topic:"bird" found 8 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Bird

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Artist: Isapik (?)

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: IsA.06.01

Description: Green stone, stylized bird, with head outstretched, may be swimming.

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Artist: Isapik (?)

Title: Bird

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 6.0 x 5.7 x 14.5 cm

Description: Green stone, stylized bird, with head outstretched, may be swimming.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: IsA.06.01

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Bowl Collection

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Date: 1890 – 1940

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0588 a-l

Description: 12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g…

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Title: Bowl Collection

Date: 1890 – 1940

Material: metal

Dimensions: 5.5 x 11.3 cm

Description: 12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g,h) contain two figures, running or dancing with right leg forward, alternating with bird decoration. (i) contains four figures with alternating left and right hands raised. (j) contains four dancing figures, each alternating with single bird. (k)contains eight birds. (l) contains three dancing figures, both arms raised, alternating with bird decoration.

Subject: Whyte home; households; decorative; figure; dancing; animal; bird; Edith Morse Robb

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0588 a-l

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Luncheon Set

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0708 a-c

Description: Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with ide…

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Title: Luncheon Set

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 56.0 x 58.0 cm

Description: Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with identical borders but birds are arrayed in pairs, facing each other, at each of four corners. (b) are eight white linen placemats and have been well used. (c) are eight coasters or small placemats with identical borders as mentioned before and a single bird only on one border of each coaster. Pale beige linen colour as in (a).

Subject: households; kitchen; animal; bird; Edith Morse Rocc

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0708 a-c

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Mount Temple with Bird

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Title: Mount Temple with Bird

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.0 x 24.9 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Subject: bird; Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Credit: Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

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Paperweight

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Date: 1890 – 1900

Material: glass; paper

Catalogue Number: 105.06.0033

Description: A small, round, domed, clear glass paperweight. Under the thick glass is a picture of a robin standing on a holly branch with a ribbon banner around reading "A Happy New Year to all." in Gothic lettering brown paper backing covers base of weight, with remnants of paper sticker which has been remove…

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Title: Paperweight

Date: 1890 – 1900

Material: glass; paper

Dimensions: 2.4 x 6.4 cm

Description: A small, round, domed, clear glass paperweight. Under the thick glass is a picture of a robin standing on a holly branch with a ribbon banner around reading "A Happy New Year to all." in Gothic lettering brown paper backing covers base of weight, with remnants of paper sticker which has been removed.

Subject: households; office; hobbies; Christmas; animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.06.0033

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Placemat Set

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Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0715 a-f

Description: 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.

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Title: Placemat Set

Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 29.0 x 44.5 cm

Description: 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.