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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0061
- Description
- Lathe turned, barrel shaped, lidded, circular container. Lid sits on rim and has raised knob handle. Inside and lid unfinished wood."Norge" inked inside lid. Stamp on base is star like logo with letters "N,D,H" surrounding it. Decoration basically deep blue with banded brown and orange ridges. mult…
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- Title
- Canister
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Lathe turned, barrel shaped, lidded, circular container. Lid sits on rim and has raised knob handle. Inside and lid unfinished wood."Norge" inked inside lid. Stamp on base is star like logo with letters "N,D,H" surrounding it. Decoration basically deep blue with banded brown and orange ridges. multi coloured, hand painted, continuous floral decoration at girth and symmetrically on lid and knob. Rosemalling in the Telemark tradition.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- rosemalling
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0061
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0021 a,b
- Description
- A small square, wooden, "Junior Weave-It" loom in a blue and beige cardboard box. Well made, square, wooden frame with dove tailed corners and a picket fence of nails which are grouped in threes sticking up from the top. Stamped in blue in one corner is the numeral 2 with a circle and arrow around …
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- Title
- Hand Loom
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 6.1 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- A small square, wooden, "Junior Weave-It" loom in a blue and beige cardboard box. Well made, square, wooden frame with dove tailed corners and a picket fence of nails which are grouped in threes sticking up from the top. Stamped in blue in one corner is the numeral 2 with a circle and arrow around it pointing to a specific nail. In the opposite corner is a 1 the same, with a pink W having one leg extended as an arrow pointing to a specific nail. In a third corner is a simple pink arrow indicating direction along the fence. Stamped underneath is the product name and patent number. (b) needle, long, metal, with flattened, grooved eye at end, and sharp point at other. Box, product package with name, uses, and manufacturer. In pencil on bottom, "50 cents", also includes a sewn together strip of woven red squares.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0021 a,b
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Artist Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0109
- Date
- 1949 – 1951
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0109
- Description
- Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
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- Title
- Artist Figurine
- Date
- 1949 – 1951
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0109
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0706
- Description
- Circular, hand stitched, thick wool table mat. Ivory coloured background, rust scalloped border, yellow and pink flower with green leaf and brown branch decoration. Sewn label says "Made in Cape Breton for Island Crafts".
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- Title
- Table Mat
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.6 cm
- Description
- Circular, hand stitched, thick wool table mat. Ivory coloured background, rust scalloped border, yellow and pink flower with green leaf and brown branch decoration. Sewn label says "Made in Cape Breton for Island Crafts".
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0706
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0709
- Description
- Square white cotton cloth with rounded corners and crocheted edge trim. Four corner embroidered decorations identical, fruit bowl in blue with artichoke, apple, carrot, etc. in various colours.
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 86.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Square white cotton cloth with rounded corners and crocheted edge trim. Four corner embroidered decorations identical, fruit bowl in blue with artichoke, apple, carrot, etc. in various colours.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0709
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0719 a,b
- Description
- Pair of double thickness, grass fibre woven placemats with pale yellow border band, braided edge trim. Stained and fading, shows usage.
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- Title
- Placemat
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of double thickness, grass fibre woven placemats with pale yellow border band, braided edge trim. Stained and fading, shows usage.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- craft
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0719 a,b
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Handkerchief Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0343%20a-c
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet like pink flower and smaller blue asters with light green leaves, and almost a cross stitched effect. (c) sheer linen square with machine stitched edge. One corner contains a single large red flower with yellow trumpet like centre, having a very definite cross stitched effect. A delicate garlanded border of pink flowers runs around the edge.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid mate…
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- Title
- Knitting Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 6.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid material at the mouth. Bag is given width by strip of fabric sewn between the two ovoid shapes. Two fabric looped straps at top for carrying and smaller loop on one side fastens over black wooden button on other side. Completely lined with sturdy, white, cotton drill with a double pocket stitched to one side. Yarn and knitting needles inside.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
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