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Adventures of a Brownie

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.915
Description
A book standing upright, that has a little shading on the surface that it stands on. On the spine of the book it says “DUNLOP” and on the book cover “ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE”.verso: a drawing of a coffee table or dining room table. In the TRC it says “Jan 5’/21”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Adventures of a Brownie
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 14.5 cm
Description
A book standing upright, that has a little shading on the surface that it stands on. On the spine of the book it says “DUNLOP” and on the book cover “ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE”.verso: a drawing of a coffee table or dining room table. In the TRC it says “Jan 5’/21”
Subject
book
reading
furniture
table
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.915
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, oak; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0037
Description
Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
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Title
Blanket Chest
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, oak; metal, brass
Dimensions
73.0 x 58.0 x 138.5 cm
Description
Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0037
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four…
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Title
Buffet Sideboard
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Dimensions
166.0 x 63.2 x 156.0 cm
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four ball-and-claw feet.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
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Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.1023
Description
Small wooden cabinet, stained dark and varnished. Two doors at front open outward from center.
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Title
Cabinet
Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood; metal
Description
Small wooden cabinet, stained dark and varnished. Two doors at front open outward from center.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
102.03.1023
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood; metal, brass; skin
Catalogue Number
102.03.0031
Description
A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
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Title
Campaign Chest
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood; metal, brass; skin
Dimensions
101.5 x 99.0 cm
Description
A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0031
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0054
Description
Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
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Title
Candlestand
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood; metal, brass
Dimensions
69.0 x 44.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0054
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Date
1925 – 1940
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.1004
Description
varnished wood, branch legs with burl growth, adjustable chair back, (3 positions), made of a cross section of coniferous tree with bark edge intact, two long arm rests, on back of the top of the rests are 4 metal rods attached, a metal rod sits between these to support chair back, arms are low w…
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Title
Chair
Date
1925 – 1940
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
81.5 x 64.6 x 80.5 cm
Description
varnished wood, branch legs with burl growth, adjustable chair back, (3 positions), made of a cross section of coniferous tree with bark edge intact, two long arm rests, on back of the top of the rests are 4 metal rods attached, a metal rod sits between these to support chair back, arms are low with short branch supports with burl growth, seat is length section of conifer rounded edges, branch legs with burl growth, cross braced with same
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
102.03.1004
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Date
1870 – 1910
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0117
Description
A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front …
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Title
Chest Of Drawers
Date
1870 – 1910
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
36.6 x 26.2 x 50.7 cm
Description
A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front of frame reinforced at corners and at joints between drawers with T-shaped pieces of metal of black with copper-brown squiggly design. Scalloped loop handles of same design on all drawers and large round scallop-edged medallions with keyholes at centre top edge of lower drawer and of lower square drawer on right are painted with same design. Sides and top and bottom of frame joined with mortise and tenon and small wooden pegs. Small square pads of wood glued inside to back act as drawer stops, solid wooden back.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0117
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Date
1870 – 1880
Material
wood, oak
Catalogue Number
102.03.0056
Description
Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
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Title
Cradle
Date
1870 – 1880
Material
wood, oak
Dimensions
45.6 x 41.5 x 104.0 cm
Description
Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
Subject
households
furniture
children
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0056
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Date
1920 – 1940
Catalogue Number
102.03.0005 a-f
Description
A set of six ladder -back dining chairs, each with rust-coloured velvet upholstery on the seat. Each chair has rectangular brass inlay as a border trim on the back brackets and a turned wood piece as the top rail on the chair back.
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Title
Dining Chair
Date
1920 – 1940
Dimensions
83.0 x 54.0 x 49.8 cm
Description
A set of six ladder -back dining chairs, each with rust-coloured velvet upholstery on the seat. Each chair has rectangular brass inlay as a border trim on the back brackets and a turned wood piece as the top rail on the chair back.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0005 a-f
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Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
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Title
Dining Chair
Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
109.3 x 58.0 x 61.3 cm
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; wood
Catalogue Number
102.03.0018
Description
A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
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Title
Dining Table
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; wood
Dimensions
74.0 x 150.0 x 150.0 cm
Description
A centre pedestal dining table, in the Chippendale style, standing on four lion claw suports. This table is made of mahogany and another wood. There are seven fitted leaves for this table, and not all of them are in the table while it is on display (extra leaves are stored in basement).
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0018
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0053
Description
Mahogany dressing table with carved bow front. There are three drawers, two deep side drawers each with a single brass pull, and a shallow centre drawer with two brass pulls. The scallop-shaped mirror swings on brass rings. The table is supported by four legs, two cabriole legs in front, and tw…
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Title
Dressing Table
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
Dimensions
159.0 x 51.5 x 88.0 cm
Description
Mahogany dressing table with carved bow front. There are three drawers, two deep side drawers each with a single brass pull, and a shallow centre drawer with two brass pulls. The scallop-shaped mirror swings on brass rings. The table is supported by four legs, two cabriole legs in front, and two squared plain legs in back. There is carving at top of mirror frame, bottom of centre drawer, and where mirror supports join to table top.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0053
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Date
1850 – 1910
Material
wood; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0058
Description
Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
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Title
Dressing Table
Date
1850 – 1910
Material
wood; glass; metal
Dimensions
181.5 x 55.0 x 111.5 cm
Description
Three drawer dresser, finished with ivory-coloured paint. The dresser has a bow front and carved feet. The two smaller drawers are on top of the third, larger drawer. Each drawer has brass handles and a brass keyhole to lock. The dresser is topped with a bevel-edged, oval-shaped swivel mirror.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0058
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0039
Description
Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
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Title
Drop-Leaf Table
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; metal, brass
Dimensions
71.5 x 43.7 x 80.0 cm
Description
Round cornered, rectangular-shaped, drop-leaf table (two side leaves). The table has a deep centre drawer with two lion's head drawer pulls. The turned legs are tapered towards the bottom, and each is finished with a brass caster.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0039
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0043
Description
Two easy chairs, with loose seat and back cushions. The original upholstery of both chairs is a loose open weave. Both chairs have been slip covered with peach cotton fabric.
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Title
Easy Chair
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
76.0 x 90.0 x 70.0 cm
Description
Two easy chairs, with loose seat and back cushions. The original upholstery of both chairs is a loose open weave. Both chairs have been slip covered with peach cotton fabric.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0043
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Fender Accessory, Fireplace

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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
meat, brass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0040
Description
Brass fireplace fender with six brass ornaments supporting fender rod.
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Title
Fender Accessory, Fireplace
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
meat, brass
Dimensions
17.2 x 20.5 x 147.5 cm
Description
Brass fireplace fender with six brass ornaments supporting fender rod.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0040
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Date
1920 – 1935
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.1003
Description
large black stained oak folding partition screen, 3 folding sections each consisting of 2 horizontal boards at top, 4 vertical boards in middle, and 3 more horizontal boards at bottom, top board incised with stylized floral and ribbon pattern stained pink and black against green background, screen …
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Title
Folding Screen
Date
1920 – 1935
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
174.0 x 3.7 x 151.5 cm
Description
large black stained oak folding partition screen, 3 folding sections each consisting of 2 horizontal boards at top, 4 vertical boards in middle, and 3 more horizontal boards at bottom, top board incised with stylized floral and ribbon pattern stained pink and black against green background, screen sections hinged vertically to fold like accordion
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
102.03.1003
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; hair, sheep; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0034
Description
Long footrest, the length of a standard sofa, that sits directly on the floor (it has no legs). One side arcs from the corners of the other, straight, edge and is slighly scalloped. The piece is covered with walnut burl veneer. The centre of the footrest features a large guage needlepoint design…
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Title
Footstool Stool
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; hair, sheep; fibre
Dimensions
13.5 x 30.0 x 122.0 cm
Description
Long footrest, the length of a standard sofa, that sits directly on the floor (it has no legs). One side arcs from the corners of the other, straight, edge and is slighly scalloped. The piece is covered with walnut burl veneer. The centre of the footrest features a large guage needlepoint design worked in wool on satin upholstery. The needlepoint is a floral design with a red background, white flowers, and green and brown leaves.
Subject
households
furniture
crafts
needlepoint
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0034
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
102.03.0023
Description
T-shaped footstool formed from two pieces of wood. One side of the T, one of the two right angles, is padded with red leather upholstery and brass tacks. A hand hole is placed through the end of the long leg (the stem of the T) for carrying.
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Title
Footstool Stool
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; metal
Dimensions
48.0 x 28.0 x 48.5 cm
Description
T-shaped footstool formed from two pieces of wood. One side of the T, one of the two right angles, is padded with red leather upholstery and brass tacks. A hand hole is placed through the end of the long leg (the stem of the T) for carrying.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0023
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