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- n.d.
- Material
- glass, plastic, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0216 a-c
- Description
- 3 small glass tubes with wooden corks. All 3 tubes contain beads, (a) has long rectangular, rainbow coloured beads, (b) has circular, silver beads, and (c) has square, rainbow beads.
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- Title
- Beads
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- glass, plastic, wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5, 8.0, 8.0 cm
- Description
- 3 small glass tubes with wooden corks. All 3 tubes contain beads, (a) has long rectangular, rainbow coloured beads, (b) has circular, silver beads, and (c) has square, rainbow beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0216 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0367 a-d
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration. Exterior of each has floral scroll and 4 interiors vary. (a) hills, river, village bB) 3 porters with baggage and 2 passengers (c) figures with screens by shoreline (d) winter scene with temple in background - this is only plate with signature, gold lustre,…
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- Title
- Bowl; Soup Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt decoration. Exterior of each has floral scroll and 4 interiors vary. (a) hills, river, village bB) 3 porters with baggage and 2 passengers (c) figures with screens by shoreline (d) winter scene with temple in background - this is only plate with signature, gold lustre, on bottom.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- collectables
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0367 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0004 a,b
- Description
- Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear …
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- Title
- Coin
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 2.1 cm
- Description
- Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear symbols on all four sides of hole and raised slightly, with the letters "CT" forming the lower part of the block to the right of the square hole.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0004 a,b
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Coin & Currency Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.03.0005
- Date
- 1894 – 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0005
- Description
- A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liber…
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- Title
- Coin & Currency Collection
- Date
- 1894 – 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liberty head dime; 1918. 1 Italian five centisimi (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Vittorio Emmanuele III; 1928. 6 Italian ten centisimi (.2 x 2.3) - copper; Vittorio Emanuele III: 2a 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929,1930. 4 Philipine one centavo (.2 x 2.5) - copper; U.S. shield and eagle; 2a 1926 2a 1928. 1 Settlement one cent (.2 x 2.8) - copper; Queen Victoria; 1885 (Note: very worn); 1 Indian one rupee (.2 x 3.2) - silver; Edward VII; 1906. 2 Ceylon ten cents (.1 x 1.6) - silver; 1894 - Queen Victoria (Note: very worn, 1920 - George V. Egyptian ten milliemes (.2 x 2.5) - silver; Arabic script with centre hole; 1917. 4 Japanese coins - (.2 x 2.4) - copper; three-blossomed floral symbol. Japanese coin (.2 x 2.3) - silver; imperial chrysanthemum and centre hole (.1 x 1.9) - silver, as above, but smaller. Chinese (?) coin (.1 x 1.9) - silver; bald, mustached man in uniform. Paper currency: 1 Canadian one dollar bill (17.8 x 8.5) - green both sides; George V portrait; 1923; serial number, "S-618038". 2 Ceylon one rupee bills (11.2 x 6.4) - green and pink one side, blue other; 1929; serial numbers, 41228, and 86550. 2 Chinese twenty cents bills (10.2 x 5.5) - brown one side, blue other; 1925; serial numbers C291825, and D192280. 1 Chinese ten cents bill (9.5 x 5.3) - blue one side, brown other; 1925; serial number E062033. 34 coins, 6 bills
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectables
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- memories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0005
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Insect Sculpture
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; fabric; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0044 a-g
- Description
- 7 insect sculptures. 5 are made of metal and fabric and 2 are made of metal and wicker. (a) insect with 6 legs and 2 wings. The body is made of fabric and the legs are metal covered in fabric. The wings are metal frames with thin fabric stretched over them. The fabric has detached from the metal fr…
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- Title
- Insect Sculpture
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; fabric; wood
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- 7 insect sculptures. 5 are made of metal and fabric and 2 are made of metal and wicker. (a) insect with 6 legs and 2 wings. The body is made of fabric and the legs are metal covered in fabric. The wings are metal frames with thin fabric stretched over them. The fabric has detached from the metal frame on the left wing. The body has a brown and blue design on the top and a white underside.(b) insect with 6 legs and 2 wings. (1.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 5.4 cm). The body is made of fabric and the legs are metal covered in fabric. The wings are metal frames with thin fabric stretched over them. The body has an orange and brown design and a (c) grasshopper (3.5 cm x 8.1 cm x 2.6 cm) with 6 legs and 2 wings. The back 2 legs are much bigger than the front legs. The body is made of blue and white fabric and the legs are metal covered in fabric. The wings are metal frames with thin fabric stretched over them. There is 1 front antennae (d) moth (1.1 cm x 3.0 cm x 1.9 cm) made of metal with fabric covering the front of the body. The insect has 6 metal legs and two metal wings that are painted white with black spots.(e) spider (1.0 cm x 2.6 cm x 1.6 cm) made of metal. The spider has 8 legs and a painted metal body.(f) grasshopper (2.4 cm x 5.2 cm x 1.5 cm) made of wicker and metal. The grasshopper has 6 legs (the back 2 are much larger than the front legs) and 2 wings. (g) moth (0.7 cm x 2.8 cm x 1.3 cm) made of wicker and metal. The moth has 6 legs and 2 wings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0044 a-g
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- Date
- 1976 – 1976
- Material
- stone; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0054 a,b
- Description
- Two green monkey-like pendants; seated figures with legs bowed to sides and feet clasped together; bent arms resting on thighs; head cocked to side with large circular eyes, flat nose, and large heart-shaped mouth open with tongue protruding; small hole drilled through forehead; front in relief, ba…
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- Title
- Replica Tikis
- Date
- 1976 – 1976
- Material
- stone; plastic
- Description
- Two green monkey-like pendants; seated figures with legs bowed to sides and feet clasped together; bent arms resting on thighs; head cocked to side with large circular eyes, flat nose, and large heart-shaped mouth open with tongue protruding; small hole drilled through forehead; front in relief, back flat: a)jade more simple with incised, carved features as above; holes cut through between legs and arms; 32.0 cm long, narrow black ribbon threaded through hole in top and knotted together at ends. (Marks: sticker, "332...13.00" (removed). b)plastic red circles painted around eyes; features formed in low relief; reproduction of (a).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0054 a,b
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