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Date
1600 – 1700
Material
ceramic; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.19.0052
Description
Hand thrown, urn shaped container with wire cut, shell imitation foot. Lid has knob, two scars on edge and foil liner missing. Temmoku glaze with green areas. Morse handwritten note inside "Seto Date 1650" and "79/2" sticker on base.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1600 – 1700
Material
ceramic; ivory
Dimensions
8.2 x 6.7 cm
Description
Hand thrown, urn shaped container with wire cut, shell imitation foot. Lid has knob, two scars on edge and foil liner missing. Temmoku glaze with green areas. Morse handwritten note inside "Seto Date 1650" and "79/2" sticker on base.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0052
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Date
1760 – 1800
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0217
Description
A cylindrical, bottle-shaped handthrown vase, straight-sided, shouldered and necked with a lip on the top of the neck. Decoration heavy over a heavily crackled ecru surface. Decorations in green, blue, and white enamel of harbour scene in landscape, shelters, and blossoming trees. Typed label on bo…
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Title
Decorative Vase
Date
1760 – 1800
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
27.5 x 15.3 cm
Description
A cylindrical, bottle-shaped handthrown vase, straight-sided, shouldered and necked with a lip on the top of the neck. Decoration heavy over a heavily crackled ecru surface. Decorations in green, blue, and white enamel of harbour scene in landscape, shelters, and blossoming trees. Typed label on bottom: “cylindrical, stained Ecru glaze; landscape design, richly ornamented, green and blue enamel; Kioto; 1780.”
Subject
households
decorative
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0217
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Date
1602 – 1750
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.0256
Description
A sturdy wooden chest with heavy iron hardware, lockable, with key, but key is broken, and the chest cannot be (1979) opened. Design of solar medallions, six of them, on lid, plus date "1602" in steel or iron riveted to lid. Other solar medallions scattered on other surfaces. Most of the edges of t…
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Title
Sea Chest
Date
1602 – 1750
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
33.0 x 30.5 x 52.0 cm
Description
A sturdy wooden chest with heavy iron hardware, lockable, with key, but key is broken, and the chest cannot be (1979) opened. Design of solar medallions, six of them, on lid, plus date "1602" in steel or iron riveted to lid. Other solar medallions scattered on other surfaces. Most of the edges of the wood are finished with strapping iron. Some wood splitting. Heavy brown colour overall. Label on bottom reads "Mrs. Mackay Plews".
Subject
households
travel
Jasper Kerr
Summit Lake teahouse
CPR
Storm Mountain Lodge
Castle Camp.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0256
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La figure de la terre

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1749
Author
Bouguer, Pierre
Publisher
Paris : Jambert
Call Number
QB291 B6
Author
Bouguer, Pierre
Publisher
Paris : Jambert
Published Date
1749
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Peru
Call Number
QB291 B6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Die Eisebirge des Schweizerlandes

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1199
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1760
Author
Gruner, Gottlieb Sigmund
Publisher
Bern : Ben Ubraham Wagner, Cohn
Call Number
DQ22 G7
Author
Gruner, Gottlieb Sigmund
Publisher
Bern : Ben Ubraham Wagner, Cohn
Published Date
1760
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alps
Call Number
DQ22 G7
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Account of the glacieres [sic.] or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1744
Author
Windham, William
Publisher
London : Peter Martel
Call Number
DC611 S363 W55
Author
Windham, William
Publisher
London : Peter Martel
Published Date
1744
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DC611 S363 W55
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
Date Range
1723
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
Unknown
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1723
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Physical Description
2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
History / Biographical
Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
Subject Access
Religion
Biography
Stamps
Postage
Geographic Access
England
Japan
Canada
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
Language
English
Conservation
'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
Creator
Humphrey Prideaux, Nicholas Morant
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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