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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1010 a-b
- Description
- (a) A brown pair of women’s reading glasses in the cat-eye style, which would have mainly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They are thick-rimmed with the arms of the glasses joining the lenses at the very top corners. On the outside of the arms, closest to the joint, there are two metal stars. The n…
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- Title
- Reading Glasses
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- (a) 3.7; (b) 1.0 x (a)14.0; (b) 6.2 x (a)13.2; (b) 15.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A brown pair of women’s reading glasses in the cat-eye style, which would have mainly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They are thick-rimmed with the arms of the glasses joining the lenses at the very top corners. On the outside of the arms, closest to the joint, there are two metal stars. The name of the manufacturer has been written in script style writing on the inside of both arms “Victory U.S.A. 5 1/2”. The lenses of the glasses have small metal designs on either side of the frames. On each of the lenses there are bifocals present. The glasses are supported by plastic pads that sit on the bridge of the nose. (b) There is also a brown leather case typically used to protect the glasses. There is a clip on one side of the case that allows the owner to store the case on a pocket with greater security. There is no manufacturer or designer name indicated on the case.
- Subject
- reading
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1010 a-b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1011 a-b
- Description
- (a) A pair of men’s reading glasses with black case in a gray and clear tone. They are round rimmed lenses with the arms of the glasses joining at the very top corners. The name of the manufacturer has been written on the inside of the viewer right arm and says “NiGuRa Dusseldorf Germany 49 A 140”.…
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- Title
- Reading Glasses
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- (a) 4.4; (b) 1.2 x (a)13.0; (b) 6.5 x (a)12.5; (b) 15.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A pair of men’s reading glasses with black case in a gray and clear tone. They are round rimmed lenses with the arms of the glasses joining at the very top corners. The name of the manufacturer has been written on the inside of the viewer right arm and says “NiGuRa Dusseldorf Germany 49 A 140”. The right arm also has a blue ribbon tied around, which can also be seen on the attached to the case. BOth arms are transparent and allow the metal internal support. The glasses are supported by plastic pads that sit on the bridge of the nose. The viewer left pad has “52 20” written and the viewer right pad has “CP 13” written on it.(b) There is also a black leather case typically used to protect the glasses. There is a clip on one side of the case that allows the owner to store the case on a pocket with greater security. A blue ribbon has been tied around the clip of the case, which is consistent with the ribbon around the arm of the glasses. There is no manufacturer or designer name indicated on the case. However, above the clip it does say “MADE IN ITALY”. The inside of the case has a fabric lining that would be appropriate to come into contact with the glasses.
- Subject
- reading
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1011 a-b
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, …
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, with Peter’s signature and date in the BRC of the drawing. Some coloured pencil markings in the BRC starting 4.5cm to the left with a circled no. 3 written in pen and 8cm up more coloured pencil. verso: written in coloured pencil “not over 4”x6””, “3 colors Cragg & Canyon Banff”, and “mountain”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- car
- reading
- mountains
- cooking
- couple
- moose
- deer
- bird
- rabbit
- wolf
- bear
- squirrel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
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- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.395
- Description
- a simply drawn woman lying down on stomach. She is reading, he feet in foreground and head in background.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.9 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- a simply drawn woman lying down on stomach. She is reading, he feet in foreground and head in background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.395
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- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.396
- Description
- woman reads at a beach in a yellow bikini with two dogs to her right and people sunbathing in top right of background.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- woman reads at a beach in a yellow bikini with two dogs to her right and people sunbathing in top right of background.
- Subject
- beach
- sunbathing
- woman
- reading
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.396
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- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.715
- Description
- A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 16.2 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.715
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.720
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.7 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.720
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.774
- Description
- Framed by an orange border of a card face, a drawing of Catharine and Peter sitting in there home. Catharine is knitting in her chair as Peter sits and reads the paper. On the walls there is two paintings and in the big window a group of animals is watching them. The drawing is adhered onto the ora…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 15.7 cm
- Description
- Framed by an orange border of a card face, a drawing of Catharine and Peter sitting in there home. Catharine is knitting in her chair as Peter sits and reads the paper. On the walls there is two paintings and in the big window a group of animals is watching them. The drawing is adhered onto the orange front of another piece of paper. inside the fold: the paper is actually made into a card, and on the inside in pencil is says “SEASONS GREETINGS”
- Subject
- orange
- card
- Christmas card
- man
- woman
- reading
- newspaper
- house
- chairs
- knitting
- paintings
- window
- moose
- bird
- bear
- dear
- wolf
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.774
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.781
- Description
- Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.3 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done in a blue pencil that is not legible on the far right side. On top of it is a quick boxed off sketch of all the animals sitting in a library reading. To the left of this drawing there is a quick box sketched with a loose moose doodle on the inside, and another outside near the left edge. verso: Another quick boxed off sketch of the animals appearing to be on some surface in the air, with a mountain range below them. There appears to be something holding them up above the drawing from lines along the edge of support.
- Subject
- moose
- outside
- shelves
- storage
- object
- reading
- support
- mountains
- mountain range
- flying
- birds
- deer
- squirrel
- bear
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.781
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