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Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0319 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small …
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small foot. Underside has circle carved at centre. (b) 2.6 x 5.8 - small lip around top platform, outward bowed base carved through in scrolled vine pattern between solid spaces terminating in three small feet. Marks: on base, red Japeanese writing) (c) 2.6 x 6.7 - double circle inscribed on top platform which is ringed with small lip, smooth outward bowed base with three small feet curving outward, small circle cut in base. Marks: on base, paper label, “605/2” (d) 2.7 x 6.5 - lathe turned with small lip around top platform, smooth outward bowed base with small foot-ring, bottom hollowed inside foot-ring. (e) 1.6 x 5.7 - small raised ring carved around platform top, base flares out slightly and is scroll-shaped along bottom defining three very small feet. (f) 1.6 x 4.5 - small lip around platform top, sharp shoulder of outward bowed based incised with small lines around; scroll carving at bottom defines small feet.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0319 a-f
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Commemorative Portfolio
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.0099%20a-l
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- paper; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0099 a-l
- Description
- A paper folder containing 12 Japanese colour prints depicting flowers with some insects and birds. Each print has a maker stamp in black and red. the front of the paper folder has characters in black and red.
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- Title
- Commemorative Portfolio
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A paper folder containing 12 Japanese colour prints depicting flowers with some insects and birds. Each print has a maker stamp in black and red. the front of the paper folder has characters in black and red.
- Subject
- Japanese art
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0099 a-l
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 66.6 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at…
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- Title
- Fighting Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 72.1 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at end of handle has low relief casting of gilded dragonfly on one corner, a small bronze insect is caught below the leather wrapping on either side of the handle. Rectangular sword guard at hilt has incised design and vestiges of gold painted design with a decorative opening either side. (b) dirk, short narrow blade set into metal handle with inlay of bronze in shape of stem with leaves and two seed pods on one side, fits into slit in top of scabbard. Note: part of inlay missing. (c) scabbard, hollow wood shaped to fit the blade and covered with finely textured brown leather. Slots on either side near hilt are banded at top with smooth black strip, wood?, horn?, and further down as well, where dirk enters. Ornate metal cap at tip extends in a strip 16.0 cm along back edge and 5.0 cm along front edge with narrow metal band around scabbard 10.0 cm from tip. Small gilded dragonfly on one corner of cap at tip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
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Film negatives
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River
- Date Range
- [1907-1911]
- Reference Code
- V527 / NA - 1 to 136
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.C. Photographs: negatives
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Accession Number
- 2764, 5248
- Reference Code
- V527 / NA - 1 to 136
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1907-1911]
- Physical Description
- 136 photographs : negatives; film
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River
- Notes
- NA-101: Sky is masked out by a combination of fabric and paintlike substance.
- Name Access
- Schaffer, Mary
- Warren, Billy
- Lewis, John Swift
- Sharples, Paul
- Sharples, Carrie
- Moberly, John
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bison
- Environment and Nature
- Horses
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Landscapes
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Jasper
- Maligne Lake
- Mount Robson
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Item list available. Some reference prints are available.
- Creator
- Mary Schaffer
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF NEGATIVES (V527/NA) :
- 1 [Mary Schaffer and others on mountain side]. -- 1906
- 2,3 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906
- 4 [Laughing Falls]. -- 1906
- 5 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906
- 6 Valley of the Lakes. -- 1906
- 7 Mr. Muggins : [dog]. -- 1906
- 8 [Flowers]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 9 [Mt. Saskatchewan from Castleguard?]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 10 Pinto Lake. -- [1907 or 08]
- 11 Wildflowers : [Bow Park]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 12 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- [1907 or 08]
- 13 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]
- 14, 15 Vaux Canyon : [Sunwapta Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 16 Sunwapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]
- 17 Tete Jaune Cache
- 18 [Hoodoos and Cascade River at Anthracite]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 19 [Bird]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 20 [Packtrain near mountain]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 21 Moberly : [John Moberly?] . -- 1908
- 22 Lewis John Swift. -- 1908
- 23 [Mrs. Swift? and child]. -- 1908
- 24 Moberly : [John Moberly?]. -- 1908
- 25 [Man on horse on mountain pass]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 26 [Billy Warren launching raft on Maligne Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 27 Head of Maligne Lake [and view of Mount Mary Vaux]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 28 Mount Robson. -- 1908
- 29 [Girl with dog at Lake Louise]
- 30,31 Athabasca River Valley panorama from the Bump : [Mt. Kitchener]. -- 1908
- 32,33 [Panorama from Wilcox Pass?: Mt. Kitchener to Mt. Stutfield, Song Sangen Creek and Snow Dome]. -- 1907?
- 34 [View from the Bump - Wilcox Pass and Snow Dome?]. -- 1908
- 35-37 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908
- 38-39 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908
- 40-41 [Unidentified mountains]. -- [1907 or 08]. -- #41 is reverse neg of #40
- 42 [Fortress Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 43 [Unidentified mountain and lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 44 [Horses by fire]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 45 [Horse and rider by Ptarmigan Lake?]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 46 [Horse with saddle]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 47 [Laughing Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 48 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 49 [Takakkaw Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 50 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 51 Castle Mountain. -- [1907 or 08]
- 52 Elk. -- [1907 or 08]
- 53 Elk. -- 1906
- 54-57 Buffalo in animal paddock. -- [1907 or 08]]
- 58 [Unidentified cabins at animal paddock, Banff?]. -- [[1907 or 08]]
- 59 Wild flowers. -- [1907 or 08]
- 60 [Unidentified rock tower]. -- [1907 or 08]
- 61 [Japanese lady at table]
- 62 [Japanese woman in doorway]
- 63 [Japanese woman in garden]
- 64 [Japan scene]
- 65 Maligne Lake : [camp]
- 66 [Schaffer party on raft, Maligne Lake]
- 67 Head of Maligne [Lake]
- 68 Morning mists on Maligne : [Maligne Lake]
- 69 Maligne Valley : [teepee poles]
- 70 [People in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
- 71 Mount Unwin : [Paul Sharples and Carrie Sharples? in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
- 72 Maligne Lake near Sampson's Narrows
- 73 Head of Maligne : [Maligne Lake]
- 74,75 [Maligne Lake?]
- 76 Sampson Peak : [Sampson Peakand Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
- 77 Sampson at dawn
- 78 [Mary Schaffer, Paul Sharples, Carrie Sharples with teepee]. -- [1911]
- 79 Shoulder of Charlton : [Paul Sharples in boat]. -- [1911]
- 80 The Ramparts
- 81 Henry House : [site of Henry House]
- 82 [Horses on unidentified pass]
- 83 Columbia : [packtrain near Mount Columbia]
- 84 Bow Summit
- 85 Pyramid Mountain
- 86 Wilcox Summit
- 87 [Trout hanging from tree]
- 88 Mt. Columbia
- 89 [Unidentified Indigneous woman and child with teepee]
- 90 [Indigenous person with teepee on Kootenay Plains]
- 91 [Unidentified mountain - winter scene]
- 92 [Forest fire along the Athabasca River]
- 93 Moberly's : [packtrain fording Athabasca River]
- 94 Moberly's : [three people crossing Athabasca River in dugout canoe]
- 95 [Wrecked raft? along river]
- 96 Robson; horses grazing : [Mount Robson]
- 97 Nashan : [Nashan Peak and Watchtower lake]
- 98 [Indigenous people and horses on Kootenay Plains]
- 99 [Chaba River?]
- 100 [Unidentified mountains]
- 101 [Horses on trail beside unidentified river]
- 102 [Man and woman blowing up air mattresses]
- 103 [Unidentified mountain]
- 104 [Mary Schaffer and horses]
- 105 Fortress : [Fortress Lake]
- 106-109 [Fortress Lake]
- 110 [Mount Quincy?]
- 111 [Unidentified mountain and lake]
- 112 [Unidentified mountain]
- 113 [Camp scene]
- 114 [Unidentified river]
- 115, 116 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
- 117 Athabasca : [Mount Athabasca]
- 118 [Mount Columbia]
- 119 [Unidentified mountains]
- 120 [Mount Charlton and Pixie Valley]
- 121 [Packhorses on steep trail]
- 122 [Unidentified mountains]
- 123 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
- 124 [Person with horse on edge of gorge]
- 125 [Vermilion Lakes]
- 126 [Mount Rundle from Vermilion Lakes]
- 127 [Moose calves at animal paddock]
- 128 [Sheep in slough]
- 129 [Woman feeding antelope at animal paddock]
- 130 [Woman with moose calves at animal paddock]
- 131 [Sheep]
- 132 [Mountain sheep]
- 133 [Antelope and buffalo at animal paddock]
- 134 [Sheep]
- 135, 136 [Flowers]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Japan day by day, 1877, 1878-79, 1882-83; with illustrations from sketches in the author's Journal
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1917
- Author
- Morse, Edward S.
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton
- Call Number
- 02.1 M83j
- Author
- Morse, Edward S.
- Responsibility
- Edward S. Morse
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton
- Published Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 2 vol. front., illus.
- Series
- Volume 1 of 2
- Subjects
- Japanese
- Morse, Edward Sylvestre
- Notes
- Description under author's name reads: Formerly professor in the Imperial University of Tokyo, member of the Japan society of New York, member of the Japan society of London, author of "Japanese homes and their surroundings", etc.
- Edward Morse is Catharine Whyte's grandfather
- Accession Number
- 50,500 09-09-02
- Call Number
- 02.1 M83j
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Japan day by day, 1877, 1878-79, 1882-83; with illustrations from sketches in the author's Journal
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1917
- Author
- Morse, Edward S.
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton
- Call Number
- 02.1 M83j2
- Author
- Morse, Edward S.
- Responsibility
- Edward S. Morse
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton
- Published Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 2 vol. front., illus.
- Series
- Volume 2 of 2
- Subjects
- Japanese
- Morse, Edward Sylvestre
- Notes
- Description under author's name reads: Formerly professor in the Imperial University of Tokyo, member of the Japan society of New York, member of the Japan society of London, author of "Japanese homes and their surroundings", etc.
- Edward Morse is Catharine Whyte's grandfather
- Accession Number
- 50,500 09-09-02
- Call Number
- 02.1 M83j2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0284
- Description
- The case is in five segments which are both held together and can be separated by tension of the purple cord. Cord extends from a hole on either extremity of segments rim edges, through to attach itself to the ivory netsuke. Netsuke is woman supporting small child on her back at left shoulder, woma…
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- Title
- Medicine Case
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 5.7 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- The case is in five segments which are both held together and can be separated by tension of the purple cord. Cord extends from a hole on either extremity of segments rim edges, through to attach itself to the ivory netsuke. Netsuke is woman supporting small child on her back at left shoulder, woman wearing kimono, obi and getas. Signature on woman's right leg. Cord hole found on woman's left hip. Round filigree brass button slides on cord between netsuke and inro. Lacquer design on inro is landscape with birds on one side. Obverse is harbour scene with lighthouse boats and full moon, all in gold and black lacquer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0284
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0285
- Description
- Case is in six segments held together cord. Cord extends through holes on either extremity of rim edge and extends about 6 inches , 15 cm. to netsuke. On one face of case gold ground, mask and fan and a black lacquer bundle. Obverse has gold ground including sashes and black mask and gold and black…
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- Title
- Medicine Case
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.5 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Case is in six segments held together cord. Cord extends through holes on either extremity of rim edge and extends about 6 inches , 15 cm. to netsuke. On one face of case gold ground, mask and fan and a black lacquer bundle. Obverse has gold ground including sashes and black mask and gold and black striped cap. Embossed signature on bottom of inro. Toggle of brass filigree between inro and netsuke acts as a slide to tighten cord. Netsuke is an elderly, stooped man with long beard, wearing a mask. Mask and feet made of ivory but right foot is missing. Kimono gold and orange lacquer with hood of gold and black lacquer stripes. Ivory head loosening.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0285
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