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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
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- Date
- 1884
- Material
- glass; plastic; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1044 a-b
- Description
- (a) A 50 ml Waterman inkwell made of glass. The inkwell would have held black ink. There is a yellow sticker on the front face of the inkwell, which contains a black rectangular box near the top, with the text: “NOIRE” within it. Underneath this, there is the text: “ENCRE WATERMAN”; “50 ml MADE IN …
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- Title
- Inkwell
- Date
- 1884
- Material
- glass; plastic; ink
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.8 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A 50 ml Waterman inkwell made of glass. The inkwell would have held black ink. There is a yellow sticker on the front face of the inkwell, which contains a black rectangular box near the top, with the text: “NOIRE” within it. Underneath this, there is the text: “ENCRE WATERMAN”; “50 ml MADE IN FRANCE” in black ink.On the bottom of the inkwell there is raised text in the glass which reads: “WATERMAN MADE IN FRANCE APPROX 2 OZ”. There is also a “10” apparent, near the middle of the viewer-right side. (b) The inkwell has a black, plastic, screw-on lid.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- office
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1044 a-b
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- Date
- 1888
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1103
- Description
- A fine leather purse attached to a metal clasp, scrollwork on sides and" P.M. Potts" engraved in centre.
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1888
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A fine leather purse attached to a metal clasp, scrollwork on sides and" P.M. Potts" engraved in centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1103
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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1072
- Date
- 1910
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1072
- Description
- Textured silver coloured hinged snap closing case. Emblem soldered on to outside corner. Opened, each side is gold coloured with an elastic band extending from sides. Hand engraved on one side: "To James Brewster in kind remembrance Banff Nov 1910. H. Honigmann"
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1910
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Textured silver coloured hinged snap closing case. Emblem soldered on to outside corner. Opened, each side is gold coloured with an elastic band extending from sides. Hand engraved on one side: "To James Brewster in kind remembrance Banff Nov 1910. H. Honigmann"
- Subject
- households
- James Brewster
- O.H. Honigmann
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1072
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Miniature Spade
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0069
- Date
- 1911 – 1911
- Material
- metal; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0069
- Description
- A miniature sterling silver spade with a grip handle and a flat square blade. There is a relief image of an eagle with outspread wings and banner beneath on handle. Writing on the spade blade: “Used by William Howard Taft, president of the United States, October 14, 1911 in turning the first spad…
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- Title
- Miniature Spade
- Date
- 1911 – 1911
- Material
- metal; silver
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 2.0 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- A miniature sterling silver spade with a grip handle and a flat square blade. There is a relief image of an eagle with outspread wings and banner beneath on handle. Writing on the spade blade: “Used by William Howard Taft, president of the United States, October 14, 1911 in turning the first spadeful of earth for the Panama Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Francisco 1915' with setting sun below and flowers and leaves framing the words. The back of handle is marked with hallmarks and “Sterling, Pat. appd for.”
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0069
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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0031
- Date
- 1913 – 1913
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0031
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a woman (Isabella Thompson Brewster) with black dress sitting in wooden chair with a carved back.
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1913 – 1913
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a woman (Isabella Thompson Brewster) with black dress sitting in wooden chair with a carved back.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0031
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Cross Stitch Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0024
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the t…
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- Title
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the top in tan colour with cross stitch, with a cross stitched dog filling the space left at the end of the alphabet, then a row of blue cross stitching divides the numerals from 1 through 9 to 0 in light green, ending with the date "1913", then a blue line followed by "Catharine Robb", in pink, "her sampler, aged 7", in light green. Followed by a blue line with a small looped garland of pink flowers hanging from it, and a picture below carefully worked in needlepoint of a basket of flowers at the centre and a tree in pink flowerpot on either side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
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Portable; Chautauqua Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.1018%20a-d
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric sha…
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- Title
- Portable; Chautauqua Desk
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric shapes, animal shapes, flowers, people, music, writing, telegrahic codes, shorthand, business forms, perspective, electrical symbols, trains, illustration, colours, flags, etc. Base is a chalkboard. Two lesson books accompany the desk along with a box of white chalk.
- Subject
- households
- children
- schooling
- Chautauqua
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
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Commemorative Flask
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1152
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1152
- Description
- A slightly curved silver flask with a screw on lid. The flask is inscribed “Presented by Georgeson and Co Ltd., Calgary. Banff Bonspeil .1914.” on the centre of the flat side of the flask. Above the inscription, near the neck of the flask there are engraved hallmarks “A&J.Z”,, an engraving of a fi…
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- Title
- Commemorative Flask
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 9 cm
- Description
- A slightly curved silver flask with a screw on lid. The flask is inscribed “Presented by Georgeson and Co Ltd., Calgary. Banff Bonspeil .1914.” on the centre of the flat side of the flask. Above the inscription, near the neck of the flask there are engraved hallmarks “A&J.Z”,, an engraving of a figure, and “n”.
- Subject
- households
- sport
- Bonspeil
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1152
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1153
- Description
- A silver card holder in the shape of a change purse. The holder has a curved top and a flat bottom edge. The inscription on the front reads “Mrs. D. G. Wilson A Token of Appreciation from the Bachelors of Bankhead 1914”. On the back “T S” and the image of a lion, and “O” are engraved or stamped. Th…
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- Title
- Card Holder
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 9 x 15.5 with strap extended cm
- Description
- A silver card holder in the shape of a change purse. The holder has a curved top and a flat bottom edge. The inscription on the front reads “Mrs. D. G. Wilson A Token of Appreciation from the Bachelors of Bankhead 1914”. On the back “T S” and the image of a lion, and “O” are engraved or stamped. There is a metal chain link strap that is connected to the sides of the card holder, the two chains from either side are connected by a metal circle.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1153
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