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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
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0031
- Description
- A rectangular, silver-plated copper tray with rounded corners that stands on four short ornate legs that curl upward at the feet. The tray has a fairly large ornate silver handle at each end. The tray has heavy silver trim along the edge.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, silver-plated copper tray with rounded corners that stands on four short ornate legs that curl upward at the feet. The tray has a fairly large ornate silver handle at each end. The tray has heavy silver trim along the edge.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0031
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0047
- Description
- A round silver-plated tray with a slightly raised rim and flat lip that is edged with a thin band of silver trim. The tray is marked “Watrous Mt. G.L.L. Nickel silver 035 12”.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A round silver-plated tray with a slightly raised rim and flat lip that is edged with a thin band of silver trim. The tray is marked “Watrous Mt. G.L.L. Nickel silver 035 12”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0047
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0048
- Description
- A round silver-plated tray with a slightly raised rim and a flat lip that is edged with a thin band of silver trim. The back of the tray is marked “Made and guaranteed by Meriden B. Company 344 12 U.S.A.”.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A round silver-plated tray with a slightly raised rim and a flat lip that is edged with a thin band of silver trim. The back of the tray is marked “Made and guaranteed by Meriden B. Company 344 12 U.S.A.”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0048
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0055
- Description
- A silver plated oval serving tray with a short vertical rim that opens into a handle at each end. There is silver bead trim around the rim of the tray’s sides, and also on either side of a band of vertical lines at the base. The tray is marked with a trademark.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 cm
- Description
- A silver plated oval serving tray with a short vertical rim that opens into a handle at each end. There is silver bead trim around the rim of the tray’s sides, and also on either side of a band of vertical lines at the base. The tray is marked with a trademark.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0055
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0061
- Description
- A serving tray consisting of three round plates set vertically inside of a vertical brass ring. There is a small loop handle for carrying at the top of the ring. The plates are hinged so that the two outside plates fold down to rest on the table at each side of the brass ring, and the middle plat…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Description
- A serving tray consisting of three round plates set vertically inside of a vertical brass ring. There is a small loop handle for carrying at the top of the ring. The plates are hinged so that the two outside plates fold down to rest on the table at each side of the brass ring, and the middle plate swings to a horizontal position held in place at the middle of the ring by a hinge at either side. Each plate is covered with a geometric pattern of green and red enamel with a red bird at the centre (peacock? or turkey? with tail outspread). The bottom of each plate is marked with “6”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- animals
- birds
- peacock
- turkey
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0061
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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0156
- Description
- A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0156
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A silver plated tray shaped like an elongated oval with inward curving sides. The tray has a very heavy floral border and deep depression in the centre. The centre is chased and embossed with a large flower on a stalk at each end.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0462
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, …
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, peach.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre fil…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 39.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre filled with oranges, apples, pears, and grapes painted various colours accented with gold. A gold tendril of leaves around tray at edge; bottom of tray solid black.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 43.6 x 51.3 cm
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole at each end for a handle. Edges trimmed with gold colour and spaces between piercing filled with a string of small painted flowers. Lacquer over all paint covering tray.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0757
- Description
- A painted, green metal, tin, octagonal, long tray with handle at each end, and rectangular picture attached at centre. Lip of tray made by folding up at each side of the angles and rolling the edge. Thin, angular cast metal handles attached to outside at each end with pins. Large, rectangular pictu…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 35.8 x 55.8 cm
- Description
- A painted, green metal, tin, octagonal, long tray with handle at each end, and rectangular picture attached at centre. Lip of tray made by folding up at each side of the angles and rolling the edge. Thin, angular cast metal handles attached to outside at each end with pins. Large, rectangular picture on heavy paper attached to centre of tray depicts 19th century, country inn scene complete with gentlemen sitting by the fire with small dog, while serving woman lays the table. Entire tray front and back coated with lacquer causing a brownish colouration in the crevices and around the edges of the bottom. Picture signed in bottom left corner "Harry Eliott".
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Harry Eliott
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0757
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0924
- Description
- A large rectangular serving tray. Tray has a wooden frame that has been painted black and a woven base in a herringbone pattern; also painted black. Two cutout handles, one at each short end.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 30.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A large rectangular serving tray. Tray has a wooden frame that has been painted black and a woven base in a herringbone pattern; also painted black. Two cutout handles, one at each short end.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- home accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0924
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0925
- Description
- A rectangular wooden cheeseboard with a square ceramic insert. The cheese board has a large rectangular depression on one side, the square ceramic insert on the other and a smaller oval depression below the insert. The ceramic insert has a painted image of a woman in a long orange dress width yello…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 20.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular wooden cheeseboard with a square ceramic insert. The cheese board has a large rectangular depression on one side, the square ceramic insert on the other and a smaller oval depression below the insert. The ceramic insert has a painted image of a woman in a long orange dress width yellow apron and several orange and yellow cooking tools with green, orange, and yellow flowers around. The words “KISSIN’ DON’T LAST GOOD COOKING DO” are within an orange and white design in the upper corner. On the base is a small foil sticker in the shape of a maple leaf that reads “An Enterprise Exclusive TORONTO CANADA”. 4 small rubber feet are also underneath.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- dining
- entertaining
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0925
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0976
- Description
- A rectangular cheeseboard made of wood with a small ceramic tile inset into one side. The wooden section of the board has aa rectangular depression carved into it. The tole is yellow with drawings of mushrooms with green, orange, yellow, black, and white geometric designs on their caps. At the lowe…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 16.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular cheeseboard made of wood with a small ceramic tile inset into one side. The wooden section of the board has aa rectangular depression carved into it. The tole is yellow with drawings of mushrooms with green, orange, yellow, black, and white geometric designs on their caps. At the lower left corner is “Georges Briard”. The board has four small feet.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- serving
- entertaining
- dining
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0976
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0979
- Description
- A shallow round serving tray made of medium brown wood with a metal appliqué along a quarter of the edge in the form of pine cones and leaves.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 36.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A shallow round serving tray made of medium brown wood with a metal appliqué along a quarter of the edge in the form of pine cones and leaves.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- dining
- serving
- eating
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0979
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