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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal; pearl
Catalogue Number
103.07.0177 a-c
Description
Three gold stickpins, two shaped as fleurs de lis, one as a heart. All have long, pointed pin shafts bent at right angle at head of pin. (a) pearl fleur de lis, cast fleur de lis of gold, set with twenty tiny seed pearls, natural, of good quality, no blisters, display orient. (b) gold fleur de l…
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Title
Collection Stickpin
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal; pearl
Dimensions
0.7 x 1.3 x 6.2 cm
Description
Three gold stickpins, two shaped as fleurs de lis, one as a heart. All have long, pointed pin shafts bent at right angle at head of pin. (a) pearl fleur de lis, cast fleur de lis of gold, set with twenty tiny seed pearls, natural, of good quality, no blisters, display orient. (b) gold fleur de lis, cut out from thin plate and trimmed around all edges with tiny beads of gold forming outline detail. On back, curved petals held to central portion with four tiny soldered loops, handmade. (c) heart, small wire outline of gold heart with point at bottom curving slightly to the left, gold-plated ? .
Subject
Whyte home
households
craft
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0177 a-c
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ivory
Catalogue Number
104.45.0011
Description
An ivory crochet hook with small carved hook at one end, other end gently shaped, about 3.5 cm, with small bat at end.
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Title
Crochet Hook
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
ivory
Dimensions
0.6 x 12.0 cm
Description
An ivory crochet hook with small carved hook at one end, other end gently shaped, about 3.5 cm, with small bat at end.
Subject
households
hobbies
craft
crochet
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0011
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.45.0036
Description
Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on rig…
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Title
Sewing Box
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
13.3 x 9.9 x 17.7 cm
Description
Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on right side. Bottom drawer has loop pull, others have small button pulls with backing plates in shape of five cherry blossoms petalled flowers. All hardware enamelled reddish brown over the metal. Top hinged at middle and left hand side opens and folds flat over other side with square frame at middle holding red fabric pin cushion, shallow well inside. Interior of drawers and well painted with black lacquer enamel, wood of drawers splitting and shrinking leaving cracks and gaps, especially at joints, fronts of drawers warped and bowed. Marks: carved into base, a symbol which looks like unconnected "K" (SU)?
Subject
households
hobbies
craft
sewing
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0036
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
bark; wood; cedar
Catalogue Number
103.08.0330 a,b
Description
A large, rectangular hamper like box (a) with lid (b) made from split natural coloured bark woven around flat strips of wood in a coiled basket manner. Lid fits over a small lip at the top. A small, flexible looped handle is at each side at the top. Edge of lid is laced with split bark, and base …
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Title
Storage Basket
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
bark; wood; cedar
Dimensions
31.5 x 31.5 x 48.5 cm
Description
A large, rectangular hamper like box (a) with lid (b) made from split natural coloured bark woven around flat strips of wood in a coiled basket manner. Lid fits over a small lip at the top. A small, flexible looped handle is at each side at the top. Edge of lid is laced with split bark, and base is inset with basket resting on slight foot. Imbricated design on front and back consists of a large square worked in black bark with perpendicular lines out from each side, this outlined with white, and then with red bark. The design is repeated in outline with interrupted stitches on lid, each end of the basket contains the outline with interrupted stitches on the lid. Each end of the basket contains the outline of a large diamond shape in black, white and red.
Subject
Indigenous
households
craft
basketry
Edith Morse Robb
Secwepemc
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0330 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
hair
Catalogue Number
107.02.0025
Description
Multi coloured middle Eastern tapestry in white, blues and browns. Warp runs width wise and appears to be made from animal hair rather than sheep's wool. Most of the warp ends, or fringe, have become untwisted. Tapestry has a woven patch 5.5 x 4.5 cm. on length wise edge, although technique and pat…
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Title
Tapestry
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
hair
Dimensions
58.0 x 114.0 cm
Description
Multi coloured middle Eastern tapestry in white, blues and browns. Warp runs width wise and appears to be made from animal hair rather than sheep's wool. Most of the warp ends, or fringe, have become untwisted. Tapestry has a woven patch 5.5 x 4.5 cm. on length wise edge, although technique and pattern are the same as tapestry, the colours used are distinctly different, grey, pink and green. The patch appears to be sewn on top of original work as there is no sign of it on the back side. Stitching has become fragile with age, one corner is severely frayed, stitching between warp threads has broken in several spots on the two width wise ends.
Subject
households
decorative
craft
weaving
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0025
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