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Beaded Bracelet
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0149
- Description
- Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock ar…
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 21.9 cm
- Description
- Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock around ring, clasp bracelet into loop. Stones threaded on the six bars are (1) large brown bead jasper ?, (2) flat green bead quartz ?, round clear bead microline? , (3) cylindrical blue bead (lapis , large triangular aqau bead turquoise, (4) small green bead quartz ? , large red torus shaped bead jasper , small orange bead jasper ? , (5) large clear round bead - microline? , (6) large red bead jasper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0149
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- Date
- 1925 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0581
- Description
- A small wooden bowl lined with silver, and a silver collar around its foot, lathe turned wood with flaring lip, straight sides, and sharp shoulder leading to circular foot. Very thin silver has been pressed in to line interior and folded over the lip, leaving creases along the inner upright sides o…
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1925 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- A small wooden bowl lined with silver, and a silver collar around its foot, lathe turned wood with flaring lip, straight sides, and sharp shoulder leading to circular foot. Very thin silver has been pressed in to line interior and folded over the lip, leaving creases along the inner upright sides of the bowl. Collar which fits around foot is thin silver ring with a single row of gadrooming at bottom supporting a series of tiny silver robed figures standing around its circumference. Turning spiral can be seen on bottom of foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0581
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one…
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one half has a full, deep pocket behind a shallower pocket in front, both lined with gold silk. Other side has expanding pocket with folded gussets at the sides, and small flap which fastens with a flat ivory clip around a thread loop on the front of the pocket. Pocket lined with gold twilled fabric. Double pocket side stitched together at sides with brown cord in a slip stitch allowing those pockets to expand slightly for fullness.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
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Cigarette Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0390
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0390
- Description
- A medium length cigarette holder carved of ivory with drawing of elephant incised on it. Round at end to hold cigarette, tapering slightly and flattening at mouthpiece which has carved ferrule to grip with teeth, small hole drilled through. Incised drawing of elephant around side with eye painted b…
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- Title
- Cigarette Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 1.1 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- A medium length cigarette holder carved of ivory with drawing of elephant incised on it. Round at end to hold cigarette, tapering slightly and flattening at mouthpiece which has carved ferrule to grip with teeth, small hole drilled through. Incised drawing of elephant around side with eye painted black and mouth painted red. Slight nicotine stains at round end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0390
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Coat Hanger; Travel Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0382%20a-d
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0382 a-d
- Description
- In long, pink, suede, drawstring case, four collapsible wire coathangers. Coathangers made from heavy steel wire in the shape of two flat, curved arms delineated by an outline of the wire. The ends of the wires of each arm clasp about those of the other arm and slide up and down upon each other to …
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- Title
- Coat Hanger; Travel Set
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 3.1 x 39.6 cm
- Description
- In long, pink, suede, drawstring case, four collapsible wire coathangers. Coathangers made from heavy steel wire in the shape of two flat, curved arms delineated by an outline of the wire. The ends of the wires of each arm clasp about those of the other arm and slide up and down upon each other to collapse and open. The arms are suspended from a small hook at ends of the arms, and therefore stretches out flat when collapsed, or balances the arms nicely from their length when extended fully. Long, rectangular suede case is stitched around three sides, and has pink twisted cord double drawstring to close.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0382 a-d
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0754
- Description
- A dark, lathe turned wooden bottle trimmed with strips of thin brass pieces. Hollowed bottle has straight sides rounding at shoulders to narrow into neck surmounted by flared, thick lip, trimmed with thin strips of brass around sides, top, middle, bottom, support short, straight corrugated strips b…
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- Title
- Decanter
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.6 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A dark, lathe turned wooden bottle trimmed with strips of thin brass pieces. Hollowed bottle has straight sides rounding at shoulders to narrow into neck surmounted by flared, thick lip, trimmed with thin strips of brass around sides, top, middle, bottom, support short, straight corrugated strips between each ring, a fourth ring girds the lip. A brass collar around the neck is pinked at top and rings have been notched and pinched together at ends, and straight strips are folded at ends to hold in place. Inside of lip is curved convexedly and decorated with grooved rings. Wood beneath each ring on side has been grooved around with five rings.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0754
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- Date
- 1927 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0094
- Description
- A painted metal globe supported through its axis inside a vertical brown metal ring attached to a round flat base. Globe is joined by seam at the equator and has been coated with a gold varnish like substance. Top of globe has metal disk indicating the twenty four hours of the day. Top of supportin…
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- Title
- Globe
- Date
- 1927 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.3 x 16.3 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- A painted metal globe supported through its axis inside a vertical brown metal ring attached to a round flat base. Globe is joined by seam at the equator and has been coated with a gold varnish like substance. Top of globe has metal disk indicating the twenty four hours of the day. Top of supporting ring has protruding threaded lug. Globe spins on its axis, and is predominantly green, orange and yellow.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0094
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Pocket Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0379%20a-n
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0379 a-n
- Description
- A collection of handmade cotton bags of various sizes, shapes and colours, used to organize clothing in suitcases. Trimmed with bias tape and bias tape ties. (a) pink with green trim, 30.0x24.0, long, narrow, round bottomed. Flat pocket, rounded flap folds over top with ties attached at middle …
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- Title
- Pocket Collection
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- A collection of handmade cotton bags of various sizes, shapes and colours, used to organize clothing in suitcases. Trimmed with bias tape and bias tape ties. (a) pink with green trim, 30.0x24.0, long, narrow, round bottomed. Flat pocket, rounded flap folds over top with ties attached at middle of edge. Initials "CR" cross stitched on flap. (b) 51.0x49.5, matches (a) but large aquare of fabric with monogram and ties at one corner. (c,d) as (a,b) but green with yellow trim and monogram (e,f) as (a,b) but light blue with beige trim and monogram (g) as (a) but green with green trim and yellow monogram (h) 32.0 x 13.5, matches (g) but short, wide pocket with straight bottom and rounded flap. Lined with white cotton covered with green clover pattern (i,j) both as (a) but pink with pink trim and monogram (k,l) both as (a) but large red and green plaid without monogram (m) red checked plaid, 27.0 x 25.0, deep, flat pocket trimmed with red. Short, squared flap with ties at each corner, no monogram (n) white with blue and pink floral pattern, 37.0 x 26.5, larger, wide pocket trimmed with white. Large rounded flap with two ties attached at middle of edge. Initials "CR" corss stitched in blue.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- CR
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0379 a-n
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 14.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
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