Chinese Miniature Teapot
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1176
- Description
- miniature greenish-brown metal teapot with a short spout and side handle; finely striated surface with four orange, pink, and white flowers and leaves enamel motif on the body; two Chinese character stamps (one round, the other oval) between the spout and handle; gold painted rims; straight side ha…
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- Title
- Chinese Miniature Teapot
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 6.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- miniature greenish-brown metal teapot with a short spout and side handle; finely striated surface with four orange, pink, and white flowers and leaves enamel motif on the body; two Chinese character stamps (one round, the other oval) between the spout and handle; gold painted rims; straight side handle with engraved geometrical ornament (curls and diamonds) and openwork circle at the end; ring attached; filtering holes at the base of the spout inside
- Subject
- Dorothy Boyce house
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1176
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1023 a-c
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) yellow metal base made of five parts, from bottom to top: openwork base with rococo motifs; fluted column; flattened sphere decorated with embossed acanthuses contrasting with a pounded background; burner; globe tray with light socket and bulb; a switch has…
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 72.0 cm
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) yellow metal base made of five parts, from bottom to top: openwork base with rococo motifs; fluted column; flattened sphere decorated with embossed acanthuses contrasting with a pounded background; burner; globe tray with light socket and bulb; a switch has been inserted in the base; severed electric cord coiled under the base; sphere has a round threaded hole (lid missing) and a wheel knob; printed words on top of the bulb: “SHADOW BAN / GE [logo] /40 / WATT / 115 - 125 VOLT”b) painted frosted glass globe; gradation from green to white from top to bottom; two scenes depicted; largest scene: in the foreground are painted branches of raspberry bush with a few fruits and flowers; these frame a background scene: a couple in a meadow dressed in Victorian era fashion; the man dressed in a brown costume with a hat is sitting down with only his bust showing and the woman in a blue dress is standing to his left; diametrically opposite on the globe, a landscape is painted: a few raspberry branches frame a meadow with a cottage in the distancec) tall clear lamp chimney with trademark print near the top edge in light brown print, partly erased: “Aladdin / TRADE MARK REG”
- Subject
- Dorothy Boyce house
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1023 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; stone; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1024 a-c
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) six part yellow metal base, from bottom to top: four-legged openwork base with foliage and volutes; openwork ovoid column with spirals; polished white gemstone column; flattened sphere decorated with metal openwork of stylized foliage and volutes with round…
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; stone; fibre
- Dimensions
- 72.0 cm
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) six part yellow metal base, from bottom to top: four-legged openwork base with foliage and volutes; openwork ovoid column with spirals; polished white gemstone column; flattened sphere decorated with metal openwork of stylized foliage and volutes with round threaded hole on side; burner; globe tray with light socket; light switch on the base; severed electric cord coiled under the baseb) painted frosted glass globe; two pairs of sprigs with blossoming white flowers and buds over a grisaille silhouette of sprigs; light pink cloudy background delineated at the top by raised gilded asymmetrical serpentine curves; the top of the globe is light green with silver rococo motifsc) tall clear lamp chimney with trademark print near the top edge in white print: “Aladdin / REG US PAT OFF / MADE IN US”
- Subject
- Dorothy Boyce house
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1024 a-c
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