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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
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- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0049
- Description
- Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darke…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 1.0 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darker green background. Pin clasp soldered to back is of brass.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Anna Laterman
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0049
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0050
- Description
- A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 2.1 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0050
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- tiger
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
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- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0064
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of t…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 5.5 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of thistles, with an oval rosy-brown coloured faceted stone at its centre. Stored in box of cardboard with Blackwatch plaid cover. Handwritten inside cover; "From Father to Annie".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0064
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0079
- Description
- Palmate fan pin, pin backing missing. Top side of fan is a pheasant in brush setting, in silver and gold metal, on ridged fan background. Handle of fan is gold and has small loop on end.
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 1.6 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- Palmate fan pin, pin backing missing. Top side of fan is a pheasant in brush setting, in silver and gold metal, on ridged fan background. Handle of fan is gold and has small loop on end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0079
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0080
- Description
- Fan shaped pin with gold end slats and support slats. Other slats dark brown. Two birds within floral scene, one bird in gold, other bronze.
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 2.1 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Fan shaped pin with gold end slats and support slats. Other slats dark brown. Two birds within floral scene, one bird in gold, other bronze.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- bird
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0080
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0081
- Description
- Multi coloured cloisonne, enamel and metal, bird profile pin at top end of long straight pin.
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- Title
- Stickpin Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 3.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Multi coloured cloisonne, enamel and metal, bird profile pin at top end of long straight pin.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0081
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
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