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Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, w…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
3.0 x 0.3 x 2.7 cm
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, with ornate clasp at front which forms bar from which pendant hangs. Bar clasp is ornate, cast gold, elliptic shape with ring at each end attached to short hexagonal sleeve which holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds latching ring clasp which is fastened through ring of pendant. Clasp in bar operated by pressing together small tab and ring at one side, and pulling a short pressure bar out.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
gift
keepsake
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
Images
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0353
Description
Rectangular ivory coloured cloth with eyelet and fringed edge on all four sides. Festooned garlands of multi-coloured flowers continue around border of cloth. Inside festoons is pale gold laurel leaf embroidery motif.
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Title
Table Cover
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre
Dimensions
48.5 x 71.0 cm
Description
Rectangular ivory coloured cloth with eyelet and fringed edge on all four sides. Festooned garlands of multi-coloured flowers continue around border of cloth. Inside festoons is pale gold laurel leaf embroidery motif.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0353
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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