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Advertising Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.01.0022
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…
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- Title
- Advertising Sign
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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Decorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0385
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0385
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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, 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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Miniature Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0154%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0154 a,b
- Description
- Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to rep…
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- Title
- Miniature Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 3.1 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to represent hair, face is cupped by another shell forming a bonnet. (b) skirt of limpet shells piled on one another and glued together. Small shells form puffed sleeves with wooden stick arms. Necklace painted on bodice shell, facial features and black curly hair painted on shell which is cupped by another forming a bonnet. Two shells for feet on underside of skirt.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0154 a,b
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Miniature Figurine Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0157%20a-f
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0157 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) b…
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- Title
- Miniature Figurine Collection
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 1.7 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) but tail and mane painted grey. (d) squirrel, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.6, angular carved squirrel sitting on haunches holding nut between paws at mouth, black eyes. (e) bear, 4.9 h x 3.1 x 3.0, standing with back humped and head arched down, white eyes and claws, red mouth. (f) hiking man, 7.9 h x 3.4 x 3.0, angular carved figure with knapsack and staff walking up sloped face of section of birch log, unpainted with features and details incised in wood.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- male
- animal
- deer
- horse
- squirrel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0157 a-f
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Miniature Guardhouse
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0123
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0123
- Description
- Silver coloured guardhouse on raised platform with ladde, 1.9 x 1.6w, leading up to platform , 4.21 x 4.1w, raised off base by twelve pillars, 1.5h, and completely enclosed by a fence , 1.0h, except for a gate, 3.9h x 1.5w, located center front. Rectangular sign at top of gate reads "East of W…
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- Title
- Miniature Guardhouse
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 4.0 x 5.4 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured guardhouse on raised platform with ladde, 1.9 x 1.6w, leading up to platform , 4.21 x 4.1w, raised off base by twelve pillars, 1.5h, and completely enclosed by a fence , 1.0h, except for a gate, 3.9h x 1.5w, located center front. Rectangular sign at top of gate reads "East of Water customs" translated from Chinese. In front of the guardhouse on the platform is a man, 1.5h, to the left and a flagpole, 7.3h, to the right. Flag, 92.1 x 1.5w, on top of flagpole reads "Dedication..."translated from Chinese. Guardhouse is rectangular, 2.21 x 2.8w x 3.2h, with two windows located on the back wall, 0.4w x 0.3h, and one window, 0.5 x 0.4h, located on each side wall. Front of guardhouse is partially open with a door opening center front, 1.0w x 3.0h, and two windows, 0.9w x 1.81, one on each side of door with one lantern hung at top of each. Below windows are half walls, 0.9w x 1.81h, partially enclosing front. Inside of guardhouse is gold coloured with a gold coloured man to the right and a gold coloured alter located against center back wall with Chinese poem inscribed into wall above alter. Two doors are located on back wall with one each side of alter.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0123
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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, 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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