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The face of China, as seen by photographers & travellers, 1860-1912
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21173
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1978
- Publisher
- Millerton (New York) : Aperture, Inc.
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 F3
- Responsibility
- [an exhibition presented by the Philadelphia Museum of Art from April 15 to June 25, 1978] ; preface by L. Carrington Goodrich ; historical commentary by Nigel Cameron
- Publisher
- Millerton (New York) : Aperture, Inc.
- Published Date
- c1978
- Physical Description
- 159p. : ill. port.
- Notes
- Sources p.156-157
- Accession Number
- 13,000
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 F3
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Imperial China ; photographs, 1850-1912
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1978
- Publisher
- New York : Pennwick Publishing ; Crown Publishers ^distributor¸
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 I5
- Responsibility
- historical texts by Clark Worswick and Jonathan Spence ; with a foreword by Harrison Salisbury
- Publisher
- New York : Pennwick Publishing ; Crown Publishers ^distributor¸
- Published Date
- c1978
- Physical Description
- 151p. : ill. ports.
- Notes
- Sources p.151
- ISBN
- 0-517-533744
- Accession Number
- 13,000
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 I5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Thoreau country ; photographs and text selections from the works of H. D. Thoreau
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21177
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1975
- Author
- Gleason, Herbert W.
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Sierra Club Books
- Call Number
- TR700 N4 G5
- Author
- Gleason, Herbert W.
- Responsibility
- by Herbert W. Gleason ; edited by Mark Silber ; introduction by Paul Brooks
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Sierra Club Books
- Published Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- xv, 143p. : ill. map
- Notes
- Textual sources : p.142
- ISBN
- 0-87156-144-1
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- TR700 N4 G5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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The last empire ; photography in British India, 1855-1911
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21199
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1976
- Publisher
- Millerton (N.Y.) : Aperture
- Call Number
- TR815 I5 W6
- Responsibility
- preface by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, with texts by Clark Worswick and Ainslie Embree
- Publisher
- Millerton (N.Y.) : Aperture
- Published Date
- c1976
- Physical Description
- [149]p. : ill. ports.
- Notes
- Accompanies an exhibition organized by the Asia House Gallery of the Asia Society for the summer of 1976
- Bibliography p.[147-149]
- 2 copies, hard and soft cover
- Call Number
- TR815 I5 W6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Packhorses to the Pacific
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13072
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1976
- Author
- Kopas, Cliff
- Publisher
- Sidney (B.C.) : Gray's
- Call Number
- F1090 K67
- Author
- Kopas, Cliff
- Publisher
- Sidney (B.C.) : Gray's
- Published Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 132p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Pack trips
- Travel
- ISBN
- 0-88826-067-9
- Call Number
- F1090 K67
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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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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- Date
- 1970 – 1978
- Material
- metal; fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0335
- Description
- Navy blue folding umbrella with navy blue nylon case. Top and handle are textured silver coloured metal discs. Metal chain attached to handle. Octagonal metal shaft telescopes to close umbrella to half the size of a normal umbrella. Nylon case has metal rimmed hole at end into which metal disk at e…
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- Title
- Umbrella
- Date
- 1970 – 1978
- Material
- metal; fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 51.5 cm
- Description
- Navy blue folding umbrella with navy blue nylon case. Top and handle are textured silver coloured metal discs. Metal chain attached to handle. Octagonal metal shaft telescopes to close umbrella to half the size of a normal umbrella. Nylon case has metal rimmed hole at end into which metal disk at end of umbrella fits for storage.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0335
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Shoulder Purse
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0348
- Description
- A reddish brown, soft, rectangular, imitation leather purse with 65.0 cm long shoulder strap, and flap which folds over top and fastens near the bottom of the front. Material is very soft, expanded, rubber like plastic backed with black knit fabric inside, and lined with a vinyl material on the fla…
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- Title
- Shoulder Purse
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 6.8 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A reddish brown, soft, rectangular, imitation leather purse with 65.0 cm long shoulder strap, and flap which folds over top and fastens near the bottom of the front. Material is very soft, expanded, rubber like plastic backed with black knit fabric inside, and lined with a vinyl material on the flap. Seams and edge simply folded over and sewn, with the edge of the flap bound with a strip of the same "leather" with the strap attached to purse by brass coloured rings and rivets. Flap has 2.9 cm wide strap passing down its middle to a large silver coloured rectangular sliding buckle at the bottom to fasten.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0348
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- Date
- 1977 – 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0388 a-i
- Description
- (a) Hand thrown, flat footed bowl with deep turquoise glaze with black floral slip pattern, glaze crackled, firing marks remain in bowl.The following were found within the bowl and were bought by Catharine on a trip to Afghanistan: (b) polished blue and black stone (1.0 cm x 3.6 cm).(c) polished gr…
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1977 – 1977
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- (a) Hand thrown, flat footed bowl with deep turquoise glaze with black floral slip pattern, glaze crackled, firing marks remain in bowl.The following were found within the bowl and were bought by Catharine on a trip to Afghanistan: (b) polished blue and black stone (1.0 cm x 3.6 cm).(c) polished grey and brown stone (0.5 cm x 4.0 cm).(d) polished blue stone (0.8 cm x 3.4 cm)(e) polished brown stone (1.0 cm x 3.3 cm)(f) polished brown and white stone (1.5 cm x 3.5 cm) with small holes through which you can see crystals inside.(g) clear polished plastic or sea glass (0.4 cm x 1.7cm). There is a paint-like substance on one side and one end of the object is yellowed. (h) brass-coloured coin (0.2 cm x 1.5 cm). The relief on one side of the coin has been rubbed off significantly and there is a deep gouge on the back.(i) silver-coloured coin (0.3 cm x 1.7 cm). The relief on both sides of the coin has rubbed off significantly and there is a gold-coloured deposit near one edge.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0388 a-i
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0091
- Description
- A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, har…
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- Title
- Scroll
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, hares, frogs and other animals engaged in various human activities. Long paper label on end of scroll with Japanese writing, presumably the title. Scroll is contained in long rectangular cardboard box with red brown lid and same label as on scroll pasted to top of lid, and ink stamped Japanese writing inside base of box. Also contains green paper sheets in English and Japanese explaining the scroll, and a sheet of white paper completely in Japanese.Made in Japan.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- monkey
- hare
- frog
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0091
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