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- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
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- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent co…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent coins dated 1911 and 1917 were found inside this purse.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
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- Date
- 1792
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0003
- Description
- A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse …
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- Title
- Bill-Of-Sale
- Date
- 1792
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.0; 25.2 (frame) x 20.0; 30.3 (frame) cm
- Description
- A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse and Thomas Buckminster. The bill is framed in a wide plain mahogany veneer frame with mitred corners.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0003
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- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on …
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- Title
- Blanket Chest
- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Dimensions
- 48.3 x 48.5 x 124.3 cm
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on inside of lid.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
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- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
- Subject
- clothing
- S.M. Potts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
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Child's Undergarment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.06.1002
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1002
- Description
- Fine cotton, handsewn, undersleeve, a long piece of hemmed fabric with armholes, a trianglular piece has a 2.0 cm gathered hem, has a buttonloop at point of triangle to attach to a tiny covered embroidered button at the shoulder
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- Title
- Child's Undergarment
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton, handsewn, undersleeve, a long piece of hemmed fabric with armholes, a trianglular piece has a 2.0 cm gathered hem, has a buttonloop at point of triangle to attach to a tiny covered embroidered button at the shoulder
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1002
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Collection Sherd
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- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay; glaze
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0002 a-g
- Description
- Collection of pottery sherds.a) bright blue/cobalt glaze (7.9 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm) - remnant from the base and side of a very thick pot; base has trimmed wide foot and shows moulded relief rising from crackled glaze; outside of shard fully glazed with triangular shape showing clay inside where gla…
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- Title
- Collection Sherd
- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay; glaze
- Description
- Collection of pottery sherds.a) bright blue/cobalt glaze (7.9 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm) - remnant from the base and side of a very thick pot; base has trimmed wide foot and shows moulded relief rising from crackled glaze; outside of shard fully glazed with triangular shape showing clay inside where glaze was not applied; one edge of side is smooth and glazed forming a finished edge; other edges rough where broken. b) bright blue cobalt glaze (6.5 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.0 cm) - almost rectangular thick sherd; slightly curved and unglazed on inside.c) same as b, possible same vessel (5.5 cm x 5.0 cm x 2.0 cm) - one edge glazed (possibly rim) and bleeding slightly to inside.d) bright green (lead?) glaze (4.0 cm x 3.0 cm x 1.5 cm) - rhombus shape; broken obliquely through thickness to be very thick at one end and thin at the other e) bright aqua glaze (3.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.5 cm) - small triangular sherd, slightly curved and glazed on inside with outside rough and unglazed. f) dull turquoise glaze (5.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.7 cm) - small triangular shape with moulded relief-glaze covered surface on one face, smooth glazed surface on opposite face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0002 a-g
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1003
- Description
- Wooden corset stay, Serena Potts’, shaped with rounded ends, .2 thick piece of wood
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- Title
- Corset Stay
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden corset stay, Serena Potts’, shaped with rounded ends, .2 thick piece of wood
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.1003
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- Date
- 1700 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0005
- Description
- Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1700 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 70.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and heavily embroidered silk which are tacked directly to body.
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0005
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Embroidery Sampler
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- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket f…
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket fence, two trees and to the right a two storey brown house. Below that is six lines of writing beginning "One Weeks Extremity May Teach Us ....." "Susan Lehman her work done In the ninth year Of Her Age (__ ?) 1799" * Someone numbered the labels as (a) and (b) and the sampler as (c). It is too fragile to change
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
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- Date
- 1790 – 1836
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1053 a-f
- Description
- Pair shoes, pair gloves, pillow, long embroidered dress, (a) dress 132.0x72.0. Fine cotton with vertical lines of embroidery running full length, high empire line, short set-in sleeves with 5.0 wide lace at sleeve opening, tightly gathered centre front skirt. Bodice 15.0 long with silk lacing t…
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- Title
- Ensemble
- Date
- 1790 – 1836
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Description
- Pair shoes, pair gloves, pillow, long embroidered dress, (a) dress 132.0x72.0. Fine cotton with vertical lines of embroidery running full length, high empire line, short set-in sleeves with 5.0 wide lace at sleeve opening, tightly gathered centre front skirt. Bodice 15.0 long with silk lacing to tighten. Back opening to waist with drawstring neckline and empire waistline. 24.0 long slit openings at waist both sides. Bodicelined with unbleached cotton. (b,c) ivory satin shoes, 26.0 long. Very pointed toe, narrow leather sole and heel, heel shaped, 2.0 high. (d,e) tiny white unlined leather gloves, 12.5 around palm, 13.0 from centre finger to wrist. Fine stitching with 3 decorative 4.0 long seams on back of hand, wrist closure with a snap. (f) ring cushion, 13.0x9.0x4.0, embossed satin with satin bows on each corner with tiny white shells. Shells threaded on fine wire. 2.0 long steel straight pins are stuck into pillow to form letters, one side "L'Amitie", other side appears to be "PLMS"
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1053 a-f
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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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- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0009
- Description
- A small, white clay representation of a conical turret roof, broken off about 2.0 cm below eave, texture of roof contains four rows of vertical, pointed tiles.
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- Title
- Finial
- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay
- Dimensions
- 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small, white clay representation of a conical turret roof, broken off about 2.0 cm below eave, texture of roof contains four rows of vertical, pointed tiles.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0009
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- Date
- 1700 – 1850
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0040
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat based vessel with 2.2 diameter neck and an affixed top handle. Glaze transparent mottled dark green with blue streaking, blue caused by small amount of cobalt. Glaze mottling possibly from heavy ash, wood, firing. 7.5 cm. crack on bottom, probably occured during firing. Glaze …
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- Title
- Jug
- Date
- 1700 – 1850
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat based vessel with 2.2 diameter neck and an affixed top handle. Glaze transparent mottled dark green with blue streaking, blue caused by small amount of cobalt. Glaze mottling possibly from heavy ash, wood, firing. 7.5 cm. crack on bottom, probably occured during firing. Glaze residue on bottom rough surface.
- Subject
- households
- Mingei
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0040
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Medicine Cabinet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0079
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0079
- Description
- Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.3 x 8.1 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0079
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
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Moulding Segment
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- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0010
- Description
- A small, flat, edge segment of reddish-brown clay representing, in bas-relief, the miniature head of a Hindu god, rest of figure broken off, features of typical Asian cast with turreted headdress and halo behind, floral arch around edge of fragment.
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- Title
- Moulding Segment
- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 3.7 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, edge segment of reddish-brown clay representing, in bas-relief, the miniature head of a Hindu god, rest of figure broken off, features of typical Asian cast with turreted headdress and halo behind, floral arch around edge of fragment.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0010
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0241
- Description
- Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0241
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- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1796 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0009
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- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with…
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- Title
- Sampler
- Date
- 1794 – 1796
- Material
- fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0; 21.0 (frame) x 13.5; 16.0 (frame) cm
- Description
- A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with each letter worked once until “P” at the end of the sampler where “Susana Lhaman” (sic) is stitched. The sampler was originally framed with a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0010
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