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Spoon Collection
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- Date
- 1924
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0556 a-l
- Description
- Teaspoon size souvenir spoons, all with identical shafts in branch and leaf design with varying handle end decorations including peccary, gryphons, horse, crowns, cherub, Roman eagle, four have writing. Firenze, Forli, Siena and SPQR. Hallmarks on every spoon stamped "800" with hallmark resembling…
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- Title
- Spoon Collection
- Date
- 1924
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.8 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- Teaspoon size souvenir spoons, all with identical shafts in branch and leaf design with varying handle end decorations including peccary, gryphons, horse, crowns, cherub, Roman eagle, four have writing. Firenze, Forli, Siena and SPQR. Hallmarks on every spoon stamped "800" with hallmark resembling caduceus.
- Subject
- households
- animal
- horse
- eagle
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0556 a-l
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1002
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- playthings
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1021
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- skin; wood; hair; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1021
- Description
- A miniature pinto made out of balsa wood. A realistic horse standing solidly on four feet, head up, turned to the left. A soft curly mane and tail. Glass eyes and hole for a bit that goes through his mouth. It is the most wonderful toy I've ever seen.
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- skin; wood; hair; glass
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 44.0 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- A miniature pinto made out of balsa wood. A realistic horse standing solidly on four feet, head up, turned to the left. A soft curly mane and tail. Glass eyes and hole for a bit that goes through his mouth. It is the most wonderful toy I've ever seen.
- Subject
- advertising
- Ted's Novelty Shop
- miniature
- toy
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Shaw, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1021
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- Date
- 1964
- Material
- leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1084
- Description
- An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. The…
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- Title
- Horse Saddle
- Date
- 1964
- Material
- leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
- Dimensions
- 96.0 x 58.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. There is a leather strap, for gripping, wound around the horn and a metal concho attaches the strap to the saddle. Below the horn, viewer’s right, there is a leather strap threaded through the fork and secured with a screw; buckled onto this is a large metal ring buckle with the woven cinch attached to that. The cinch is a mixture of rope, hair, fibre and pink wool woven and braided into a horizontal line in pink, braided rope and then a pyramid; same on the other half. On either side of the cantel there is a rosette concho of leather with a metal concho over that, and two pieces of dangling leather, same on the back jockey behind the cantel, and in the middle the maker’s stamp again “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. A leather tab is attached to saddle, viewer’s left, with a leather rosette concho, on top of which is a metal concho; stamped on this is the maker’s mark “QUARTER HORSE TREE”, an oval with a cutout in the middle “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. The saddle has large fenders and attached to those are the stirrups.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- riding
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Purchased from Brad Bischoff, Canmore, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1084
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1022
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1022
- Description
- Crudely carved horse with the features highlighted by burning the wood.
- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Crudely carved horse with the features highlighted by burning the wood.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1022
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Printing Block
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.0032
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- linoleum
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0032
- Description
- A brown linoleum block with a carved image of a horse standing in front of a slightly dilapidated wooden building. To the left of the building is a tree, a fence, and in the distance, hills.
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- Title
- Printing Block
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- linoleum
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A brown linoleum block with a carved image of a horse standing in front of a slightly dilapidated wooden building. To the left of the building is a tree, a fence, and in the distance, hills.
- Credit
- Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0032
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Printing Block
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.0039
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- linoleum
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0039
- Description
- A linoleum block used for printmaking. Carved image of a low wooden building with a horse standing in front and a car parked beside. Made by Clifford Foard Robinson for unknown print.
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- Title
- Printing Block
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- linoleum
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- A linoleum block used for printmaking. Carved image of a low wooden building with a horse standing in front and a car parked beside. Made by Clifford Foard Robinson for unknown print.
- Subject
- horse
- printmaking
- Credit
- Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0039
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1099
- Description
- Riding crop is a 70 cm long, cylindrical rod that tapers from 2.75 cm thickness at top end to 1 cm thickness at bottom end. The top of the rod has an ornate silver cover measuring 9 cm in length. The design of the silver cover is floral and the letters J.K. are engraved in the top. At the base of t…
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- Title
- Riding Crop
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 70 cm
- Description
- Riding crop is a 70 cm long, cylindrical rod that tapers from 2.75 cm thickness at top end to 1 cm thickness at bottom end. The top of the rod has an ornate silver cover measuring 9 cm in length. The design of the silver cover is floral and the letters J.K. are engraved in the top. At the base of the silver cover a silver eyelet extends out perpendicular to the rod, having been screwed into the rod through a hole in the silver cover. A brass ring 1 cm in diameter hangs from the silver eyelet. There is a second hole in the silver cap 1 cm away from first hole with eyelet. The rod is dark brown in colour and made of leather.
- Subject
- horse
- Nora Drummond-Davies
- Credit
- Gift of Marilyn Jones, Cochrane, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1099
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.1100
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skinr; metal; twine
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1100
- Description
- The quirt is made of dark brown leather. The handle is plaited and measures 52 cm. One end of the handle has a knob of hard leather at the end with a leather loop strap . The other end of the plaited handle end in a loop and has two leather falls (long singular strap of leather bent in half around …
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skinr; metal; twine
- Dimensions
- 120 cm
- Description
- The quirt is made of dark brown leather. The handle is plaited and measures 52 cm. One end of the handle has a knob of hard leather at the end with a leather loop strap . The other end of the plaited handle end in a loop and has two leather falls (long singular strap of leather bent in half around the loop and affixed in place with metal wire)
- Subject
- horse
- Nora Drummond-Davies
- Credit
- Gift of Marilyn Jones, Cochrane, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1100
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1101 a,b
- Description
- Spurs are “U” shaped bands of metal with a 2.5 cm long neck piece. There is a slit in the neck piece where a very small rowel spins. At each end of the heel band there is a metal screw to affix straps to. Affixed to one screw on each spur is a metal buckle to affix the strap to the other side and a…
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- Title
- Spurs
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12 x 10 cm
- Description
- Spurs are “U” shaped bands of metal with a 2.5 cm long neck piece. There is a slit in the neck piece where a very small rowel spins. At each end of the heel band there is a metal screw to affix straps to. Affixed to one screw on each spur is a metal buckle to affix the strap to the other side and adjust the tightness. English style spurs, possibly Prince of Wales design.
- Subject
- horse
- Nora Drummond-Davies
- Credit
- Gift of Marilyn Jones, Cochrane, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1101 a,b
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