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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0045
Description
A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, fi…
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Title
Ring
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
2.5 x 2.5 x 3.1 cm
Description
A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, finger band is fixed to back of stone with a malleable substance which is now hard.
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
jewlery
fashion
travel
souvenir
keepsake
collectable
households
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0045
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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Title
Earrings
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
7.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
fashion
jewlery
travel
souvenir
households
adornment
women
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
6.6 x 2.1 x 4.4 cm
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to back.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
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Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of t…
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Title
Pin
Date
1890 – 1935
Material
fibre; metal; stone
Dimensions
1.5 x 5.5 x 9.8 cm
Description
A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of thistles, with an oval rosy-brown coloured faceted stone at its centre. Stored in box of cardboard with Blackwatch plaid cover. Handwritten inside cover; "From Father to Annie".
Subject
Whyte home
collectable
accessories
fashion
jewlery
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0064
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Date
1960 – 1964
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0092
Description
A solid, rectangular, silver brooch with engraving of Haida dogfish design. Profile of stylized dogfish face with typical eye and open mouth at lower left corner, flowing into fish shaped body along bottom, up opposite side and around top, ending in a tail with typical ovoid Haida designs. Backgrou…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1960 – 1964
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.3 x .3 x 4.3 cm
Description
A solid, rectangular, silver brooch with engraving of Haida dogfish design. Profile of stylized dogfish face with typical eye and open mouth at lower left corner, flowing into fish shaped body along bottom, up opposite side and around top, ending in a tail with typical ovoid Haida designs. Background of textured crosshatching against smoothness of figure. Edge framed with smooth, narrow border. Hinged pin fastens into locking clasp horizontally across. Engraved on back: “HAIDA ART/ Reid”.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
gift
households
adornment
Bill Reid
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0092
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0097
Description
A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pr…
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Title
Beaded Necklaces
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
0.8 x 21.8 cm
Description
A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pressure of the arms of the V. Pressing the arms together and pulling releases clasp. Fifty-four beads of a medium shade of green.
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
jewlery
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0097
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
metal; pearl
Catalogue Number
103.01.0112
Description
A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved…
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Title
Child's Bracelet
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
metal; pearl
Dimensions
0.8 x 4.5 x 5.3 cm
Description
A small, adjustable, gold wire bracelet with a small gold heart at the front set with a tiny seed pearl. Ends of wire have small wire loops around each other which slide along bracelet to adjust size. Small gold heart soldered to the front of the wire hoop is inset with tiny seed pearl and engraved around setting with pentagram shape, 14 karat gold.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
children
Catharine Robb
CR
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0112
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Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, w…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1885 – 1920
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
3.0 x 0.3 x 2.7 cm
Description
A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, with ornate clasp at front which forms bar from which pendant hangs. Bar clasp is ornate, cast gold, elliptic shape with ring at each end attached to short hexagonal sleeve which holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds latching ring clasp which is fastened through ring of pendant. Clasp in bar operated by pressing together small tab and ring at one side, and pulling a short pressure bar out.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
gift
keepsake
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0115
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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0117
Description
A long, silver, plain neck chain, .2 cm links joined in standard fashion. Larger ring at one end fastens into ring clasp at other. Clasp opens by pushing small lip in ring, and closes with spring pressure.
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Title
Neck Chain
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.1 x 0.7 x 57.9 cm
Description
A long, silver, plain neck chain, .2 cm links joined in standard fashion. Larger ring at one end fastens into ring clasp at other. Clasp opens by pushing small lip in ring, and closes with spring pressure.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0117
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Date
1875 – 1935
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0133
Description
A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadr…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1875 – 1935
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
Description
A round circular pin completely covered with small, tin bangles. Bangles snipped in shapes of diamonds, crosses, and round cupped disks. Each bangle consists of a cross with two diamonds and a disk hanging from it. Body of pin consists of a ring wrapped with wire silver? and cast, base metal quadrifoils. Long, sharp, pointed spike fastened around ring at left, swings across diameter of ring and is engraved with chevron design on front. Small hook clasp soldered at top of back. Fabric is pushed through centre and pin then through fabric.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0133
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