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Date
1900 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0227
Description
Metal bowl decorated with orange, blue, gold, white & red enamels. Exterior of bowl orange, interior floral and horse design in centre with red/blue/gold patterned border banding. Loss of gold enamel. "Handmade in Austria Steinbock-Email" sticker on base.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1900 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.0 cm
Description
Metal bowl decorated with orange, blue, gold, white & red enamels. Exterior of bowl orange, interior floral and horse design in centre with red/blue/gold patterned border banding. Loss of gold enamel. "Handmade in Austria Steinbock-Email" sticker on base.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0227
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
102.04.0301
Description
Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
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Title
Decorative Vase
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
glass
Dimensions
15.2 x 10.0 cm
Description
Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0301
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Date
1940 – 1957
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0314
Description
Unvarnished, hand carved box, lid inset inside box rim, unhinged. Box is flat based with sides sitting on base edge, exterior roughly carved, inside straight sided. Lid French Canadian rural scene with man in horse drawn sleigh. Torn sticker that was removed indicated Canadian manufacture. Dark sta…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1940 – 1957
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.2 x 11.0 x 24.3 cm
Description
Unvarnished, hand carved box, lid inset inside box rim, unhinged. Box is flat based with sides sitting on base edge, exterior roughly carved, inside straight sided. Lid French Canadian rural scene with man in horse drawn sleigh. Torn sticker that was removed indicated Canadian manufacture. Dark stain at horse's head. Carved on lid is "Ardin"(?)
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0314
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0323
Description
Octagonal, lidded box with inset tray resting on same rim as lid rests on. Flat base and straight walls which are gold/black speckled lacquer. On lid: 2 Chinese lions, one white, one black - playfully fighting,underside of lid and tray, they are resting, in base peony, handles also peony in brass.…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Dimensions
9.6 x 11.6 x 12.5 cm
Description
Octagonal, lidded box with inset tray resting on same rim as lid rests on. Flat base and straight walls which are gold/black speckled lacquer. On lid: 2 Chinese lions, one white, one black - playfully fighting,underside of lid and tray, they are resting, in base peony, handles also peony in brass. Mauve cord passes through handles.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
lion
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0323
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Date
1960 – 1965
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0331
Description
Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
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Title
Decorative Ashtray
Date
1960 – 1965
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.2 x 9.1 cm
Description
Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0331
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0334
Description
Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood
Dimensions
7.7 x 13.9 x 28.3 cm
Description
Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
duck
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0334
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0361
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle…
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Title
Wall; Wicker Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
12.6 x 12.5 x 26.5 cm
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle. Large wings of lattice weave around a frame of shaped twig backed with leaf fibre, two metal studs form eyes, wicker loop just below mouth for hanging, bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
insect
grasshopper
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0361
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0362
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or d…
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Title
Wall; Wicker Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
5.0 x 10.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or dyed brown. Two metal studs form eyes. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing. Small loop beneath mouth for hanging.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
insect
fly
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0362
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0369 a,b
Description
Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued …
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Title
Bookend
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
11.5 x 12.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued to bottom.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
elk
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0369 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0381 a-d
Description
A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each b…
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Title
Matchbox; Decorative Set
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 7.7 x 11.2 cm
Description
A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each box depicts on top brushwork white horse in different pose with red chop of artist, as well as name written in script, "YEDE". One long side has series of Japanese characters (each different), the other a rough striking surface for matches. Bottom is white background covered with a pattern of green and black diamond shapes, with "JAPAN" printed in red in lower right corner. (a) horse rearing (b) horse sniffing air (c) horse grazing facing right (d) horse with head lower facing left. Contains two long (10.5 cm) red-tipped matches.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0381 a-d
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