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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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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0134
Description
An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone …
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Title
Brooch
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
5.6 x 2.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
An ornate brooch of silver filigree, chains and appendages, with four red pink gemstones. Three, small 1.7 cm dia. domed circles of silver wire filigree in a row across on a bar clasp, are each set with a small .4 cm diam , reddish pink gemstone at the centre. A fourth domed circle with gemstone hangs below and is framed by a network of silver link chain loops with a small silver ball dangling from the bottom of each loop. Long, hinged pin spike on back fastens under curled hook clasp. Worn at neck to close shirt.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0134
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.0411 a,b
Description
Two different lorgnette straps, one of ribbon, one of cord. (a) narrow, black, grosgrain ribbon, gold hooks and clasps at ends. Ribbon threads through flat gold eyes with short three link chain holding gold swivel hook at one end, ring bolt clasp at other. Tiny, oval, silver buckle slide secured by…
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Title
Eyeglasses Strap
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
0.7 x 0.9 x 35.9 cm
Description
Two different lorgnette straps, one of ribbon, one of cord. (a) narrow, black, grosgrain ribbon, gold hooks and clasps at ends. Ribbon threads through flat gold eyes with short three link chain holding gold swivel hook at one end, ring bolt clasp at other. Tiny, oval, silver buckle slide secured by two very sharp, short, curved prongs in the middle holds ribbon together. Marks: stamped into each flat eye, on swivel hook, and on ring bolt, "14k" with diamond shaped hallmark on the eyes, series of numbers and letters scratched on back of silver buckle. (b) braided, black cord, long loop with two small, gold slides which clamp around each side and can be moved along length of cord. Small, gold caps at the ends of the loop are fastened together through a small gold ring which in turn is attached to a ring bolt clasp. Sliding clamps have pierced design of oval with four petalled flower inside. Gold coloured fittings are likely brass.
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
jewlery
fashion
households
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0411 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
Catalogue Number
103.01.0199 a-j
Description
Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured…
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Title
Hair Ornament
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
Dimensions
18.2 cm
Description
Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured flowers.(b) white ivory tine forms hair pin , 14.01 x 6.0, decorative twisted wire and springs attached to orange coloured pieces of metal form decoration at top of pin. (c) silver coloured hair pin, 16.61 x 2.0, single tine extending to gold coloured flower at top with one gold coloured and one silver coloured leaf.(d) white ivory hair pin with single tine, 14.51 x 3.5. Decoration at top of tine is a red and white fabric flower with two green leaves as well as three additional small round flowers. (e) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(f) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring. (g) hair pin with ivory tine, 13.11 x 2.3. Fabric Japanese man attached to tine by a small green wire. (h) rectangular yellow plastic comb, 7.31 x 2.4.(i) rectangular blue coloured paper and red fabric, 5.01 x 1.3. hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(j) silver coloured hair pin ,18.21 x 2.0, double tined pin with decorative 'scrolls' from which small rectangular dangles are attached at top of pin. Ear cleaner extends from top of decoration.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Japanese
E. S. Morse
accessories
styling
fashion
keepsake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0199 a-j
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal; coral
Catalogue Number
103.01.0142
Description
A small, rectangular gold clasp with a coral rose carved at center. Two small scalloped bevels on each side of clasp top with inscribed lines on surface describing diamond shaped grid. Curved slightly on back. Orange pink coral rose set in small serrated ring at centre. Ring at each side to attach …
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Title
Necklace Clasp
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal; coral
Dimensions
0.3 x 0.8 x 2.0 cm
Description
A small, rectangular gold clasp with a coral rose carved at center. Two small scalloped bevels on each side of clasp top with inscribed lines on surface describing diamond shaped grid. Curved slightly on back. Orange pink coral rose set in small serrated ring at centre. Ring at each side to attach necklace, one completely wrapped with dark pink string, the other releases by pressing together with small lever next to clasp, and pulling, bar pressure spring inside. Engraved on back: “E.E.O.”
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
jewlery
fashion
accessories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0142
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0140
Description
An oval, gold, wrist strap. Flat band has hand engraved and stamped design on front consisting of three leaves joined tip to stem, on each side of the middle. Stippled surface beneath leaves and simple scrollwork at each end. Rest of band smooth,ends overlap and are rounded. Three small keyhole slo…
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Title
Strap Bracelet
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.0 x 5.3 x 5.8 cm
Description
An oval, gold, wrist strap. Flat band has hand engraved and stamped design on front consisting of three leaves joined tip to stem, on each side of the middle. Stippled surface beneath leaves and simple scrollwork at each end. Rest of band smooth,ends overlap and are rounded. Three small keyhole slots at one end of band allow band to be adjoined by means of small button/knob on other. Flat, gold loop slides over ends to hold together. Small knob on outside of keyhole end between second and third slots keeps loop from sliding off. Engraved inside: “Miss PC. from her friend P.G.”
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Nela Phinney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0140
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