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- Date
- 1840 – 1850
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0005 a,b
- Description
- (a) Large dark brown wooden box camera which is constructed so that back half of camera slides into front half to focus and is secured in place by means of a brass thumbscrew into a slot in the base. Large brass lens screwed over aperture hole at centre of front side of wooden box, square glass pla…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1840 – 1850
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 24.0 x 42.3 cm
- Description
- (a) Large dark brown wooden box camera which is constructed so that back half of camera slides into front half to focus and is secured in place by means of a brass thumbscrew into a slot in the base. Large brass lens screwed over aperture hole at centre of front side of wooden box, square glass plate set into wooden frame slides into slot at back of camera. (b) a separate plateholder of the same size has hinged door on back of frame which opens to insert black metal film sheath (Eastman Kodak), and front of frame slides out by pulling on metal ring at top to expose film. Note: wood cracking and separated at joints, chipped at lower front corners with large chunk of wood out of lower right, plateholder cracked across door and on one side of top.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- J.D. Curren
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0005 a,b
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John Donaldson Curren
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.031
- Date
- 1934 – 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.031
- Description
- Colour: brown, grey, white. Head and shoulders of an elderly man facing left.He has white hair and a walrus mustache. His suit jacket is grey over a brown sweater, striped shirt and brown tie. The background is brown.
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- Title
- John Donaldson Curren
- Date
- 1934 – 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 51.9 x 41.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown, grey, white. Head and shoulders of an elderly man facing left.He has white hair and a walrus mustache. His suit jacket is grey over a brown sweater, striped shirt and brown tie. The background is brown.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- J.D. Curren
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.031
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Membership Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1020
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1020
- Description
- Dark Blue ribbon badge of the Western Star, reversible to black. "In Memorium In Glorious Pious & Immortal Memory of King William III (around silver horseman). "Western Star L.O.L. 1707 Anthracite, Alta" .Domed badge on front with surrealist image of high archway, odd symbols inside (eye, snake, …
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- Title
- Membership Ribbon
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 24.8 cm
- Description
- Dark Blue ribbon badge of the Western Star, reversible to black. "In Memorium In Glorious Pious & Immortal Memory of King William III (around silver horseman). "Western Star L.O.L. 1707 Anthracite, Alta" .Domed badge on front with surrealist image of high archway, odd symbols inside (eye, snake, ladder, book, anchor, moon ...). Heavy gold metallic fringe at bottom. Hangs from Orangeman bar pin of "1688 1690" and rearing horseman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1020
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Painting Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0030
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; paint, oil
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0030
- Description
- An oil painting of a rose on a piece of white silk. Single pink rose at centre with leaves and four rosebuds on stems, ferns and small blue flowers, forget-me-nots? complete the bouquet. Border of green leaves with small sprays of pink flowers surround central bouquet. Crease marks where originall…
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- Title
- Painting Picture
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; paint, oil
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- An oil painting of a rose on a piece of white silk. Single pink rose at centre with leaves and four rosebuds on stems, ferns and small blue flowers, forget-me-nots? complete the bouquet. Border of green leaves with small sprays of pink flowers surround central bouquet. Crease marks where originally folded around backing for display; edges of silk fabric rough and uneven.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- artists
- J.D. Curren
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0030
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; hair; fibre; shell; catgut
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0004 a-d
- Description
- A violin and bow in black wood case. (a) violin, golden brown varnished classic violin in hourglass shape, black fingerboard, pegs and tailpiece. Four strings with tuning screw on E string. Middle of back has inscribed a latticed scroll design. Top of back is inscribed "Ole Bull", and the same on t…
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- Title
- Violin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; hair; fibre; shell; catgut
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 25.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- A violin and bow in black wood case. (a) violin, golden brown varnished classic violin in hourglass shape, black fingerboard, pegs and tailpiece. Four strings with tuning screw on E string. Middle of back has inscribed a latticed scroll design. Top of back is inscribed "Ole Bull", and the same on the inside of the violin, purfled edges. Note: varnish flaking and worn off in spots, wood stained, two long cracks on the soundboard behind the f-holes, edges battered.( b) bow, standard violin bow with white horsehair and 8.5 cm length of cord wrapping just above the frog. Frog inlaid with nacre. Note: nacre strip on frog cracked. (c) bridge, light coloured wood with legs shaped to follow curve of violin, on side of curved top higher than the other. (d) case, black painted wood lined with red purple velvet. Shaped wider at one end, and narrower at the other to follow the shape of the violin, straight sides, with a bulge in the top allowing for extra height of fingerboards and bridge. Closes with small brass hook and eye at each end of one side (one hook missing), with brass wire handle between. Newer, stainless steel latch has been added next to missing hook and eye. Inside fully lined with red purple velvet, with semi circular blocks fitted in on sides to fit the hourglass shape of the violin around and hold securely. Three velvet loops across top at wide end to hold bow. Note: traction crackle all over painted case, paint chipping, edges nicked, velvet pulling away from wood and falling down in spots on sides.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0004 a-d
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