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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
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- Title
- Tuning Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.9 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; shell; metal; fibre; skin; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0005 a-c
- Description
- An ornate, inlaid, mandolin with flat back in black fibreboard case. (a) mandolin, a traditional pear shaped mandolin with flat back and four sets of paired metal strings attached to eight tuning pegs at the end of the neck which has metal frets and inlaid nacre position marks. Marquetry band aroun…
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- Title
- Mandolin
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; shell; metal; fibre; skin; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 26.5 x 61.5 cm
- Description
- An ornate, inlaid, mandolin with flat back in black fibreboard case. (a) mandolin, a traditional pear shaped mandolin with flat back and four sets of paired metal strings attached to eight tuning pegs at the end of the neck which has metal frets and inlaid nacre position marks. Marquetry band around edge, of nacre alternated with dark wood, and narrow border just inside than on the belly of light wood with dark wood inlaid pattern. Shell plate around oval sound hole of dark wood inlaid with delicate flowers and leaves of pastel coloured woods. Small, thin, metal tailpiece is etched with scroll design. Belly gold brown varnished wood, remainder stained dark red brown. Marks: large round paper label inside, "See the name Barnes & Mullins is stamped on your instrument as guarantee Barnes & Mullins London. Handwritten, "282", and the initials, "AW" (Annie White). Note: two pieces of nacre missing from edge, belly split from side one quarter of way around on bottom left, belly cracked to right of centre from tailpiece to sounding hole, inlaid shell plate cracked and nicked on right side.( b) pick, small, fat, pear shaped brown tortoise shell, paper thin and stiff. (c) case, black fibreboard, essentially the shape of the mandolin, with semicircular lid at round, wide end. Lid has leather hinge on one side, and leather flap at other with metal latch which fastens into round plate on the side beneath. Lock opens by pulling down on button sticking out of keyhole. Case stitched together with heavy black cord, lined completely with red napped fabric, leather strap handle on side opposite lock. Note: one semicircular side of lid gone other side separated completely, leather faded and scuffed, edges scuffed and becoming unstitched in places, lining pulling away at edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0005 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0003
- Description
- Lyre shaped cast iron frame with a third cast iron leg from the top of the harp down the middle between the outer legs. A double, flat, flexible, thin, vibrating tongue passes down on either side of the central leg to the end of the harp where the ends turn up at sharp right angles, ending in wire …
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- Title
- Jew's Harp
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 5.6 x 6.9 cm
- Description
- Lyre shaped cast iron frame with a third cast iron leg from the top of the harp down the middle between the outer legs. A double, flat, flexible, thin, vibrating tongue passes down on either side of the central leg to the end of the harp where the ends turn up at sharp right angles, ending in wire like hooks. The flexible tongue tapers from .3 cm wide to less than .1 cm at the hooked end. A series of three small, shallow, notches in the middle of each outer leg on the under side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- accessories
- equipment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
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- Title
- Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 1.9 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
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Folding Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0069
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, thre…
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- Title
- Folding Screen
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 168.0 cm
- Description
- A large, folding, four-paneled screen with painted lake scene one side, patterned gauze material the other. Scene, painted on canvas with water based pigments, covers entire screen from side to side and top to bottom, tranquil lake with small sailboats and thatch-covered hut in the background, three white herons and water lilies in the foreground beside a tall stand of white orchid-like flowers and spikey leaves filling the whole right panel and half of the next panel. Back is covered with green gauze material printed with a stippled white background around silhouettes of large flowers, traces of faded red define some of the petals within the flowers. Screen is hinged by means of the canvas and backing fabric continuing from one panel to the next, and folds in accordion fashion. Screen framed along sides and bottom and top with wood which has been finished with reddish paint and graining technique, outer corners trimmed and protected with short strips of thin, embossed sheet metal, with flower blossom shaped tacks evenly spaced along the edge. Left side has additional strip in the middle. Each screen panel has wooden skeleton frame beneath fabric consisting of a single upright with cross braces down its length. Back of skeleton frame beneath gauze covered with black paper, beneath canvas with brown paper.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0069
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Tea Service Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0061%20a-t
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0061 a-t
- Description
- Set consists of a: a coffee or tea pot, b: a lidded, two handled sugar bowlc: a creamer (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)d-i: 6 saucers (1.0 cm x 5.0 cm)j-o: 6 unhandled cups (2.4 cm x 3.0 cm)p-t: 5 tiny spoons (0.3 cm x 5.0 cm)The pot, creamer and sugar bowl are die cast and textured on exterior, with smooth inte…
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- Title
- Tea Service Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.3 x 6.6 x 11.9 cm
- Description
- Set consists of a: a coffee or tea pot, b: a lidded, two handled sugar bowlc: a creamer (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)d-i: 6 saucers (1.0 cm x 5.0 cm)j-o: 6 unhandled cups (2.4 cm x 3.0 cm)p-t: 5 tiny spoons (0.3 cm x 5.0 cm)The pot, creamer and sugar bowl are die cast and textured on exterior, with smooth interiors. All have leaf motif handles and feet, small plates and cups plain, ridged design and tiny spoons are die cast and have textured handles.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0061 a-t
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- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0102
- Description
- A paper songbook of "The Gems of the Christy Minstrels". Plain, yellowed, paper cover has "Mrs. Dave White's ?" handwritten in pencil on front. Inside contains 96 pages of minstrel songs with the simple tunes musically noted, and lyrics written out in Negro dialect. Written in pencil on the inside …
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- Title
- Song Booklet
- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 12.7 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- A paper songbook of "The Gems of the Christy Minstrels". Plain, yellowed, paper cover has "Mrs. Dave White's ?" handwritten in pencil on front. Inside contains 96 pages of minstrel songs with the simple tunes musically noted, and lyrics written out in Negro dialect. Written in pencil on the inside front cover is a list of songs and their corresponding page numbers, with other pencilled notations throughout the booklet pages stapled together at folded edge with two large, rusting, metal staples. Covering page attached with two long string stitches through this spine.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0102
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Paper And Scissors Set Knife
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of …
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- Title
- Paper And Scissors Set Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of the handle. (b) scissors, slim, straight, pointed blades of steel, with a ridge down the back of each blade. Set into cast brass handles with organic relief design with dragons or fish forming the finger loops. Two sides of handles fit together with a flush, straight edge up the middle, ending in a curlicue finial at the centre top. (c) sheath, very heavy cast brass with plush lined pockets inside to accommodate the scissors and knife one atop the other. Relief design repeats organic curlicues, with heavy casting at end of cherubs entwined in curly leaves. Because of thickness of handles, scissors and knife do not both fit flush when together in sheath. 3 pieces.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- dragon
- fish
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
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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
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around…
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around one corner with Japanese writing; bottom has round stamped mark in one corner along with brushed Japanese characters; small squares of paper cover tape handle-ends on inside; contains twenty-four sets of card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) cut out of aluminum (2.0 cm) with a metal ring through the end of each, twisted together in groups of four with a piece of fabric covered wire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
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