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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 a,b
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 0.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with three sapphires, prong fitting holding sapphires quite solid, clasp is simple hook. (b) longer - five sapphires alternating with four pearls. Prong fitting holding sapphires quite open, almost being four legs on which each stone rests. Pearl of uniform size but slightly irregular in shape. Hook clasp has simple locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0132
- Description
- A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but …
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 0.9 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but pin spike missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0132
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set …
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 0.7 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set between. Filigree follows small, triangular, leaf shape on either side of the sapphires. Solid areas sharply engraved to pick up light and sparkle. Back gold colour. (b) with moonstones, long, oval, clear moonstone 1.6 x .6 at middle, flanked by smaller, clear, round .5 dia. moonstone each side. Halfway along remainder of each side is large .5 dia. blue sapphire. Areas between stones filled with heavy interlocking wire circles. (c) star sapphire , long, elliptical, solid gold pin with design around flowers and leaves pierced through. Oval .9 x .6 , domed star sapphire at middle. Hook clasp does not lock.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 0.4 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up the light and sparkle. Back and sides gold colour. (b)gold filigree,as (a) but delicate wire ellipse on either side of single, central flower. (c) pearls, small, flat, gold bar shaped in 90 degree are with eleven, small, cultured pearls set along are, pearls graduate in size from .1 to .2 cm, with largest at the middle. Pin spike passes from one end of arc to other. Hook clasp does not have locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, oak; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0037
- Description
- Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
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- Title
- Blanket Chest
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, oak; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 58.0 x 138.5 cm
- Description
- Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0037
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0133
- Description
- A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadr…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadrifoils. Long, sharp, pointed spike fastened around ring at left, swings across diameter of ring and is engraved with chevron design on front. Small hook clasp soldered at top of back. Fabric is pushed through centre and pin then through fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0133
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0134
- Description
- An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone …
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 2.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone hangs below and is framed by a network of silver link chain loops with a small silver ball dangling from the bottom of each loop. Long, hinged pin spike on back fastens under curled hook clasp. Worn at neck to close shirt.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0134
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Brooch Collection
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0187 a-c
- Description
- Three round brooches of gold filigree, set with precious stones. Hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasp. (a) cross of sapphires, eight blue sapphires in shape of cross with high, domed, star sapphire at centre. Between arms of cross are four, large 1.1 x .7 cm moonstones wit…
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- Title
- Brooch Collection
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Three round brooches of gold filigree, set with precious stones. Hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasp. (a) cross of sapphires, eight blue sapphires in shape of cross with high, domed, star sapphire at centre. Between arms of cross are four, large 1.1 x .7 cm moonstones with bluish cast. Fine, filigree of gold wire scrolls between and around all stones. (b) central moonstone, large 1.0 dia. luminous, domed stone with bluish cast, surrounded by eight gold wire filigree petals with small .2 dia. sapphire in open area of each, and small .2 cm , cultured seed pearls around outside in open area between each, circle of gold wire contains pin. (c) central green stone, large 1.3 cm dia. luminous, milky, light green, domed stone of chalcedony ?. Framed by a border of simple gold filigree scrolls forming six open scallops around edge, with small gold wire circle in cleft between each pair of scallops, small lip holds stone.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0187 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- tiger
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0085
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin backing. Relief design of urn (having floral metal inlay decoration on it) in leaf and vine setting.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 2.0 x 4.6 cm
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin backing. Relief design of urn (having floral metal inlay decoration on it) in leaf and vine setting.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0085
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
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Buffet Sideboard
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0009
- Description
- A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four…
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- Title
- Buffet Sideboard
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass
- Dimensions
- 166.0 x 63.2 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four ball-and-claw feet.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0009
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Campaign Chest
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0031
- Description
- A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
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- Title
- Campaign Chest
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; skin
- Dimensions
- 101.5 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0031
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
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- Title
- Candlestand
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 69.0 x 44.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x .7 x )2.1 cm
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness of very fine, twisted bronze wire passes under chest and around neck, and is twisted into small loop on top for hanging. Distinctly carved wrinkles on back, separate tail, and long trunk hanging to ground, small ears, small marks for eyes.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
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Chest Of Drawers
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front …
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- Title
- Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.6 x 26.2 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front of frame reinforced at corners and at joints between drawers with T-shaped pieces of metal of black with copper-brown squiggly design. Scalloped loop handles of same design on all drawers and large round scallop-edged medallions with keyholes at centre top edge of lower drawer and of lower square drawer on right are painted with same design. Sides and top and bottom of frame joined with mortise and tenon and small wooden pegs. Small square pads of wood glued inside to back act as drawer stops, solid wooden back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
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- Title
- Child's Ring
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
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