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Commemorative Portfolio

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Date
prior to 1935
Material
silk; paper; ivory; cardboard; wood; ink
Catalogue Number
105.06.0098
Description
An album containing reproductions of 40 mural paintings dedicated to the Japanese Emperor Meiji Tenno. The full page colour murals depict important events in his lifetime. The album is made of silk brocade reinforced with paper and help in a wooden and cardboard box made to look like a larger album…
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Title
Commemorative Portfolio
Date
prior to 1935
Material
silk; paper; ivory; cardboard; wood; ink
Dimensions
45.5 x 36.5 cm
Description
An album containing reproductions of 40 mural paintings dedicated to the Japanese Emperor Meiji Tenno. The full page colour murals depict important events in his lifetime. The album is made of silk brocade reinforced with paper and help in a wooden and cardboard box made to look like a larger album. The box is covered in gold brocade silk and has Japanese characters on the front. The box is held closed by two ivory clasps on one side.
Subject
Japan
Emperor Meiji Tenno
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0098
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
paper; glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.1005 a,b
Description
Two boxes of glass plates.a) Cardboard box with a blue label “The Standard Lantern Slide Plates by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y.” This box contains 20 clear glass plates (10.0 x 8.2 cm). The number ”4” and “Mrs Warren” are handwritten in pencil on this box.b) Cardboard box labelled with “PHOT…
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Title
Photograph Accessory
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
paper; glass
Dimensions
2.0 (a); 2.8 (b) x 9.0 (a); 11.2 (b) x 11.0 (a); 13.7 (b) cm
Description
Two boxes of glass plates.a) Cardboard box with a blue label “The Standard Lantern Slide Plates by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y.” This box contains 20 clear glass plates (10.0 x 8.2 cm). The number ”4” and “Mrs Warren” are handwritten in pencil on this box.b) Cardboard box labelled with “PHOTOGRAPHIC DRY PLATES MANUFACTURED BY HAMMER DRY PLATE COMPANY ST. LOUIS. MO.” around a picture of a factory. “Mrs Schaffer” is handwritten in pencil on one side of the box. Included with the box is an envelope with “K. KIMBEY IMPORTER OF CAMERAS, KODAKS, FILMS & SUPPLIES...” along with “Mary Schaffer” written in ink. This envelope is from a business in Japan.March 30/15 in a Mylar envelope a piece of green paper re: contents
Subject
households
photography
Mary Schaffer
Japan
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
104.41.1005 a,b
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.528
Description
A pencil drawing of a sailboat, titled JAPAN on water with the sun in the center-right. There is a border that has been drawn around the drawing.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sunset
Date
1917 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 22.5 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a sailboat, titled JAPAN on water with the sun in the center-right. There is a border that has been drawn around the drawing.
Subject
sunset
sailboat
Japan
water
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.528
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1916
Medium
graphite; pastel; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.12
Description
Manufactured sketchbook for pastels made up of coloured papers interleaved with tissue paper. The front cover reads “REEVES’ GREYHOUND PASTEL BOOK, Pete White [written cursive in black ink], No. 4” with the manufacturer details at the bottom and a decorative border around the it all. Details about …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1916
Medium
graphite; pastel; on paper;
Dimensions
27.1 x 18.3 cm
Description
Manufactured sketchbook for pastels made up of coloured papers interleaved with tissue paper. The front cover reads “REEVES’ GREYHOUND PASTEL BOOK, Pete White [written cursive in black ink], No. 4” with the manufacturer details at the bottom and a decorative border around the it all. Details about Reeves’ products is printed on the back. Contents include buckets, flowers in various containers, flowers on their own, fruit, landscapes, Japanese lanterns & umbrellas, flags, and birds. Most drawings are dated.
Subject
drawing
animals
Japan
children
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.12
Images
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