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- Date
- 1961
- Material
- wood; metal; wax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0077
- Description
- Piece of polished arbutus driftwood with two black-painted, copper, screwed-in candle holders.
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- Title
- Candelabrum
- Date
- 1961
- Material
- wood; metal; wax
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 12.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Piece of polished arbutus driftwood with two black-painted, copper, screwed-in candle holders.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0077
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1013 a-c
- Description
- 3 silver coloured metal clamping candle holders.
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- Title
- Candle Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- 3 silver coloured metal clamping candle holders.
- Subject
- households
- Christmas
- Simpson family
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1013 a-c
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre; cone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0090 a-e
- Description
- Five Christmas corsages; (a) two plastic poinsettias with gold sparkles are the main components, green tinsel and red ribbon form the background, stem is brown paper covering wire. (b) Corsage with six silver roll flowers, a plastic Santa with a cotton batting beard and felt hat, surrounded by thre…
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- Title
- Corsage
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre; cone
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- Five Christmas corsages; (a) two plastic poinsettias with gold sparkles are the main components, green tinsel and red ribbon form the background, stem is brown paper covering wire. (b) Corsage with six silver roll flowers, a plastic Santa with a cotton batting beard and felt hat, surrounded by three styrofoam bells, a red bow and silver and white woven leaves. The stem is green tape covering florist's wire. A long stick pin with a green plastic head is attached to the stem. (c) Corsage with one styrofoam bell, red Christmas ball, two pine-cones and a red and silver ribbon. The background is formed by a single foil leaf. The green stem is equipped with a brooch pin. (d) Corsage in silver and white, two pine cones painted silver, a white plastic bell and a white and silver ribbon are set against two wide pipe cleaners and a silver leaf. (e) Corsage with an elf with red pipe cleaner toque, two red plastic bells, a pine-cone with white painted edges and a red ribbon set against a silver leaf.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0090 a-e
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0050
- Description
- A white Christmas hand towel with five red poinsettias and "Season's Greetings" printed on one side. A 0.2 cm. fringe on top and bottom.
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- Title
- Hand Towel
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A white Christmas hand towel with five red poinsettias and "Season's Greetings" printed on one side. A 0.2 cm. fringe on top and bottom.
- Subject
- households
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0130
- Description
- A long, silk like, rayon ?, creamy white, neck scarf with each end cut off at an oblique angle parallel to that of the other. At each end is a handpainted spray of thorny pink roses. Backing of the same material is seamed to the front along all edges.
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- Title
- Neck Scarf
- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 118.0 cm
- Description
- A long, silk like, rayon ?, creamy white, neck scarf with each end cut off at an oblique angle parallel to that of the other. At each end is a handpainted spray of thorny pink roses. Backing of the same material is seamed to the front along all edges.
- Subject
- households
- J.D. Curran
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0130
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Fishing Float Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.18.0002%20a-f
- Date
- 1935 – 1943
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.0002 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six hollow green glass blown spheres with punty marks strongly visible where broken from rod. (a) diam. 10.5, dark green, contains bubbles, crease near punty mark. (b) diam. 9.5, light green tint with mold marks showing where it was blown into mold with two bars and Japanese charact…
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- Title
- Fishing Float Collection
- Date
- 1935 – 1943
- Material
- glass
- Description
- A collection of six hollow green glass blown spheres with punty marks strongly visible where broken from rod. (a) diam. 10.5, dark green, contains bubbles, crease near punty mark. (b) diam. 9.5, light green tint with mold marks showing where it was blown into mold with two bars and Japanese characters on one side. (c) diam. 8.7, dark green tint with mold marks showing where blown into mold with a 'T' in two places on sides. (d) diam. 8.0, green tinted with molded star containing Japanese characters at punty mark. (e) diam. 6.0, green tinted with many bubbles and Japanese character at punty mark. Contains water from crack along length of one side. (f) diam. 6.0, very pale green tint.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.0002 a-f
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- Date
- 1908 – 1908
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0437
- Description
- A wide sterling silver band with shaped edges. The napkin ring has a raised design of flowers and leaves with a smooth area which is engraved “E.B.M. Xmas 1908”. The ring is marked “sterling B2598”.
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- Title
- Napkin Ring
- Date
- 1908 – 1908
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- A wide sterling silver band with shaped edges. The napkin ring has a raised design of flowers and leaves with a smooth area which is engraved “E.B.M. Xmas 1908”. The ring is marked “sterling B2598”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0437
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Engraving Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.0002
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0002
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal (zinc?) printing plate depicting the Moore log cabin from the front and side on its original site at Banff Avenue and Fox Street in the snow with tall spruce trees and two deer in the yard. The block has a paper covered back marked with “Col Moore House” handwritten in …
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- Title
- Engraving Plate
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 7.8 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal (zinc?) printing plate depicting the Moore log cabin from the front and side on its original site at Banff Avenue and Fox Street in the snow with tall spruce trees and two deer in the yard. The block has a paper covered back marked with “Col Moore House” handwritten in pencil, and is wrapped in brown paper with a note “Christams card cut, Col. P.A. Moore”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0002
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Printing Block
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.0007
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0007
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved in reverse with the design for Peter and Catharine’s 1955 Christmas card (WyP.04.37): Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a stump. Peter appears to be holding Catharine’s hand. They are watching a group of animals sitting at …
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- Title
- Printing Block
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved in reverse with the design for Peter and Catharine’s 1955 Christmas card (WyP.04.37): Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a stump. Peter appears to be holding Catharine’s hand. They are watching a group of animals sitting at easels painting landscapes on canvas. In the background there is a mountain range. Below is “SEASONS GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”. On the back is paper tape with “Crag & Canyon Printers and Publishers Phone 143 BANFF, ALBERTA”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Christmas
- Peter Whyte
- correspondence
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0007
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Printing Block
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.0008
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0008
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved with the (reversed) design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1954 Christmas card: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching…
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- Title
- Printing Block
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved with the (reversed) design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1954 Christmas card: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Christmas
- correspondence
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0008
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