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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; pearl; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0170
- Description
- Three dimensional, enamelled, miniature St. George slaying the dragon. Short chain with cultured pearls, suspends horse from rings at its head and tail. Large brass hanging ring at top of chain, cast brass figurine has been carefully enamelled. Depicts man in green armour with a broadsword raised. …
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; pearl; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 2.0 x 3.2 cm
- Description
- Three dimensional, enamelled, miniature St. George slaying the dragon. Short chain with cultured pearls, suspends horse from rings at its head and tail. Large brass hanging ring at top of chain, cast brass figurine has been carefully enamelled. Depicts man in green armour with a broadsword raised. Astride white horse trampling winged dragon lying on its back. Harness under tail of small red glass gems, small .5 x .4 cm red glass gem on brass setting dangles beneath from dragon's back.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- dragon
- horse
- St. George
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0170
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0126 a-d
- Description
- A portable tea set which fits into an oval wicker basket (d). a) A tall cylindrical teapot with a curved spout joined to the middle of the pot. The teapot has a round flat lid with two finger holes. There is a twisted fibre handle hanging from two taps at the top of the pot. The teapot is decora…
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 6.5 (b,c) x 18.0 (d) x 33.0 (d) cm
- Description
- A portable tea set which fits into an oval wicker basket (d). a) A tall cylindrical teapot with a curved spout joined to the middle of the pot. The teapot has a round flat lid with two finger holes. There is a twisted fibre handle hanging from two taps at the top of the pot. The teapot is decorated with a large dragon on the side with squiggles (clouds) scattered about. b,c) Two small cups, without handles, shaped like bowls with a dragon motif on the outside.d)The basket has a large metal latch and a hinged lid. The basket is lined with checked fabric.
- Subject
- households
- picnic
- summer
- animals
- dragon
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0126 a-d
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper card
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.448
- Description
- Two pencil drawings, oriented 180 degrees opposite of eachother, of a dragon boat. The drawings are separated by the intentional folding of the card. Below the fold, the drawing includes people inside the boat and the boat’s surroundings, while the drawing above the fold is simply an empty boat. Th…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper card
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Two pencil drawings, oriented 180 degrees opposite of eachother, of a dragon boat. The drawings are separated by the intentional folding of the card. Below the fold, the drawing includes people inside the boat and the boat’s surroundings, while the drawing above the fold is simply an empty boat. The support is a card marked with Honolulu’s Moana Seaside Resort logo.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.448
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