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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle wit…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle with small melted beads of gold holding them in place. (b) single pearl, 2.4x .5 x .4 , small rounded tapered ellipse of gold with tiny seed pearl , .2 cm dia set into bevelled hole at centre, hollow. Stamped on back "14k" and torch hallmark. (c) same as (b) without pearl, 1.9 x .4 x .2, die struck. Hook clasp has double legs but joined by its curve into single hook. Period 1890 - 1915. (d) same as (c) but flat with border, 2.0 x .4 x .3, plain with small, gold, 14k, machine stamped, bead edging completely around outside. (e) engraved, 2.6 x .4 x .4, flat, rectangular bar with scrolled design hand engraved on side of hook clasp. Period 1890 - 1915. (f) silver, rhodium? plated over gold, 2.4 x .5 x .4, small openwork ellipse with five small flowers across middle joined by wire filigree. Cuts in flowers and around edges cause sparkling, diamond like appearance. Small hook clasp has tiny lever on back to lock pin when pushed down, 14k stamped on back. Period 1890-1915.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
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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
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0003
- Description
- A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 44.5 cm
- Description
- A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0003
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0012
- Description
- A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like flower.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0012
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1006
- Description
- Open beaded floral design on drawstring pouch, 4 piece construction, top 5th leather with holes near top edge for buckskin thong, very edge has turquoise beads, every 2nd on edge, floral pattern different each side, one side mostly blues, mauve, a little green, yellow, pink, other side mostly white…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Open beaded floral design on drawstring pouch, 4 piece construction, top 5th leather with holes near top edge for buckskin thong, very edge has turquoise beads, every 2nd on edge, floral pattern different each side, one side mostly blues, mauve, a little green, yellow, pink, other side mostly white and green tendrils with red and blue flower.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1006
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- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1002
- Description
- Ex Banff Sanitarium, drainage holes in base, white china, wide red-purple band outlined with gold lines, stamped brown "Banff Sanitarium" crest (belt forming oval shape) on front, 5 cm drainage holes in base, very simple shape, lip gently flaring from wide neck and slightly bulbous belly, gold line…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Ex Banff Sanitarium, drainage holes in base, white china, wide red-purple band outlined with gold lines, stamped brown "Banff Sanitarium" crest (belt forming oval shape) on front, 5 cm drainage holes in base, very simple shape, lip gently flaring from wide neck and slightly bulbous belly, gold line around foot and lip
- Subject
- Banff Sanitarium
- Dr. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1002
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1008
- Description
- white and green, ex Banff Sanitarium Hotel, white, band of sunflowers and waterlilies against scalloped green background,"Sanitarium Hotel/Banff" written in crest (belt in oval shape stamped on shoulder above band, small simple shape with slightly ribbed sides and high shoulders closing in to wide …
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 12.2 cm
- Description
- white and green, ex Banff Sanitarium Hotel, white, band of sunflowers and waterlilies against scalloped green background,"Sanitarium Hotel/Banff" written in crest (belt in oval shape stamped on shoulder above band, small simple shape with slightly ribbed sides and high shoulders closing in to wide mouth and small undulating lip, trademark crest stamped on base noting it is "porcelain opaque"
- Subject
- institutions
- Banff Sanitarium
- Dr. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1008
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0230
- Description
- Transparent glaze and cobalt decoration. Landscape with tree decoration, trimmed foot. Flared rim at open mouth above straight sides with no neck.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze and cobalt decoration. Landscape with tree decoration, trimmed foot. Flared rim at open mouth above straight sides with no neck.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0230
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0231
- Description
- Slab-footed, hand formed body to resemble bell-flower shape. Transparent glaze with cobalt speckling inside and outside of rim. Tooled bract-shaped forms near base; signature stamp on bottom.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- Slab-footed, hand formed body to resemble bell-flower shape. Transparent glaze with cobalt speckling inside and outside of rim. Tooled bract-shaped forms near base; signature stamp on bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0231
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0237
- Description
- Bamboo stalk shaped vase. Very pale transparent green glaze - heavily crackled slab-built then seam formed and carved to resemble bamboo stalk. Base has concave indentation, cylindrical shape on a flat, circular base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Bamboo stalk shaped vase. Very pale transparent green glaze - heavily crackled slab-built then seam formed and carved to resemble bamboo stalk. Base has concave indentation, cylindrical shape on a flat, circular base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0237
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0238
- Description
- Small spheroid vase with cylindrical neck, beige glaze with black, red, gold, green enamel over-glazes in flower pattern. Flat and trimmed foot. Neck has 2.2 cm. diameter, two sections of punch pattern which possibly created depression which runs the circumference. Signature stamp near base.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Small spheroid vase with cylindrical neck, beige glaze with black, red, gold, green enamel over-glazes in flower pattern. Flat and trimmed foot. Neck has 2.2 cm. diameter, two sections of punch pattern which possibly created depression which runs the circumference. Signature stamp near base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0238
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0239
- Description
- Near cylindrical vase with three L-shaped feet, transparent glaze with cobalt decoration of three crane-like birds, was hand thrown and base trimmed flat. Three feet slab built and attached separately to sides and extending out from base at right angles.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Near cylindrical vase with three L-shaped feet, transparent glaze with cobalt decoration of three crane-like birds, was hand thrown and base trimmed flat. Three feet slab built and attached separately to sides and extending out from base at right angles.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0239
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