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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0065
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0065
- Description
- A round brass coloured coin with the profile of man with long hair tied into club at neck (George Washington?) and marked “The Engineers Club of Philadelphia 1877” around the border in relief. The other side has a crossed olive branch and oak branch framing the edges with “The First American Engin…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A round brass coloured coin with the profile of man with long hair tied into club at neck (George Washington?) and marked “The Engineers Club of Philadelphia 1877” around the border in relief. The other side has a crossed olive branch and oak branch framing the edges with “The First American Engineer” at the bottom and “Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair” at the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0065
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Insignia Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0073
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0073
- Description
- A sheet metal shield with an arc welded behind the top to form a curve. The shield is hand painted with a large gold Jerusalem cross on a black background on the bottom half. The left half of the top has six silver perching birds on a dark blue background, and the right half of the top has two ke…
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- Title
- Insignia Plaque
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 3.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A sheet metal shield with an arc welded behind the top to form a curve. The shield is hand painted with a large gold Jerusalem cross on a black background on the bottom half. The left half of the top has six silver perching birds on a dark blue background, and the right half of the top has two keys (gold and silver) linked together and crossed with a sword on a red background. There is a blue painted metal strap attached to the top, bent at a right angle, with a hanging ring at the centre.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- symbols
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0073
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0084
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, bronze; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0084
- Description
- A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, bronze; ivory
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0084
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0085 a,b
- Description
- Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0085 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0087
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0087
- Description
- Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0087
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0005
- Description
- A silver plated figurine of a man, wearing knickers, jacket and golfing cap, swinging a golf club over his shoulder. The figurine has a round disk base and is marked “made in Japan.”
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 cm
- Description
- A silver plated figurine of a man, wearing knickers, jacket and golfing cap, swinging a golf club over his shoulder. The figurine has a round disk base and is marked “made in Japan.”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- sports, golf
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0005
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0006
- Description
- A brass slipper with a blunt toe and slightly raised edge at the sides and heel. There is a diamond shaped woven texture on the outside.
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- Title
- Bric-A-Brac
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A brass slipper with a blunt toe and slightly raised edge at the sides and heel. There is a diamond shaped woven texture on the outside.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- clothing, footwear
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0006
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0018 a,b
- Description
- Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a d…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.3 (a); 13.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 8.3 (b) cm
- Description
- Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a dark muzzle, a narrow collar with a pendant, and a chain looped around its shoulders.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0018 a,b
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Floral Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0019
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0019
- Description
- A group of three bone china daffodils, complete with stems and leaves with small flowers and leaves close to the ground in between, attached to a thick circular base. The base is marked “Crown Straffordshire Est. 1904 Made in England.”
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- Title
- Floral Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- A group of three bone china daffodils, complete with stems and leaves with small flowers and leaves close to the ground in between, attached to a thick circular base. The base is marked “Crown Straffordshire Est. 1904 Made in England.”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0019
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0031
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0031
- Description
- A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0031
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