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Miniature; Japanese House
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0120
- Description
- Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinge…
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- Title
- Miniature; Japanese House
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 21.8 x 19.7 x 27.3 cm
- Description
- Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinged door of wood and paper in front, roof is peaked with exterior ride pole and no decoration. The 2 sides of the roof are held together by a piece of tape which acts like a hinge. Inside a raised platform spans the width and 3/4 the length of the main floor. The second floor is made from a single thin slab of wood. "Made in Japan" is stamped onto tape on roof, both bases, the second floor, the front and back walls and the free standing partition. Upper middle class house for family of 4 or 8. Upstairs, sleeping quarters, 6 or 4 separate rooms divided by sliding, removable) doors, 2 rooms used for sleeping , 2 or 3 per room. 1 room reserved for special living room ? with "Tokono-Ma". where hanging scroll hangs, and where flower arrangement is weekly changed. 1 room used for Buddhism altar. 6 feet high, 2 1/2 feet wide. with ancestors after death names, etc. Altar flower is changed every week. Steamed rise is presented every morning. Any special gift, especially food, cakes, cookis, etc. is placed in front of this altar before anyone unwraps it. Those 2 rods are used for overnight company with the best hudon and so forth. All the rooms could be turned into one large banquet room. Downstairs, 2 rooms , on the floor, and kitchen on the dirt floor? 1 room , living room and eating room, during the day, sleeping room for a couple during the night? 1 room, further from the main road and the better room during the day, sleeping room during the night?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0120
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Miniature; Model Teepee
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact101.01.1002
- Date
- prior to 1925
- Material
- skin, deer; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1002
- Description
- White deerskin sewn together in two places, stretched over wooden tent pegs which are tied onto wooden hoop with deerskin. Two smoke flaps with long poles attached. Front of tepee closed with 6 wooden sticks. Painted decoration: top border of black with yellow dots two thirds up from bottom, below …
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- Title
- Miniature; Model Teepee
- Date
- prior to 1925
- Material
- skin, deer; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 58.0 cm
- Description
- White deerskin sewn together in two places, stretched over wooden tent pegs which are tied onto wooden hoop with deerskin. Two smoke flaps with long poles attached. Front of tepee closed with 6 wooden sticks. Painted decoration: top border of black with yellow dots two thirds up from bottom, below that are various scenes. To the right of tent opening are two hunters under a half sun. Next is a shield and spear and then a woman with a tomahawk. To the left of the opening is a hunter on horseback facing a bison under a half sun. A blue border around bottom and tent opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenir
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0083
- Description
- An urn-shaped copper plated jug or vase with two handles.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 8.3 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- An urn-shaped copper plated jug or vase with two handles.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0083
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, silver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0090 a,b
- Description
- Two pressed glass posy vases. Both have flared, scallop edged, silver rims that are tarnished.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, silver; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 cm
- Description
- Two pressed glass posy vases. Both have flared, scallop edged, silver rims that are tarnished.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0090 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0091
- Description
- A cut crystal posy vase with a diamond design.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- A cut crystal posy vase with a diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0091
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0096
- Description
- A vase with a circular body that is decorated with a cut star design. The neck of the vase is pinched and flares slightly out at the top.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A vase with a circular body that is decorated with a cut star design. The neck of the vase is pinched and flares slightly out at the top.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0096
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0097
- Description
- A vase with a fluted base and a narrow bottom that flares gradually to the rim. This vase features an ornate cut design that is decorated with a formal leaf design in gold. The top edge is finished with a band of plain gold.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- glass; paint
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 10.1 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- A vase with a fluted base and a narrow bottom that flares gradually to the rim. This vase features an ornate cut design that is decorated with a formal leaf design in gold. The top edge is finished with a band of plain gold.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0097
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone, marble
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0121
- Description
- A pink marble vase with a pinched base, egg-shaped body, and a neck that flares out to the lip.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone, marble
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A pink marble vase with a pinched base, egg-shaped body, and a neck that flares out to the lip.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0121
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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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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0243
- Description
- Hand thrown using a soft clay and low temperature firing. Squat spheroid shape with belled 5.2 diameter neck. Appears to have been covered first with white slip then iridescent olive, burgundy and mustard coloured glazes. Ornate floral design with chevron-design borders. "Zsolnay Pecs. Millenium" p…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.8 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown using a soft clay and low temperature firing. Squat spheroid shape with belled 5.2 diameter neck. Appears to have been covered first with white slip then iridescent olive, burgundy and mustard coloured glazes. Ornate floral design with chevron-design borders. "Zsolnay Pecs. Millenium" printed on bottom as well as "353" and Zsolnay Pecs" stamped on bottom. 2.5 x 1.8 cm, hole chipped and missing from side of bowl.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0243
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0245
- Description
- Narrow, four-sided deep turquoise (from copper content glaze) vase, glaze crazed. Floral and bird panel designs. Press-moulded body and separately attached, four corner bracket feet.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.9 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Narrow, four-sided deep turquoise (from copper content glaze) vase, glaze crazed. Floral and bird panel designs. Press-moulded body and separately attached, four corner bracket feet.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0245
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0287 a,b
- Description
- One large (A) and one small (B) tall, slender vase. Both very similar in exterior appearance with circular, weighted bases, extending from which is a narrow, ridged stem which then flares out into a belled rim which is slightly wave-like in contour. (A) has scratched "Og.ex/aH,NX" on base as well …
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- One large (A) and one small (B) tall, slender vase. Both very similar in exterior appearance with circular, weighted bases, extending from which is a narrow, ridged stem which then flares out into a belled rim which is slightly wave-like in contour. (A) has scratched "Og.ex/aH,NX" on base as well as well as stamped three hallmarks: circle containing crown, crest containing "W" and another circle or crescent containing animal figure. Also stamped "Sterling 5079 3 oz. weighted". Vase (B) has circular ridges on base and hallmark resembling "T" superimposed on "A" followed by "Sterling 351 weighted" and scratched "5-6-117-W-E".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0287 a,b
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