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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ivory; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0397
- Description
- In narrow wood box, 20.4 x 2.8 x 4.2. A small, white, silk fan delicately painted and embroidered with pink blossoms, accordian-pleated on ivory vanes with white silk tassel. Outside vanes are carved to represent flower blossoms, and taper as they reach the bottom where are hinged together with a m…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ivory; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- In narrow wood box, 20.4 x 2.8 x 4.2. A small, white, silk fan delicately painted and embroidered with pink blossoms, accordian-pleated on ivory vanes with white silk tassel. Outside vanes are carved to represent flower blossoms, and taper as they reach the bottom where are hinged together with a metal pin passing through them all sequentially. Attached to pin at ends is U-shaped metal loop to which is attached a braided white silk cord with two pale pink silk tassels, 20.0 cm long.Silk is attached to upper two thirds of vanes, and accordian pleated to open to semi-circle, or close to width of outer vanes. Silk delicately painted with grey tree limb filled with painted pink blossoms, some of which are accented by embroidery.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0397
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0398 a,b
- Description
- Two simple, painted fans with large accordian pleats on wooden vanes. (a) 4.0x33.5x2.0, bamboo vanes, in narrow cardboard box . Long, natural bamboo vanes are carved through with three long ellipses at the top and hinged together at the bottom with a black pin. Fan opens to an arc 57.0 cm across…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood
- Description
- Two simple, painted fans with large accordian pleats on wooden vanes. (a) 4.0x33.5x2.0, bamboo vanes, in narrow cardboard box . Long, natural bamboo vanes are carved through with three long ellipses at the top and hinged together at the bottom with a black pin. Fan opens to an arc 57.0 cm across and is painted with a tree in blossom, and flowers by a stream on both sides. Background on one side gold on other silver. Vanes, except for outer two, are sandwiched between paper forming two sides of fan. (b) 6.2x37.9x2.2, black bamboo vanes, five simple long strips of bamboo are hinged together at the bottom with a pin. Fan opens as (a) to an arc 41.0 cm across and is painted on front with design of overlapping large green and yellow leaves on brown stems. Back is printed with irregular design of small silver squares to which three vanes are glued directly. In a long fitted box with Japanese writing and chop marks.
- Subject
- households
- accessory
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0398 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0249 a-c
- Description
- Three small souvenir paper fans with wooden handles. (a) a palmate fan postcard, brown handled, image of Japanese woman bearing umbrella on face, obverse has place for message and address and stamp, foil bordered. (b) a polygon fan postcard with natural wood handle, one side of which shows speckli…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Three small souvenir paper fans with wooden handles. (a) a palmate fan postcard, brown handled, image of Japanese woman bearing umbrella on face, obverse has place for message and address and stamp, foil bordered. (b) a polygon fan postcard with natural wood handle, one side of which shows speckling, image of elaborately coifed Japanese woman on face, inscription in calligraphy beside her combs. Obverse face provides space for address, message, and stamp. (c) a palmate fan, with black painted handle, image of two figures running from rainstorm on face, obverse with foil speckles. All three card fans have ribs scored in them.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0249 a-c
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- Date
- 1934
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0252
- Description
- A hand fan of woven palm leave fibre, woven in a simple lattice to form a stepped set at one vertex's base into the handle made or four strands of the palm braided together.
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1934
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A hand fan of woven palm leave fibre, woven in a simple lattice to form a stepped set at one vertex's base into the handle made or four strands of the palm braided together.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- David Kaapu
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0252
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Medicine Cabinet
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- 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 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on…
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 14.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on bottom a cross hatched pattern with letter "B" within circle, possibly an "R" as well. Stamped in centre of base is "5". Base dented, bottom is dove-tailed to the body.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1070
- Description
- Solid metal body with graceful pouring spout and articulated handle. No lid.
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 13.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Solid metal body with graceful pouring spout and articulated handle. No lid.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1070
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