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- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0145
- Description
- A small brass coloured, metal disk from World's Fair in 1893. Coin-like charm has hole drilled through top with small brass ring though for hanging. Face contains portrait of man with hair falling over his ears and "World's Fair 1893" around the edge. Obverse is printed with raised letters, the e…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 0.1 cm
- Description
- A small brass coloured, metal disk from World's Fair in 1893. Coin-like charm has hole drilled through top with small brass ring though for hanging. Face contains portrait of man with hair falling over his ears and "World's Fair 1893" around the edge. Obverse is printed with raised letters, the entire Lord's Prayer. Gold plate over copper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0145
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0116
- Description
- A tiny, gold-filled, die-struck cross. Comparatively large hanging ring at top through ring struck as part of cross. Stamped design on surface is four petalled flower at centre with vines and leaves down each arm. Back concave, showing reverse impression of front from machine stamping.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 0.9 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- A tiny, gold-filled, die-struck cross. Comparatively large hanging ring at top through ring struck as part of cross. Stamped design on surface is four petalled flower at centre with vines and leaves down each arm. Back concave, showing reverse impression of front from machine stamping.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0116
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- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes cove…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.7 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes covering surface. Hole pierced through narrow flange at top to hold chain. Chain of heavy silver links.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- gift
- accessories
- jewlery
- fashion
- households
- adornment
- animal
- religious
- Donna Class
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
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Religious Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0129
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0129
- Description
- A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds anoth…
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- Title
- Religious Medal
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.1 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds another loose ring link for hanging.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- religious
- figure
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0129
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Religious Pendant
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0169%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. Hi…
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- Title
- Religious Pendant
- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. High surface of design polished, with niello behind.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0147
- Description
- An ivory cross with arms capped in gold. Simple, squared, Roman cross cut from ivory, end of each arm fitted with small, cast gold cap with .2 cm lip around arm. Small gold knob at middle of end of each arm on cap. Double scalloped edge on each side of caps, with front edge of each decorated with c…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 0.9 x 3.2 cm
- Description
- An ivory cross with arms capped in gold. Simple, squared, Roman cross cut from ivory, end of each arm fitted with small, cast gold cap with .2 cm lip around arm. Small gold knob at middle of end of each arm on cap. Double scalloped edge on each side of caps, with front edge of each decorated with cast pattern texture. Flat bar holding hinged pin spike at one end and small hook clasp at other, is fastened behind transverse arm of cross.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0147
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0131
- Description
- Short strand of large brown beads loosely strung on chain with chain link tassel. 16 oval beads, 1.1x1.0 cm of tumbled, polished agate, light brown in colour with darker striations around the bead. Beads threaded very loosely, 13.0 cm gap, on loop of stainless steel chain which fastens into rin…
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- Title
- Worry Beads
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Short strand of large brown beads loosely strung on chain with chain link tassel. 16 oval beads, 1.1x1.0 cm of tumbled, polished agate, light brown in colour with darker striations around the bead. Beads threaded very loosely, 13.0 cm gap, on loop of stainless steel chain which fastens into ring at top of single irregular bead. Small steel cone hangs from bottom of this bead with a tassel of short lengths of aluminum ? chain dangling from inside the cone.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- jewlery
- accessories
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0131
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