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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0239
- Description
- A red and yellow net bag with short braided handle, and yellow and orange tassel at bottom. Thick red and yellow silk ? cord has been knotted into a net pouch with the ends braided to form a handle. Bottom of pouch is gathered with thicker, yellow silk cord tied in ornate knot and attached to tass…
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- Title
- Evening Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 3.0 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- A red and yellow net bag with short braided handle, and yellow and orange tassel at bottom. Thick red and yellow silk ? cord has been knotted into a net pouch with the ends braided to form a handle. Bottom of pouch is gathered with thicker, yellow silk cord tied in ornate knot and attached to tassel. Tassel composed of fine yellow threads of silk dyed bright orange at the ends and flattened around rectangular support at top which is wrapped with gold coloured metallic thread woven through the silk threads to form a rectilinear pattern.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0239
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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
- c. 1910
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3014
- Description
- Chain mail bag with solid metal hinged opening, geometric and floral pattern on metal edge. The bag has a chain handle and is lined with leather. The inside of the metal opening is stamped, under the clasp, with “PATENTED JAN 4, 1910 P&B GERMAN SILVER” (the P, &, and B are enclosed in heart s…
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- Title
- Evening Purse
- Date
- c. 1910
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Chain mail bag with solid metal hinged opening, geometric and floral pattern on metal edge. The bag has a chain handle and is lined with leather. The inside of the metal opening is stamped, under the clasp, with “PATENTED JAN 4, 1910 P&B GERMAN SILVER” (the P, &, and B are enclosed in heart shapes).
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3014
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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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Medicine Cabinet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0126
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1084
- Description
- Pair of knit black and white wool mittens, alternating black and white stitches, creating striped and zigzag patterns.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of knit black and white wool mittens, alternating black and white stitches, creating striped and zigzag patterns.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1084
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- yarn
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1184 a,b
- Description
- (a) (b) Identical brown mittens with “Nick” knitted in yellow on the backs. The mittens also have a loop hole at the wrist, which is also done using yellow yarn. The mittens have been knitted using a technique known as ribbing. Ribbing is a pattern in which vertical stripes of stockinette stitch al…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- yarn
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- (a) (b) Identical brown mittens with “Nick” knitted in yellow on the backs. The mittens also have a loop hole at the wrist, which is also done using yellow yarn. The mittens have been knitted using a technique known as ribbing. Ribbing is a pattern in which vertical stripes of stockinette stitch alternate with vertical stripes of reverse stockinette stitch. These stripes are separated by other stripes in which knit and purl stitches are alternated.
- Subject
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1184 a,b
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- Date
- 1975 – 1979
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0120 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very thick, heavy, tan coloured commercially made mittens. Very elastic short, 3.0 cm cuff. Knitted all around with a series of fake cables with threads carried across on the inside to add to the thickness and warmth. Plain stockinette stitch thumb.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1975 – 1979
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very thick, heavy, tan coloured commercially made mittens. Very elastic short, 3.0 cm cuff. Knitted all around with a series of fake cables with threads carried across on the inside to add to the thickness and warmth. Plain stockinette stitch thumb.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0120 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a twe…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a tweed like pattern using all the colours on the palm. Tip of mittens and thumb is navy blue.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with a thick band of decorative white stitching. Embroidered simple red flower with green leaves on front of wrist. (b) grey sealskin , very wide, unfitted mittens cut from three pieces of skin in the same manner as (a). Skin on palm turned so that fur is inside and hide outside. Small cuff of darker fur, thumb is very wide and triangular.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
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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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