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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabelle Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
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- Date
- 1865 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0010
- Description
- A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of e…
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- Title
- Measuring Cup
- Date
- 1865 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.5 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of embossed dots. A manufacturer’s symbol is incribed in the copper below the brass plate.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0010
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- Date
- 1860 – 1880
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0099
- Description
- A deep round beaten copper bowl with a flat bottom and lid. A rough edged sheet of copper is overlaid on the bottom of the bowl and forms a border near the rim. The border includes circular pieces of copper that have been applied conforming with the shape of the rough edge of the border. Two ear…
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- Title
- Punch Bowl
- Date
- 1860 – 1880
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 24.0 (approximately) cm
- Description
- A deep round beaten copper bowl with a flat bottom and lid. A rough edged sheet of copper is overlaid on the bottom of the bowl and forms a border near the rim. The border includes circular pieces of copper that have been applied conforming with the shape of the rough edge of the border. Two ear-like brass handles are attached on the sides and there is a brass handle on the lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0099
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- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0441 a-l
- Description
- A tea set consisting of a sugarbowl (a), six saucers (g-l), and five cups (b-f). Each piece of the set is white inside and light yellow outside with a pattern of small gold leaves and blue flowers covering the exterior. The edges are emphasised with narrow gold lines. Each piece is marked with …
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- Title
- Tableware Set
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (a) cm
- Description
- A tea set consisting of a sugarbowl (a), six saucers (g-l), and five cups (b-f). Each piece of the set is white inside and light yellow outside with a pattern of small gold leaves and blue flowers covering the exterior. The edges are emphasised with narrow gold lines. Each piece is marked with a maker’s mark.a) The sugar bowl is a rounded twelve sided bowl with two loop handles that are bent up. The bowl has a twelve sided flat lid with a pointed gold knob. b-f) Each of the six cups are rounded with twelve sides. The cups have flared lips, small bases and squared handles. g-l) The round saucers have twelve grooves to match the facets in sides of the cups.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0441 a-l
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Four-Poster Bed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0057
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0057
- Description
- Four-poster, three quarter size bed, possibly maple, with turned (spool) posts. The bed has a shaped headboard, and canvas slung support for a mattress.
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- Title
- Four-Poster Bed
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 138.5 x 137.0 x 202.0 cm
- Description
- Four-poster, three quarter size bed, possibly maple, with turned (spool) posts. The bed has a shaped headboard, and canvas slung support for a mattress.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0057
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal, brass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0001
- Description
- A rectangular leather covered case with hard edges like box. There is a design scored into the leather in a border around the edges. A shaped flap folds over the front and latches into a circular brass lock at centre. The case has a turquoise paper lining. The flap has gold lettering: “J.W. BRO…
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- Title
- Portable File
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal, brass; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 6.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular leather covered case with hard edges like box. There is a design scored into the leather in a border around the edges. A shaped flap folds over the front and latches into a circular brass lock at centre. The case has a turquoise paper lining. The flap has gold lettering: “J.W. BROWN.”
- Subject
- households
- business
- Philip Moore
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0001
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- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on t…
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- Title
- Coloured Pencil
- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 10.3 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on the viewer-right side. On the top face of the box, there is text that reads, “ASSORTMENT No. 743”; “24 ASSORTED COLORS”; “MONGOL COLORED INDELIBLE EXTRA STRONG THIN LEAD PENCILS”; “CAN BE SHARPENED TO A NEEDLE POINT”; “”PAINT WITH PENCILS” USE BRUSH AND WATER”; “EBERHARD FABER MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF. COPYRIGHT, EBERHARD FABER PENCIL CO.” On the top face of the view-left folder within the box, there is text and diagrams describing the technique of painting with pencils; on the top face of the viewer-right folder within the box, there is text that lists the 24 colours contained within the set.Inside the box, contained within the two folders, there are twenty-four assorted coloured pencils, 22 of which are original to the set, and 2 of which are not (b-c).(b) ”CARBON VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD. MADE IN CANADA 6113” (c) “MADE IN CANADA EAGLE TURQUOISE PRISMACOLOR AQUAMARINE 905”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- office
- art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
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- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- wood; ceramic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0226
- Description
- Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worke…
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- Title
- Mustard Pot
- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- wood; ceramic; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 3.2 x 4.6 cm
- Description
- Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worked around small ceramic celadon glazed pot inside.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0226
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0227
- Description
- A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rou…
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- Title
- Teapot
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 13.0 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rough metal of bottom has been polished and etched with a flock of butterflies inlaid with gold, and a similarly worked gold chrysanthemum on each face of the hexagonal lip. Simple flat round bronze lid with plain hollow metal knob screwed into centre on a bed of simple leaves. Inside texture of roughly cast iron; handle contains inlaid butterfly motif. Marks: four Japanese characters under handle opposite spout, engraved Japanese signature underside of lid.
- Subject
- households
- ceremonial
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0227
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre fil…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 39.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre filled with oranges, apples, pears, and grapes painted various colours accented with gold. A gold tendril of leaves around tray at edge; bottom of tray solid black.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 43.6 x 51.3 cm
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole at each end for a handle. Edges trimmed with gold colour and spaces between piercing filled with a string of small painted flowers. Lacquer over all paint covering tray.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
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- Date
- 1860 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0008
- Description
- A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
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- Title
- Domino Set
- Date
- 1860 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.2 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0008
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- Date
- 1860 – 1920
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0192 a,b
- Description
- A footed basket with lid. The base is a retroflexive, inverted dome, providing at its perimeter the foot, the walls bulge slightly to a mid-point, the greatest diameter of the basket, then withdraw to a firmly wound coil which is the neck, and the flange for the lid which fits flushly into the nec…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1860 – 1920
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- A footed basket with lid. The base is a retroflexive, inverted dome, providing at its perimeter the foot, the walls bulge slightly to a mid-point, the greatest diameter of the basket, then withdraw to a firmly wound coil which is the neck, and the flange for the lid which fits flushly into the neck. The lid is similarly edged by a firmly wound coil then is surrounded by a dome. The basket is made of simple crossed laths forming the warp, for the most part the base is a simple lattice weave, though it has three twilled bands of black (one-sided) cane for decorative effect. The bottom and top of the walls are simple lattice weave natural, brown, and rust, the middle is a fine-textured twill-woven pattern that looks like elongated herringbone. The top of the lid is similarly made up of simple lattice with twill bands. Both the rim of the basket and lid are decorated with overshot dark brown designs. Broken-off loop on lid rim and loop stem visible on basket.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0192 a,b
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0193
- Description
- A panelled, hemmed piece of cloth. Faded dusty rose ground with gold, ivory, and pale green-blue embroidered adornment on it in the form of four pointed starbursts. A strip of herringbone embroidery at one seam edge. Was originally in three panels before being seamed together. Where a lamp or vase…
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- Title
- Table Throw
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 83.0 x 85.0 cm
- Description
- A panelled, hemmed piece of cloth. Faded dusty rose ground with gold, ivory, and pale green-blue embroidered adornment on it in the form of four pointed starbursts. A strip of herringbone embroidery at one seam edge. Was originally in three panels before being seamed together. Where a lamp or vase has sat on it, fading has been inhibited, revealing the original darker rose colour.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0193
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- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attach…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 13.8 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attached with small, flat handle which serves as hook for fitting into notches. Stick soldered to dish with brass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 17.3 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
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- Date
- 1860 – 1880
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0106
- Description
- Gold ring with small pearl mounted on open filigree setting. Openwork begins part way down band of ring and is spun up to form a .5 cm high platform, upon which is seated a small (.4 cm diam) pearl.
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- Title
- Ring
- Date
- 1860 – 1880
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.9 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Gold ring with small pearl mounted on open filigree setting. Openwork begins part way down band of ring and is spun up to form a .5 cm high platform, upon which is seated a small (.4 cm diam) pearl.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Nela Phinney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0106
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- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0136 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six gold bands. (a) widest, .8 x 1.9, plain, heavy gold band. Blackish discolouration a line where sized. (b) wide .7 x 1.8 plain band. Lighter weight with sharper edges. (c) narrower .6 x 1.7, plain band. (d) narrow split band .3 x 1.7, plain, with sharper edges. 1 mm split in…
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- Title
- Wedding Ring
- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 cm
- Description
- A collection of six gold bands. (a) widest, .8 x 1.9, plain, heavy gold band. Blackish discolouration a line where sized. (b) wide .7 x 1.8 plain band. Lighter weight with sharper edges. (c) narrower .6 x 1.7, plain band. (d) narrow split band .3 x 1.7, plain, with sharper edges. 1 mm split in circle,from sizing . (e) twisted gold wire .1 x 1.7, fine gold wire twisted into circle, slightly flexible. (f) large piece .4 x 1.6, approximately half a ring. Decorated with a series of stemmed flowers. Small rectangular plaque. (ff) small piece .4 x 1.3, approximately one quarter of same ring as (f).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0136 a-f
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Double Bed Quilt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.01.1004
- Date
- c. 1870
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1004
- Description
- Hand sewn, thin quilt. Pattern is red on white.
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- Title
- Double Bed Quilt
- Date
- c. 1870
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Hand sewn, thin quilt. Pattern is red on white.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- quilting
- sewing
- White family
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1004
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