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- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are hand…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 227.0 x 272.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are handwritten in ink in various places. Quilting done in scroll and diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3001
- Description
- Purple wool blanket with rainbow coloured stripes containing purple triangular pattern. A blue label with yellow machine embroidery, attached near one corner, reads “Beaver State Robes and Shawls REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS PENDLETON, OREGON.”
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 161.0 x 197.0 cm
- Description
- Purple wool blanket with rainbow coloured stripes containing purple triangular pattern. A blue label with yellow machine embroidery, attached near one corner, reads “Beaver State Robes and Shawls REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS PENDLETON, OREGON.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3002
- Description
- Grey wool blanket with rainbow coloured stripes containing small grey triangular pattern. A black and red machine embroidered label is attached near one corner “CAYUSE INDIAN BLANKETS MANUFACTURED BY PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PENDLETON, OREGON.”
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 129.0 x 166.0 cm
- Description
- Grey wool blanket with rainbow coloured stripes containing small grey triangular pattern. A black and red machine embroidered label is attached near one corner “CAYUSE INDIAN BLANKETS MANUFACTURED BY PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PENDLETON, OREGON.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3003
- Description
- Red wool Hudson's Bay-style blanket, 4 point, with thick black bands near each end. Black and orange machine embroidered label sewn on to blanket near one corner “EARLY’S WITNEY POINT BLANKET MADE IN ENGLAND OF PURE WOOL” with a picture of a man holding a spear and wearing a headdress and fringe…
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 195.0 cm
- Description
- Red wool Hudson's Bay-style blanket, 4 point, with thick black bands near each end. Black and orange machine embroidered label sewn on to blanket near one corner “EARLY’S WITNEY POINT BLANKET MADE IN ENGLAND OF PURE WOOL” with a picture of a man holding a spear and wearing a headdress and fringed shirt .
- Subject
- households
- Hudson's Bay Company
- trade
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.3003
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- Date
- 1950 – 1952
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0017
- Description
- Navajo style rug, hand woven, grey background with zigzag and diamond pattern in gold, red, black and white. Four corner tassels.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1952
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 110.5 x 168.0 cm
- Description
- Navajo style rug, hand woven, grey background with zigzag and diamond pattern in gold, red, black and white. Four corner tassels.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0017
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- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0027
- Description
- Small Navajo rug with a symmetrical design on a white background, stylized human figure on each side, dark brown torso, arms and head, and red skirt and legs, figures are rectangular and extend the width of the rug. Vertical lines frame each figure, lines are black, white, red, grey and brown. A bl…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 85.0 cm
- Description
- Small Navajo rug with a symmetrical design on a white background, stylized human figure on each side, dark brown torso, arms and head, and red skirt and legs, figures are rectangular and extend the width of the rug. Vertical lines frame each figure, lines are black, white, red, grey and brown. A black, white, dark brown and red geometric design (2 white jagged diamonds) runs down center of rug.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0027
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, cotton; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0038
- Description
- A latch-hooked scatter rug depicting a moose walking in a sylvan setting. Close, thick, pile of wool yarn worked on large mesh cotton (?) rug canvas. Large brown moose at centre walking by aqua stream with evergreen trees and bushes behind in various shades of green, underneath a deep blue sky with…
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, cotton; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 72.0 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- A latch-hooked scatter rug depicting a moose walking in a sylvan setting. Close, thick, pile of wool yarn worked on large mesh cotton (?) rug canvas. Large brown moose at centre walking by aqua stream with evergreen trees and bushes behind in various shades of green, underneath a deep blue sky with white clouds scattered about. 4.5 cm wide brown border frames scene, edges finished with binding of dark green yarn, and 6.0 cm fringe at each end. Back of rug composed of small squares of colour where loops of yarn were knotted around mesh.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0038
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Occasional Chair
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0088%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0088 a,b
- Description
- Armchair, circular seated, with a semicircular arm and back rest arced between the four legs. Bamboo legs and frame covered with woven bamboo, blonde varnished bamboo is interwoven with black bamboo for pattern.
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- Title
- Occasional Chair
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 66.0 x 56.0 x 62.5 cm
- Description
- Armchair, circular seated, with a semicircular arm and back rest arced between the four legs. Bamboo legs and frame covered with woven bamboo, blonde varnished bamboo is interwoven with black bamboo for pattern.
- Subject
- households, furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0088 a,b
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Occasional Chair
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0089
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0089
- Description
- Harp back chair, distinguished by its arced back and fan-like harp strut. Seat made of twisted fibre latticed together in four meshed triangles and painted. Front legs have been shortened.
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- Title
- Occasional Chair
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 99.5 x 48.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Harp back chair, distinguished by its arced back and fan-like harp strut. Seat made of twisted fibre latticed together in four meshed triangles and painted. Front legs have been shortened.
- Subject
- households, furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0089
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0098 a-d
- Description
- A set of four matching, Colonial-style, freestanding, blond maple bookcases. Simple box construction fastened with glue and nails, with two shelves across each. Tops overhang slightly and bevelled along edges. Scroll-cut apron at bottom attached to front of cases has two decorative round wooden but…
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- Title
- Bookcase
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm
- Description
- A set of four matching, Colonial-style, freestanding, blond maple bookcases. Simple box construction fastened with glue and nails, with two shelves across each. Tops overhang slightly and bevelled along edges. Scroll-cut apron at bottom attached to front of cases has two decorative round wooden button/pegs giving the appearance of attaching apron to case. Backed with 1/4" plywood, stained inside shelves to match finish of maple (d) slightly different in design cut into apron, and top of apron is not bevelled like (a-c).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0098 a-d
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