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- Date
- 1812
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1188
- Description
- Cream coloured smock edged with simple lace along edges. Fern embroidery along bottom 1/4 of smock. Loose threads at neckline to secure.
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- Title
- Baby Smock
- Date
- 1812
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 46 x 90 cm
- Description
- Cream coloured smock edged with simple lace along edges. Fern embroidery along bottom 1/4 of smock. Loose threads at neckline to secure.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1188
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1139%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
- Credit
- Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1102 a-d
- Description
- Two pair child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, yellow & green. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Two pair child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, yellow & green. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1102 a-d
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1103 a-d
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral designs in red, green and yellow. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - J.O.C. / 4.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral designs in red, green and yellow. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - J.O.C. / 4.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1103 a-d
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1104%20a-d
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1104 a-d
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and blue. Small tag reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and blue. Small tag reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1104 a-d
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1105 a-d
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps of (a,b) have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and white. Vamps of (c,d) have beaded floral design in blue, yellow and red. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps of (a,b) have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and white. Vamps of (c,d) have beaded floral design in blue, yellow and red. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1105 a-d
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0310
- Description
- A small toy boat made from scraps of wood nailed together, representational of a motor boat with hull shaped from 2.0 cm thick piece of softwood cut with very pointed bow, reverse stern and hard chine with flat bottom. Stepped cabin shaped from another piece of wood nailed to the hull through each…
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- Title
- Boat Toy
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 3.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A small toy boat made from scraps of wood nailed together, representational of a motor boat with hull shaped from 2.0 cm thick piece of softwood cut with very pointed bow, reverse stern and hard chine with flat bottom. Stepped cabin shaped from another piece of wood nailed to the hull through each level of the top, and once from the bottom of the hull, small cone shaped holed drilled in stern (for motor?) surrounded by four conscientiously placed nails.
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0310
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Child's Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0112
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved…
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- Title
- Child's Bracelet
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved around setting with pentagram shape, 14 karat gold.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
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Clothes Accessory, Doll
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0037 a-o
- Description
- A complete wardrobe of doll's clothes. (a) long petticoat, white muslin trimmed with lace (b) short petticoat, 17.0 x 13.0, white muslin with tucked band at hem (c) middy blouse, 19.0 x 19.0, white cotton with blue collar and trim, red ribbon at neck, and handkerchief in pocket , tie frayed (d)…
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- Title
- Clothes Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.0 cm
- Description
- A complete wardrobe of doll's clothes. (a) long petticoat, white muslin trimmed with lace (b) short petticoat, 17.0 x 13.0, white muslin with tucked band at hem (c) middy blouse, 19.0 x 19.0, white cotton with blue collar and trim, red ribbon at neck, and handkerchief in pocket , tie frayed (d) apron 22.0 x 16.0, grey and red striped cotton (e) dress 27.5 x 21.0, white cotton, lace trimmed, side belt loops (f) dress 27.0 x 18.0, pink and green plaid, lace at waist and sleeves (g) coat, 25.5 x 21.0, blue houndstooth check, blue satin collar (h) raincoat, 30.0 x 17.0, dark blue rubberized cotton with blue and white striped collar and pockets (i) nightdress, 36.5 x 19.0, white muslin, gathered into lace at neck, long lace trimmed sleeves, pink ribbon threaded at neck (j) bathrobe, 41.0 x 19.5, light blue flannel with white satin band along front and trimming sleeves (k) bonnet, 12.0 x 9.0, white sprigged muslin trimmed with pale pink and pink ties (l) bonnet, 10.0 x 7.5, sheer white muslin with lace ruffle, a pink flower, and trimmed with blue satin ribbon and ties (m) hat, 9.0 x 12.0, pink crocheted cotton trimmed with pink satin ribbon and ties (n) parasol, 35.0 x 25.0 opened, wooden shaft with white fabric printed in dark blue with blue edge border, opens on metal ribs (o) bib, 10.5 x 7.8, plain white cotton rectangle with ties at neck
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectables
- toys
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0037 a-o
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Clothes Accessory, Doll
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0039 a-g
- Description
- A wardrobe of clothes for a large doll. (a) dress, a pink sprigged muslin dress trimmed with bands of narrow pink ribbon at waist, hem, sleeves and neck (b,c) play dress, 40.5 x 25.0, and bloomers, 24.0 x 21.5, blue checked gingham plaid outfit consisting of simple dress with white satin sash at w…
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- Title
- Clothes Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 45.0 cm
- Description
- A wardrobe of clothes for a large doll. (a) dress, a pink sprigged muslin dress trimmed with bands of narrow pink ribbon at waist, hem, sleeves and neck (b,c) play dress, 40.5 x 25.0, and bloomers, 24.0 x 21.5, blue checked gingham plaid outfit consisting of simple dress with white satin sash at waist, and knee length bloomers with drawstring waist (d,e) suit, of dress, 45.0 x 25.0, and jacket-blouse, 28.0 x 29.0, pink sprigged seersucker suit. Pleated skirt attached to simple, sleeveless white underblouse, overblouse with long sleeves, middy collar, and gathered at waist (f) blouse, 16.5 x 28.5, sheer white muslin trimmed with embroidered bands (g) bathrobe, 52.0 x 36.0, white flowered seersucker with tan flowered bands trimming sleeves and front.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0039 a-g
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Clothing Accessory, Doll
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- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven …
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- Title
- Clothing Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven in a twill fashion with sombrero edge, a blue satin ribbon as band decorated with two blue glass buttons at the front and flowers made of cloth in white and pink at the back. Ribbon ends hanging down as tails behind, and hat is lined with cream satin. Commercially manufactured.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
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Cloths Accessory, Doll
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0065 a-c
- Description
- Three odd pieces of doll's clothing. (a) skirt, light blue satin with drawstring ribbon at waist and light blue beads trimming hem. (b) bonnet, 5.0 x 7.0, pink satin hat with large bow at back made by folding and tucking material. (c) fabric strip, 16.0 x 4.5, well finished strip of flowered blue s…
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- Title
- Cloths Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Three odd pieces of doll's clothing. (a) skirt, light blue satin with drawstring ribbon at waist and light blue beads trimming hem. (b) bonnet, 5.0 x 7.0, pink satin hat with large bow at back made by folding and tucking material. (c) fabric strip, 16.0 x 4.5, well finished strip of flowered blue silk lined with cotton, having point at one end to which blue ribbon ties are attached.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0065 a-c
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- Date
- 1818 – 1924
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0125 a,b
- Description
- A pair of round shallow dishes set on tall pedestals. The dishes have a bold coloured border around the rim with a series of raised relief gold dots forming a band . The centre of each plate is decorated with a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers. Each pedestal is a column with acanthus leaves …
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- Title
- Compote Set
- Date
- 1818 – 1924
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of round shallow dishes set on tall pedestals. The dishes have a bold coloured border around the rim with a series of raised relief gold dots forming a band . The centre of each plate is decorated with a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers. Each pedestal is a column with acanthus leaves around the top with two sculpted figures playing about the column. The column rests on a large round base, with three feet curving under, and repeats the design of plate border. Both of the plates are marked with Royal Worcester hallmarks.a) A standing cherub holding a cloth scarf is facing outward and looking down at a seated cherub that is holding a cup on the other side of the pedestal.b) A standing cherub is peeking around the pedestal at a crawling cherub.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0125 a,b
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Cross Stitch Sampler
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the t…
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- Title
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the top in tan colour with cross stitch, with a cross stitched dog filling the space left at the end of the alphabet, then a row of blue cross stitching divides the numerals from 1 through 9 to 0 in light green, ending with the date "1913", then a blue line followed by "Catharine Robb", in pink, "her sampler, aged 7", in light green. Followed by a blue line with a small looped garland of pink flowers hanging from it, and a picture below carefully worked in needlepoint of a basket of flowers at the centre and a tree in pink flowerpot on either side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0094
- Description
- A bright, metal tube with scale marked on side and screw at top. Double column of perforated holes runs vertically up the side with a scale marked off at .5 cm intervals beginning "100, 150...500", with a horizontal slit at the top for insertion of the dimes. Screw at top unscrews to 1.5 cm, but do…
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- Title
- Dime Bank
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.8 cm
- Description
- A bright, metal tube with scale marked on side and screw at top. Double column of perforated holes runs vertically up the side with a scale marked off at .5 cm intervals beginning "100, 150...500", with a horizontal slit at the top for insertion of the dimes. Screw at top unscrews to 1.5 cm, but does not remove from bank. Base separates to push out when emptying bank, spring clip inside slot to hold dimes in place.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- playthings
- children
- money
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0094
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Dimensions
- 60.0 (a); 24.0 (b) x 14.0 (a); 6.1 (b) x 15.0 (a); 0.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled with dried moss.b) A small stuffed doll of buckskin with a bonnet on its head. The bonnet trim and simple facial features are beaded with blue and black beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; hair; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0034
- Description
- A doll representing a young girl, bisqued head with painted, glazed features, open mouth with small even teeth, slanted eyes, and pierced earlobes, eyes open and close with weighted mechanism in head, black wig of fine wool ? done up in elaborate hair style of braided knot with two flowers, att…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; hair; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 6.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A doll representing a young girl, bisqued head with painted, glazed features, open mouth with small even teeth, slanted eyes, and pierced earlobes, eyes open and close with weighted mechanism in head, black wig of fine wool ? done up in elaborate hair style of braided knot with two flowers, attached to shaped fabric covering top of head. Painted wood, moveable arms and legs are ball jointed at elbows wrists and knees, and held to the body by a length of elastic cord connecting them with the moveable head. Body of papier mache composition;. Wearing hand stitched, faded pink silk pajamas trimmed with bands of green, the overblouse tying along one side, and tied at the waist with a dark pink ribbon sash.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0034
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; paper; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0036
- Description
- A doll representing a young girl with honey blonde hair. Bisque china head with painted, glazed features, small even teeth, pierced earlobes, and eyes that open and close by weighted mechanism inside head. Wig of human hair is attached to shaped fabric frame covering top of head, arms and legs of p…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; paper; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 8.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A doll representing a young girl with honey blonde hair. Bisque china head with painted, glazed features, small even teeth, pierced earlobes, and eyes that open and close by weighted mechanism inside head. Wig of human hair is attached to shaped fabric frame covering top of head, arms and legs of painted wood are jointed at elbows, knees and wrists, and connected to moveable head by elastic cord passing through the body. Body of papier mache composition, wearing knitted undervest with pink ribbon at neck, muslin bloomers with lace trim at the knees, and a muslin chemise trimmed with lace at the edges. Note tied around neck: "Rosie of the '20s".
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0036
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- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1121 a-d
- Description
- A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MIN…
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- Title
- Hockey Sweater
- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MINOR HOCKEY” written in blue.d) One round pin, with a similar design to the patches (b) and (c).
- Credit
- Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1121 a-d
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0013%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1940 – 1975
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0013 a,b
- Description
- A pair of simple horses crudely carved from a thickness of layered bark. (a) Fairly well proportioned horse carved in outline with body rounded at edges, short tail slightly carved to shape, head shaped a little to present detail of two ears. (b) Stylized elongated horse carved in outline and cur…
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1940 – 1975
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 1.4 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of simple horses crudely carved from a thickness of layered bark. (a) Fairly well proportioned horse carved in outline with body rounded at edges, short tail slightly carved to shape, head shaped a little to present detail of two ears. (b) Stylized elongated horse carved in outline and curved at edges of body. Long arched neck, head has evidence of single ear, other broken off. Stump of tail remaining. Note: layers of bark dry and splitting (b) bark layers curled and complete sections broken away on front legs, hind feet, neck, and nose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0013 a,b
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