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- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number resembling "707".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Chinese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured…
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.2 cm
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured flowers.(b) white ivory tine forms hair pin , 14.01 x 6.0, decorative twisted wire and springs attached to orange coloured pieces of metal form decoration at top of pin. (c) silver coloured hair pin, 16.61 x 2.0, single tine extending to gold coloured flower at top with one gold coloured and one silver coloured leaf.(d) white ivory hair pin with single tine, 14.51 x 3.5. Decoration at top of tine is a red and white fabric flower with two green leaves as well as three additional small round flowers. (e) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(f) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring. (g) hair pin with ivory tine, 13.11 x 2.3. Fabric Japanese man attached to tine by a small green wire. (h) rectangular yellow plastic comb, 7.31 x 2.4.(i) rectangular blue coloured paper and red fabric, 5.01 x 1.3. hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(j) silver coloured hair pin ,18.21 x 2.0, double tined pin with decorative 'scrolls' from which small rectangular dangles are attached at top of pin. Ear cleaner extends from top of decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0055
- Description
- Hand-thrown, container with wire-cut, shell-imitation flat foot; shape of container is similar to urn with soft, rounded shoulders; lid missing knob, foil liner and very fine concentric circles incised around knob hole; illegible writing on base..."NY"?; temmoku glaze which is fairy consistent brow…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Hand-thrown, container with wire-cut, shell-imitation flat foot; shape of container is similar to urn with soft, rounded shoulders; lid missing knob, foil liner and very fine concentric circles incised around knob hole; illegible writing on base..."NY"?; temmoku glaze which is fairy consistent brown colour; rim has black and green accents. katatsuki: Shouldered shape.
- Subject
- households
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0055
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- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0097
- Description
- Totally bamboo, almost square-topped stool with four bamboo corner legs. Double bamboo frame near base and triple bamboo frame at top are cut out to shape and stretch around corner legs. Each stalk which stretches as above is a single bamboo stalk having two ends which are pegged together. Pegging …
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- Title
- Stool
- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 50.2 x 31.8 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- Totally bamboo, almost square-topped stool with four bamboo corner legs. Double bamboo frame near base and triple bamboo frame at top are cut out to shape and stretch around corner legs. Each stalk which stretches as above is a single bamboo stalk having two ends which are pegged together. Pegging through legs supports stretch frame. Vertical pegs through top three frames extend into holes drilled in seat top, which is a varnished, darker bamboo. Seat top secured with pegs and glue but glue and bamboo have dried with climate and one of four seat top edges is loose.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0097
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Stacking Chest Of Drawers
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0122 a,b
- Description
- Two light weight wood stacking chests with two drawers each. Chests are fastened together by a rectangular metal latch (23 x 8) on each side which slides up to hook onto two metal prongs placed at the bottom of the chest above. Each corner is reinforced by a metal covering. Oval shaped brown metal …
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- Title
- Stacking Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 41.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Two light weight wood stacking chests with two drawers each. Chests are fastened together by a rectangular metal latch (23 x 8) on each side which slides up to hook onto two metal prongs placed at the bottom of the chest above. Each corner is reinforced by a metal covering. Oval shaped brown metal plates (12.5 cm. long with straight length-wise sides) decorate the bottom front of each chest. Each drawer has a lock placed in the center of a 10.5 cm. brown metal disc with silver metal rim and center. Discs extend over upper top edge of drawers by about 3 cm., two shiny brown metal handles on each drawer. Each of the handles is fastened to inside of drawer by a wing-type (or butterfly) fastener rather than screws.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0122 a,b
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Medicine Cabinet
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- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paint; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 8.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- 90- degree fan-shaped box, lidded; base brightly painted with fabric and foil applique on exterior; lid interior brightly painted; with cloth cover which is a beige brocade with appliqued green and peach fabric floral design; structurally solid but shows soiling and foxing.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0038
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Medicated Sake Bottle
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment in…
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- Title
- Medicated Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, slab-built or press-moulded, square-sided bottle; bottle has slanted shoulders which narrow up to become flat base for a thrown, 3.2 diameter, flared neck; incised line trims over surface of bottle; Bamboo tree motif on two affixed labels, commercially printed ideograms ; sediment inside bottle.
- Subject
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0039
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- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.0007 a-d
- Description
- Four cone shaped, coiled bands of fibre with opening at narrow cone end and at other end a decorative starburst stopper is inserted in coil.
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- Title
- Problematical
- Date
- 1870 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.3 cm
- Description
- Four cone shaped, coiled bands of fibre with opening at narrow cone end and at other end a decorative starburst stopper is inserted in coil.
- Subject
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.0007 a-d
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0126 a-g
- Description
- Japanese, various scenes, 4 photographic, 3 painted. (a) bronze statues of Nanko Toyko, 3 figures, coloured, photograph. (b) Kegon Water fall Nikko, photograph. (c) Sorinto Nikko, photograph. (d) Urami Water fall Nikko, photograph. (e) mountain, sailboats, painting. (f) mountain, boat bow in foregr…
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- Title
- Postcard
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- Japanese, various scenes, 4 photographic, 3 painted. (a) bronze statues of Nanko Toyko, 3 figures, coloured, photograph. (b) Kegon Water fall Nikko, photograph. (c) Sorinto Nikko, photograph. (d) Urami Water fall Nikko, photograph. (e) mountain, sailboats, painting. (f) mountain, boat bow in foreground, painting. (g) similar scene as (e) except horizontal.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0126 a-g
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