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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 161
- Bruno Engler fonds 39
- Luxton family fonds 13
- Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds 5
- Elliott Barnes fonds 4
- Ron Duke fonds 4
- Archives General File Collection 3
- Bill Waterworth fonds 2
- Brett family fonds 2
- George Paris fonds 2
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- Olson family fonds 2
- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0023
- Description
- Japanese silk quilt for doll to sit on, backing white silk. Probably has silk batting inside, front has 4 panels ca. 11.0 wide with 3 alternating designs, grey with light brown each end, orange with orange then green with beige, 5 silk string loops sewn through quilt at 2 ends, 2 sides and middle.
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- Title
- Doll Quilt
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese silk quilt for doll to sit on, backing white silk. Probably has silk batting inside, front has 4 panels ca. 11.0 wide with 3 alternating designs, grey with light brown each end, orange with orange then green with beige, 5 silk string loops sewn through quilt at 2 ends, 2 sides and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0023
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- wood, oak
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0056
- Description
- Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
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- Title
- Cradle
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- wood, oak
- Dimensions
- 45.6 x 41.5 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0056
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these sam…
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- Title
- Child's Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 23.1 x 29.8 cm
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these same spool motifs. Four round rungs between the legs for support. Varnished dark brown.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
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Portable; Chautauqua Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.1018%20a-d
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric sha…
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- Title
- Portable; Chautauqua Desk
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric shapes, animal shapes, flowers, people, music, writing, telegrahic codes, shorthand, business forms, perspective, electrical symbols, trains, illustration, colours, flags, etc. Base is a chalkboard. Two lesson books accompany the desk along with a box of white chalk.
- Subject
- households
- children
- schooling
- Chautauqua
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
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Beaded Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0016
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- West Coast
- beadwork
- regalia
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
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Child's Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0112
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved…
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- Title
- Child's Bracelet
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved around setting with pentagram shape, 14 karat gold.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0112
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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0021 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very soft, pale blue, leather baby shoes with a cotton lining. A single strap on each shoe buttons around the ankle. One side of each shoe has “The Baby” on it.
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- Title
- Shoe
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very soft, pale blue, leather baby shoes with a cotton lining. A single strap on each shoe buttons around the ankle. One side of each shoe has “The Baby” on it.
- Subject
- children
- Edmee Moore
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0021 a,b
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- Date
- 1907 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0022
- Description
- A brown, very small, leather moccasin for a baby. This moccasin is lined with cotton and hand-sewn around the vamp. It ties with two eyelets on either side at the opening of the high top. Decorative machine stitching runs up the centre of the tongue and around the sides and back of the shoe.
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- Title
- Moccasin
- Date
- 1907 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A brown, very small, leather moccasin for a baby. This moccasin is lined with cotton and hand-sewn around the vamp. It ties with two eyelets on either side at the opening of the high top. Decorative machine stitching runs up the centre of the tongue and around the sides and back of the shoe.
- Subject
- children
- decorative
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0022
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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0023 a,b
- Description
- A pair of ivory coloured wool baby booties with green trim. These socks were handknitted and have ties and tassels around the upper part of the sock.
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- Title
- Sock
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 21.0 (to toe) cm
- Description
- A pair of ivory coloured wool baby booties with green trim. These socks were handknitted and have ties and tassels around the upper part of the sock.
- Subject
- children
- crafts
- knitting
- needlework
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0023 a,b
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