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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
metal; plastic; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.02.0055
Description
A small, flat, rectangular, brass case trimmed with aqua plastic. Case hinged across back with small, square latch at front which hooks over small, rolled, metal tab. Aqua plastic sides give effect of panel moulding, grooved square of aqua at lower centre of top just above latch. Engraved round sea…
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Title
Compact
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
metal; plastic; glass; fibre
Dimensions
1.0 x 4.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
A small, flat, rectangular, brass case trimmed with aqua plastic. Case hinged across back with small, square latch at front which hooks over small, rolled, metal tab. Aqua plastic sides give effect of panel moulding, grooved square of aqua at lower centre of top just above latch. Engraved round seal depicting woman and goat just above, back patterned with vertical lines on the brass, with "Coty" at middle. Inside top is rectangular mirror in brass frame, with shallow well in bottom holding rectangular cake of compressed beige powder. Rectangular, aqua, satin applicator pad with napped fabric on underside, and small cord loop for lifting at one corner of top. Signature "Coty" in gold across top.
Subject
households
animal
goat
figure
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0055
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Artist
Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)
Date
1870 – 1890
Medium
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0261 a,b
Description
Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with …
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Artist
Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)
Title
fan
Date
1870 – 1890
Medium
wood; fibre
Dimensions
0.7 x 23.0 x 35.8 cm
Description
Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with insect cage, hunting in reeds. Ladies and cage quilted to create relief. Calligraphy and chop mark on right, obverse plain. Both fans are fabric over bamboo or reed with painted and appliqued designs.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0261 a,b
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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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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0264
Description
Porcelain dish with gold, red, green over glaze enamels. Design of man with broom and keg of sake on the inside of bowl. Trimmed foot, cobalt border design.
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Title
Sauce Dish
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
2.7 x 6.5 cm
Description
Porcelain dish with gold, red, green over glaze enamels. Design of man with broom and keg of sake on the inside of bowl. Trimmed foot, cobalt border design.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0264
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0265
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. 2 men and donkey. Trimmed foot, signed on bottom.
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Title
Teacup
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.3 x 6.2 cm
Description
Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. 2 men and donkey. Trimmed foot, signed on bottom.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
donkey
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0265
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0385
Description
Possibly transparent white as well as red and cobalt blue applied for initial firing, followed by green over glaze enamel and re-fired and finally gold lustre and black slip added and fired. Interesting piece. Design of two floral panels and man with child on exterior. Signed on base, numbers an…
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
5.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
Possibly transparent white as well as red and cobalt blue applied for initial firing, followed by green over glaze enamel and re-fired and finally gold lustre and black slip added and fired. Interesting piece. Design of two floral panels and man with child on exterior. Signed on base, numbers and letters scratched on base as well.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
figure
male
child
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0385
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0412
Description
Shallow footed bowl. Deep ridged foot which is lacquered in red inside. Bowl exterior is varnished wood, bowl interior red lacquer with silver, gold and black decoration of three woman carrying twig bundles overhead. Extensive hairline cracking apparently caused by wood warpage.
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Title
Sauce Dish
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.7 x 11.8 x 12.4 cm
Description
Shallow footed bowl. Deep ridged foot which is lacquered in red inside. Bowl exterior is varnished wood, bowl interior red lacquer with silver, gold and black decoration of three woman carrying twig bundles overhead. Extensive hairline cracking apparently caused by wood warpage.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
figure
female
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0412
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0629
Description
Rectangular tray, slope sided, with two curved oval cut out handles on either end. Dark green ground border with gold linked grass leaf decoration. Centre tray is crackled varnished like gold scene with figures, bay and ruins. "Made in France" painted on bottom of tray, which is black. Paint loss a…
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 23.0 x 31.5 cm
Description
Rectangular tray, slope sided, with two curved oval cut out handles on either end. Dark green ground border with gold linked grass leaf decoration. Centre tray is crackled varnished like gold scene with figures, bay and ruins. "Made in France" painted on bottom of tray, which is black. Paint loss at handles, various scuff marks.
Subject
households
decorative
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0629
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Miniature Notions Shop

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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.
Subject
households
miniatures
figure
female
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0112
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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop

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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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