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- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attach…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 13.8 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attached with small, flat handle which serves as hook for fitting into notches. Stick soldered to dish with brass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in th…
- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in the same design as the handle, that support the dish. The base is decorated with a drawing of a tepee and has the initials “I.B.”. The dish is also marked with “Standard Silver Co. Ltd. Toronto Quadruple Plate 257 Hard White Metal”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
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- Date
- 1818 – 1924
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0119 a-k
- Description
- A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
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- Title
- Tableware Set
- Date
- 1818 – 1924
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Description
- A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- social customs
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0119 a-k
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 17.3 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0628
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre fil…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 39.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A large, black, metal, tin?,tolework serving tray cut out in shape of lemon with large fruit bowl painted at centre. Shallow lip around edge of thin, pierced metal interlocking arches painted a gold colour thin, gold wire handles at each end, large fruit bowl on short pedestal painted at centre filled with oranges, apples, pears, and grapes painted various colours accented with gold. A gold tendril of leaves around tray at edge; bottom of tray solid black.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0755
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 43.6 x 51.3 cm
- Description
- A large, oval, red metal, tin, tolework serving tray with high standing lip around edge. Painted at centre is large bouquet of flowers, roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, of various colours, with gold leafy vine in band around edge. Lip is pierced with a series of slits along sides, and an oval hole at each end for a handle. Edges trimmed with gold colour and spaces between piercing filled with a string of small painted flowers. Lacquer over all paint covering tray.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0756
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- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
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- Title
- Box Puzzle
- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.01
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneat…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “2.” written.
- Subject
- bird
- flower
- botanical
- nature
- floral
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.01
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Needlework Pattern
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- Date
- 1812 – 1998
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.02
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered b…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1998
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.”
- Subject
- botanical
- flower
- floral
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.02
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.03
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- Gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.03
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a large beige house with a brown roof situated in a well landscaped area. Trees border either side of the house. A small white bench can be seen in the lower left corner, along with a pathway leading to the house in the center. In front of th…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- Gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a large beige house with a brown roof situated in a well landscaped area. Trees border either side of the house. A small white bench can be seen in the lower left corner, along with a pathway leading to the house in the center. In front of the house is a bright green grass lawn. The area where sky would be is left unpainted. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2095” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “3.” written.
- Subject
- house
- building
- landscape
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.03
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