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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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Title
Earrings
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
7.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
fashion
jewlery
travel
souvenir
households
adornment
women
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal; ivory
Catalogue Number
103.01.0047
Description
Ivory hibiscus plant with pin backing which clasps and locks. Written on back "Minge" and "Ivory Hibiscus". Previously mended in two places and missing part of branch under leaf.
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal; ivory
Dimensions
0.8 x 5.0 x 6.7 cm
Description
Ivory hibiscus plant with pin backing which clasps and locks. Written on back "Minge" and "Ivory Hibiscus". Previously mended in two places and missing part of branch under leaf.
Subject
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0047
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Date
1971 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0048 a-d
Description
A collection of four brooches by Anna Laterman, three enamelled, 1 silver. (a) oval black and white enamel on copper, mostly white shading to black along one side, dark nebula against luminous white on opposite side, enamel crackled. Back enamelled solid black with copper bar holding hinged pin cla…
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Title
Brooch Collection
Date
1971 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.2 x .7 x 5.5 cm
Description
A collection of four brooches by Anna Laterman, three enamelled, 1 silver. (a) oval black and white enamel on copper, mostly white shading to black along one side, dark nebula against luminous white on opposite side, enamel crackled. Back enamelled solid black with copper bar holding hinged pin clasp affixed at middle. (b) rectangular black enamel on copper, cloisonne outlined flower stalk with stylized, round blossoms filled in with red, orange and yellow enamel. Back enamelled black, copper bar pin attached as (a) Small copper ring for hanging on back near top. (Marks: scratched into back: “To Catharine/ love Anna 1974”) (c) round pink, red and black enamel on copper disk. Abstract design in red and black cloisonne against pink background. Back enamelled black, pin clasp missing. (d) silver circles, five large, major circles of silver form outline of brooch, with smaller circle motifs playing upon them. Some circles are smooth and shiny, others stippled, and some a combination. Some parts of certain circles defined with niello (darkening), long silver pin spike clasps across back. (Marks: engraved around outline of back: “Made for Catharine with love, 1971/ by Anna Laterman, Canada”)
Subject
Whyte home;households
adornment
Anna Laterman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0048 a-d
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Date
1970 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0049
Description
Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darke…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1970 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.2 x 1.0 x 2.6 cm
Description
Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darker green background. Pin clasp soldered to back is of brass.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Anna Laterman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0049
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
6.6 x 2.1 x 4.4 cm
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to back.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
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Date
1968
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0060
Description
A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
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Title
Pendant
Date
1968
Material
stone
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.0 x 2.0 cm
Description
A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
Subject
adornment
households
Povungnituk
crafts
carving
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0060
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Date
1968
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0061
Description
A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
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Title
Pendant
Date
1968
Material
stone
Dimensions
4.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
Description
A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
Subject
households
adornment
Povungnituk
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0061
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Date
1948 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0062
Description
A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
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Title
Beaded Bracelet
Date
1948 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
4.8 x 39.0 cm
Description
A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
Subject
households
adornment
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0062
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0063 a-e
Description
five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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Title
Brooch Pin
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
Description
five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
tiger
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0063 a-e
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Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of t…
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Title
Pin
Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Dimensions
1.5 x 5.5 x 9.8 cm
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of thistles, with an oval rosy-brown coloured faceted stone at its centre. Stored in box of cardboard with Blackwatch plaid cover. Handwritten inside cover; "From Father to Annie".
Subject
Whyte home
collectable
accessories
fashion
jewlery
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
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