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Miniature Boots
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0158
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- grass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0158
- Description
- A pair of woven straw snowboots, solidly woven thick sole, upper foot closely woven with braided twining, and shank left unwoven with upright ribs which have been woven around at top leaving ends as fringe around outside. Boots attached together by a length of twisted straw cord.
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- Title
- Miniature Boots
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- grass
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of woven straw snowboots, solidly woven thick sole, upper foot closely woven with braided twining, and shank left unwoven with upright ribs which have been woven around at top leaving ends as fringe around outside. Boots attached together by a length of twisted straw cord.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0158
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Miniature Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0141
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in wai…
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- Title
- Miniature Screen
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in waiting is holding something in her hands, a mistress is sitting. Checkerboard design encompasses entire picture.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
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Miniature Scroll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0142%20a-c
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left.…
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left. Japanese writing top right: 'toku gava ni-sei' 2nd generation Tokuogawa honourable minamoto-no-tada, 10.5 string. (c) 17.5 x 5.2, patterned purple scroll, silver highlights, picture 6.2 x 3.2 of goddess Kannon . Kanlyn-Zan, Konlyn mountain, asakusa-dera, temple asakusa, black and white woven string 15.0.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- artists
- figure
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
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- Title
- Ceramic Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0058
- Description
- miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold l…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 2.0 x 2.9 cm
- Description
- miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold lacquer speckling on door interior and base. Hanging flower lacquer design over surface of box, bottom of box has large blossom design. Door clasp fragile. Inset tacks on box top which serve as handle rests.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0058
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profil…
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- Title
- Dinner Plate
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profile while body is in front view with wings spread open, between the circles are blue and white cloud like scrolls. 10 cm. circle in center is undecorated white. Rim has border of blue cross hatched triangles. At least twenty holes in glaze are evident on topside. Underside is decorated with a delicate curvy blue line, mark on bottom resemble a monogram, framed in a double blue line.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
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- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0758
- Description
- A large, oblong, wooden tray carved from a single piece of wood, fine grain elm, with carved picture of gnarled, Japanese tree at centre. Tray carved with slight, thick, lip rounding into bottom of tray. Large tree covers bottom of tray with spikes of grass at its base, and plum blossoms on its br…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 34.4 x 63.5 cm
- Description
- A large, oblong, wooden tray carved from a single piece of wood, fine grain elm, with carved picture of gnarled, Japanese tree at centre. Tray carved with slight, thick, lip rounding into bottom of tray. Large tree covers bottom of tray with spikes of grass at its base, and plum blossoms on its branches. Narrow zigzagged band frames picture with carved Japanese "Two Friends in Winter" signature in small chop square at bottom left corner below a faint inscription of Japanese characters. Charred areas in four spots on tray forming a roughly 18.0 x 20.0 cm rectangle. (From Brazier?). Dotted stains from soya sauce.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0758
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Decorative Scroll End
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0098
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0098
- Description
- Gracefully shaped, gold lacquered, wooden cap for end of scroll. Tear shaped form which narrows to slight neck with flat end, and has small lip at other, hollow end. Speckled gold lacquer with overlaid design of gold vines and circle motif containing three heart shaped leaves forming trifoliate sha…
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- Title
- Decorative Scroll End
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- Gracefully shaped, gold lacquered, wooden cap for end of scroll. Tear shaped form which narrows to slight neck with flat end, and has small lip at other, hollow end. Speckled gold lacquer with overlaid design of gold vines and circle motif containing three heart shaped leaves forming trifoliate shape inside. Circle motif on end, hollow end is about 2 cm deep to accept scroll dowel.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0098
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Decorative Plaque
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0098
- Description
- Black lacquer plaque with morning glory buds and blossoms with gold insect. Design in relief and made of lacquer, plaster, paint and mother of pearl. Chipping on edges, 5 cm. crack which is 6.8 from left edge and 3.5 cm. from bottom edge of plaque. Various surface abrasions, plaster and paint loss …
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- Title
- Decorative Plaque
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; shell
- Dimensions
- 28.8 x 0.8 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Black lacquer plaque with morning glory buds and blossoms with gold insect. Design in relief and made of lacquer, plaster, paint and mother of pearl. Chipping on edges, 5 cm. crack which is 6.8 from left edge and 3.5 cm. from bottom edge of plaque. Various surface abrasions, plaster and paint loss in both relief flowers. Label on back "HoH", hooks and wire on back of plaque.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0098
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.5 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Press moulded human figurine, man sitting on goat and holding remnant of a chipped vessel or bird, white glaze for hair, enamel eyes and mouth. Robe is green yellow brown. Figure distinguished by dome-shaped head.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0139
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