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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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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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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0009
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” p…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
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 Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” printed above mountains, “Catharine and Peter” printed in bottom right corner, “Peter Whyte 1948” signed in bottom left.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
correspondence
Peter Whyte
art
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0009
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0010
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post…
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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 (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0010
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0011
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and lea…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “P.W. - 49”. White paper and beige paper labels on back - partial beige labels read “Crag & Canyon Printers and Publishers BANFF, ALBERTA”
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0011
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0012
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND…
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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 is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” at the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner you can see the faint signature of Peter, and the year writen as “’47.” Two strips of white paper affixed to back.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
art
Peter Whyte
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0012
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals su…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is on the bottom edge.
Subject
Whyte home
correspondence
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0002
Description
A flat oval silver-plated box with a hinged lid about 4/5 of the way across the top. There is decorative trim around the top and bottom edges of the box which forms a small lip for lifting the lid. There is a round medallion on lid with the raised profile of a man and decorative trim around the e…
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Title
Stamp Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
A flat oval silver-plated box with a hinged lid about 4/5 of the way across the top. There is decorative trim around the top and bottom edges of the box which forms a small lip for lifting the lid. There is a round medallion on lid with the raised profile of a man and decorative trim around the edge.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0002
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0003
Description
A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
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Title
Pounce Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 (approximately) x 7.5 cm
Description
A flat silver-plated box that is oval-shaped with a slightly curved 'rocking' bottom. The lid is hinged about 3/4 of the way across the top and is engraved with a vine of leaves and a decorative border, with a textured pattern on the other side of the hinge.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0003
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0004 a-f
Description
A flat silver-plated rectangular box with flattened corners. The lid is incised with a scene in the centre (lighthouse on a point) with decorative textures and patterns surrounding it. 6 stamps (American and Canadian) inside.
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Title
Stamp Box
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 7.5 cm
Description
A flat silver-plated rectangular box with flattened corners. The lid is incised with a scene in the centre (lighthouse on a point) with decorative textures and patterns surrounding it. 6 stamps (American and Canadian) inside.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0004 a-f
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