs are lathe turned and incised and set into sectioned plank base with glue.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0073
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0077
- Description
- A low rectangular footstool with its legs an extension of its two side panels, bowed in slightly at legs in a approximation of empire design. Two end panels mortised into side-leg panels. Wood platform held to leg support by screws. "C-8" in circle stamped on underneath platform. Upholstery web tac…
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 22.8 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A low rectangular footstool with its legs an extension of its two side panels, bowed in slightly at legs in a approximation of empire design. Two end panels mortised into side-leg panels. Wood platform held to leg support by screws. "C-8" in circle stamped on underneath platform. Upholstery web tacked into platform. Upper surface is cross-stitched in a pink flower and blue wave pattern alternating, separated by pale gold bands with brown zigzags on them.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0077
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- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 38.3 x 41.5 cm
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0047
- Description
- Square ottoman with wooden legs. The ottoman is covered with a slipcover of Central American design (Guatemalan) using red blue overshot on white linen, and the cushion portion is edged in blue piping.
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- Title
- Ottoman
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 62.0 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Square ottoman with wooden legs. The ottoman is covered with a slipcover of Central American design (Guatemalan) using red blue overshot on white linen, and the cushion portion is edged in blue piping.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0047
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1006
- Description
- oak bench, open arm rests, slatted back; 29 vertical, flat narrow slats are inset into backrest, long back legs curve from floor to top of backrest, slightly hollow seat is one piece of wood, armrests 24.0 from seat surface, backrest 47.0 high, H-shaped stretchers rounded off corners at back of s…
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- Title
- Settee Bench
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 89.0 x 53.0 x 134.7 cm
- Description
- oak bench, open arm rests, slatted back; 29 vertical, flat narrow slats are inset into backrest, long back legs curve from floor to top of backrest, slightly hollow seat is one piece of wood, armrests 24.0 from seat surface, backrest 47.0 high, H-shaped stretchers rounded off corners at back of settee, settee held together with wooden pegs
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1006
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0083
- Description
- Hickory branch or stem, mortise and tenon construction, daybed or couch style, adapted with loose trellis back support which requires a wall to stay upright. Label indicates manufacture by "Rustic Hickory Furniture Co., Laporte, Indiana."
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- Title
- Sofa
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 77.0 x 219.0 cm
- Description
- Hickory branch or stem, mortise and tenon construction, daybed or couch style, adapted with loose trellis back support which requires a wall to stay upright. Label indicates manufacture by "Rustic Hickory Furniture Co., Laporte, Indiana."
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0083
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0074
- Description
- An "old oak" rectangular bench which can double as an end table, four square post legs which are strutted about 10 cm. above the leg end, side panels beneath platform are mortised into tenons in legs. The side panels are simply carved with lenticular pattern of semi-circles. Label on bottom of top …
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- Title
- Stool
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 27.8 x 50.8 cm
- Description
- An "old oak" rectangular bench which can double as an end table, four square post legs which are strutted about 10 cm. above the leg end, side panels beneath platform are mortised into tenons in legs. The side panels are simply carved with lenticular pattern of semi-circles. Label on bottom of top says "Atwater Inc." and "Old Oak" and "$27.00".
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0074
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- Date
- 1620 – 1640
- Material
- glass; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0007 a,b
- Description
- Two wall mirrors with gilded wood frames.
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- Title
- Wall Mirror
- Date
- 1620 – 1640
- Material
- glass; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.8 x 3.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Two wall mirrors with gilded wood frames.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0007 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre, cotton;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0052
- Description
- Semi-wing backed chair that is completely upholstered, and has wooden legs. The original upholstery is brown with an orange-coloured diamond design. The chair has been covered with a white cotton slipcover that has green fringe and is attached in back with hooks and eyes.
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- Title
- Wing Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre, cotton;
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 70.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- Semi-wing backed chair that is completely upholstered, and has wooden legs. The original upholstery is brown with an orange-coloured diamond design. The chair has been covered with a white cotton slipcover that has green fringe and is attached in back with hooks and eyes.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0052
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