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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, oak; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0037
- Description
- Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
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- Title
- Blanket Chest
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, oak; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 58.0 x 138.5 cm
- Description
- Blanket chest of ornately carved oak with hinged lid and brass lock. The top of the chest is plain wood, the sides are partially carved, and the front is entirely carved (four panels).
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0037
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Buffet Sideboard
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0009
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0009
- Description
- A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four…
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- Title
- Buffet Sideboard
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass
- Dimensions
- 166.0 x 63.2 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four ball-and-claw feet.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0009
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Campaign Chest
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0031
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0031
- Description
- A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
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- Title
- Campaign Chest
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass; skin
- Dimensions
- 101.5 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- A two-piece mahogany inlay campaign chest with six drawers; three small drawers and three long drawers. Between the two small top drawers is a third drawer face that is fitted to pull out as desk with leather writing pad and pigeon holes. The chest has brass pulls and brass plates at each corner.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0031
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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
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- Title
- Candlestand
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 69.0 x 44.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Square, tilt-top table on swivel pedestal base, with curved tripod legs. The wood of top and legs is inlaid. The table top can be turned three hundred and sixty degrees. There is a square birdcage under and supporting the table top.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0054
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Chest Of Drawers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0117
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front …
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- Title
- Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.6 x 26.2 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front of frame reinforced at corners and at joints between drawers with T-shaped pieces of metal of black with copper-brown squiggly design. Scalloped loop handles of same design on all drawers and large round scallop-edged medallions with keyholes at centre top edge of lower drawer and of lower square drawer on right are painted with same design. Sides and top and bottom of frame joined with mortise and tenon and small wooden pegs. Small square pads of wood glued inside to back act as drawer stops, solid wooden back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these sam…
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- Title
- Child's Chair
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 23.1 x 29.8 cm
- Description
- A very simple, small ladder-back chair with turned legs and rush-type seat woven of heavy braided cord. Back legs are continued to form back of chair with three flat rungs across and knobs at top of side pieces. Front legs have a three piece spool motif, and back sides each contain two of these same spool motifs. Four round rungs between the legs for support. Varnished dark brown.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0108
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- wood, oak
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0056
- Description
- Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
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- Title
- Cradle
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- wood, oak
- Dimensions
- 45.6 x 41.5 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Plain wooden cradle, higher at head than at foot, with two crescent shaped rockers.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0056
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- Date
- 1875 – 1880
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0006 a,b
- Description
- Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
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- Title
- Dining Chair
- Date
- 1875 – 1880
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 109.3 x 58.0 x 61.3 cm
- Description
- Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0006 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
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- Title
- Drawers Chest
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood, mahogany; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 179.0 x 58.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- Nine drawer (three small, six larger) highboy with brass drawer pulls and locks on seven drawers. The front vertical corners resemble pillars, and the top of chest (cornice) overhangs slightly. There is a key in one drawer.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0051
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Dressing Table
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0053
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0053
- Description
- Mahogany dressing table with carved bow front. There are three drawers, two deep side drawers each with a single brass pull, and a shallow centre drawer with two brass pulls. The scallop-shaped mirror swings on brass rings. The table is supported by four legs, two cabriole legs in front, and tw…
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- Title
- Dressing Table
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- wood, mahogany; glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 159.0 x 51.5 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- Mahogany dressing table with carved bow front. There are three drawers, two deep side drawers each with a single brass pull, and a shallow centre drawer with two brass pulls. The scallop-shaped mirror swings on brass rings. The table is supported by four legs, two cabriole legs in front, and two squared plain legs in back. There is carving at top of mirror frame, bottom of centre drawer, and where mirror supports join to table top.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0053
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