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- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- figure skating
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
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Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0091
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- religious
- animal
- bear
- cat
- frog
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
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Miniature Notions Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0112
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- Wood; Fibre; Paper; Ceramic; Metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0112
- Description
- Japanese notions shop, fully furnished, wooden base 3.7 high forms floor of shop. Display area centre of floor 13.0x13.6x18.7, removable wooden wings, 12.0x3.0x0.5, on each side of the display shelf. Left removable wing has a replaced hook. Brass wire attached to top and sides of display shelf mo…
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- Title
- Miniature Notions Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- Wood; Fibre; Paper; Ceramic; Metal
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 21.0 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Japanese notions shop, fully furnished, wooden base 3.7 high forms floor of shop. Display area centre of floor 13.0x13.6x18.7, removable wooden wings, 12.0x3.0x0.5, on each side of the display shelf. Left removable wing has a replaced hook. Brass wire attached to top and sides of display shelf modelled after the bamboo poles on which skeins of cotton threads, jute rope, flax thread are hung. Teenage shopkeeper girl sitting on her feet, her hands on her lap with right hand shaped to hold something. Items for sale: 14 bales of cotton battings from Oume region manufactured, or distributed, by Yamato-ya (House of Yamato), all specially high quality. On the right wing: silver Obi-jime (Obijime a decorative and very tightly woven tough and thick silk tie belt), tightly tied around the waist, over Obi, (decorative sash). 3 pairs of silk tying strings for Haoli, windbreaker. On the left wing Haoli tying strings (3) and Obi-jime.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0112
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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0114
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display…
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- Title
- Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 21.3 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display. Shopkeeper, man dressed in brown grey kimono, brown apron, yellow fabric stuffed in front, is kneeling on the floor. Head is partly shaved with along top knot. Fine china face and hands, hands on lap. Items for sale: various kinds of cooking knives, scissors, teapots, cauldrons, rice cookers, basins, hoes, scythes, altar pieces for buddhism and shintoism worship, cooking stoves, fish broiling metal wire grills, shovels.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- religious
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
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Miniature, Basketry Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0115
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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- Title
- Miniature, Basketry Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- animal
- bird
- chicken
- sparrow
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
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Insect Vendor Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0116
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, t…
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- Title
- Insect Vendor Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, is sitting in centre of shop. She has a patterned kimono with red in pattern and lining, wearing blue thongs, hair piled high with a red tie dyed scarf, china face. Open mouth show white teeth, china hands. Many and varied insect boxes displayed, very finely crafted, all secured to framework. The black boxes are for displaying fireflies. The shopkeeper is also secured to the display. (see file for partial list of insects).
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- female
- insects
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
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Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0117
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and…
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- Title
- Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and teeth showing. Many and varied musical instruments displayed, secured to frame. On the cloth shop curtain: musical instruments, house of music and rhythm, musical instruments. Items for sale, from l to r, upper to lower, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, played with stick ?, 2 foreign looking washtub violin like instruments and 1 bow , 3 short necked banjos?, 2 cello bows, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, 1 short necked banjo ?, 1 biwa lute, 4 hand drums, with a handle, for religious chanting, ?, 3 shami-sen on the stand, 1 shamiosen lying, 6 plectrums for koto, 3 koto, 3 shami-sen, 2 shami-sen plucks, 1 shami-sen, 2 Japanese drums of different sizes, played with sticks, 2 Japanese hand drums, tsuzumi, 2 cellos or bases, 2 African drums, 5 drum sticks in a vase, 2 shami-sen of different sizes, 3 small Japanese hand drums, kozutsumi, 1 medium size Japanese drum, played with sticks, 1 free standing harpsichord like instrument, 1 horse like long harp, 11 bodies of shami-sen piled up in 3 rows, 1 medium shami-sen, 3 Japanese drums of different sizes on top of each other, all played with sticks .
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- entertainment
- relegious
- pastime
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
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Miniature Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0141
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in wai…
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- Title
- Miniature Screen
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in waiting is holding something in her hands, a mistress is sitting. Checkerboard design encompasses entire picture.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
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Miniature Scroll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0142%20a-c
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left.…
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture scrolls:(a) 21.5 x 6.0, green scroll, picture 12.8 x 5.3 of artist's supplies, 2 peacock feathers, sumi brushes in containers, sumi grinding stone are the supplies depicted, string 12.5 attached to top.(b) 21.5 x 6.0, brown scroll, picture 13.0 x 5.3, seated man facing left. Japanese writing top right: 'toku gava ni-sei' 2nd generation Tokuogawa honourable minamoto-no-tada, 10.5 string. (c) 17.5 x 5.2, patterned purple scroll, silver highlights, picture 6.2 x 3.2 of goddess Kannon . Kanlyn-Zan, Konlyn mountain, asakusa-dera, temple asakusa, black and white woven string 15.0.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- artists
- figure
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0142 a-c
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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