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Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, w…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
3.0 x 0.3 x 2.7 cm
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, with ornate clasp at front which forms bar from which pendant hangs. Bar clasp is ornate, cast gold, elliptic shape with ring at each end attached to short hexagonal sleeve which holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds latching ring clasp which is fastened through ring of pendant. Clasp in bar operated by pressing together small tab and ring at one side, and pulling a short pressure bar out.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
gift
keepsake
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
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Date
1900 – 1945
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0168 a,b
Description
Two pendants shaped from semiprecious stones. (a) orange heart, vague heart shape. Flat, stratified piece of carnelian with band of lighter orange running diagonally along left side. Small flat, U shaped brass fitting fastens with pin through top, and has rigid hanging ring at its top. (b) green dr…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1900 – 1945
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.4 x 1.3 x 1.8 cm
Description
Two pendants shaped from semiprecious stones. (a) orange heart, vague heart shape. Flat, stratified piece of carnelian with band of lighter orange running diagonally along left side. Small flat, U shaped brass fitting fastens with pin through top, and has rigid hanging ring at its top. (b) green drop, translucent obelisk like green pendant. Loose silver ring through hole drilled at top. Long silver, fine linked chain with ring bolt clasp, sterling .
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0168 a,b
Images
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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
Images
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Date
1975 – 1976
Material
metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0185
Description
Small, gold, artist's palette with coloured stones representing paint, three gold brushes lie across palette. Five, brilliant cut glass stones of different colours, red, light blue, blue, white, green, around outside. Broad, raised lip around edge, thumb hole pierced through. Checked crosshatched…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1975 – 1976
Material
metal; glass
Dimensions
0.5 x 1.8 x 3.2 cm
Description
Small, gold, artist's palette with coloured stones representing paint, three gold brushes lie across palette. Five, brilliant cut glass stones of different colours, red, light blue, blue, white, green, around outside. Broad, raised lip around edge, thumb hole pierced through. Checked crosshatched texture, with side of lip pierced through. Right ring at top of pendant holds loose ring for hanging.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
personal
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0185
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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