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Miniature; Model Teepee
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- Date
- c. 1955
- Material
- skin; wood; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1001
- Description
- A beautiful tepee model made of untanned hide. Well constructed, tent poles attached to hide covered hoop, seems to be constructed true to scale, has tent door and flap, two horsehair tassles on top poles. Painted red, yellow and brown. Animals depicted running around middle of structure.
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- Title
- Miniature; Model Teepee
- Date
- c. 1955
- Material
- skin; wood; hair
- Dimensions
- 80.0 cm
- Description
- A beautiful tepee model made of untanned hide. Well constructed, tent poles attached to hide covered hoop, seems to be constructed true to scale, has tent door and flap, two horsehair tassles on top poles. Painted red, yellow and brown. Animals depicted running around middle of structure.
- Subject
- building
- model
- hobbies
- Jack Fuller
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Shaw, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1010 a-e
- Description
- 5 rustic cottonwood frames (made by George Paris?), 2 tall wood slabs cut obliquely top and bottom with bark left on sides, oval hole cut through to frame recess for photo, metal screw eye at top for hanging, swirly grain accented by varnish, (a) 30.7 x 8.5 x 1.5 - "Banff" pencilled on back, remnan…
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; glass
- Description
- 5 rustic cottonwood frames (made by George Paris?), 2 tall wood slabs cut obliquely top and bottom with bark left on sides, oval hole cut through to frame recess for photo, metal screw eye at top for hanging, swirly grain accented by varnish, (a) 30.7 x 8.5 x 1.5 - "Banff" pencilled on back, remnants of tape, (b) 32.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 - paper pasted on back "... Her loveliness I never knew/Until she smiled on me: ... Coleridge"
- Subject
- hobbies
- art
- George Paris
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1010 a-e
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1032
- Description
- Base of bookend is 22.7 long, two pieces on the ends slide out to 43.7. The ends fold down. The face of the base and backs of the ends are decorated with inlaid wood and painting. Base has a mythical creature, the ends have birds along with urns and flowers.
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 6.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Base of bookend is 22.7 long, two pieces on the ends slide out to 43.7. The ends fold down. The face of the base and backs of the ends are decorated with inlaid wood and painting. Base has a mythical creature, the ends have birds along with urns and flowers.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1032
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0126 a,aa, b,bb
- Description
- Two pairs of hand knitted fingerless gloves with long ribbed cuffs, and simple garter stitch body which covers only the back of the hand. Edge of hand covering is stepped to different lengths to correspond to the places where the fingers and thumbs join the hand. (a) tan, with crocheted loops atta…
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- Title
- Fingerless Gloves
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of hand knitted fingerless gloves with long ribbed cuffs, and simple garter stitch body which covers only the back of the hand. Edge of hand covering is stepped to different lengths to correspond to the places where the fingers and thumbs join the hand. (a) tan, with crocheted loops attached for the fingers and thumb. (b) brown, of finer wool than (a), and unfinished with long lengths of yarn left where knitting was begun and ended, no finger loops yet.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0126 a,aa, b,bb
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Handkerchief Collection
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0338 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three, simple, square, fine white linen handkerchiefs. (a) lace like border of four rows of drawnwork forming a mesh like lace 1.2 cm wide along the edge, absolutely plain square of linen inside. (b) linen square with narrow rolled hem and geometric drawnwork design in each corner …
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of three, simple, square, fine white linen handkerchiefs. (a) lace like border of four rows of drawnwork forming a mesh like lace 1.2 cm wide along the edge, absolutely plain square of linen inside. (b) linen square with narrow rolled hem and geometric drawnwork design in each corner formed by lines of pulled threads forming squares with an open mesh triangle. (c) sheer linen square with narrow rolled hem and white machine embroidered flower outlined in each corner. Pencil drawing of flower can be seen under embroidery.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0338 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0359
- Description
- A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. …
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.3 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular bag of ecru linen with drawstring top and flower basket embroidered one side, lion rampant on other. Short fringe at bottom from linen threads with coloured threads introduced. Drawn and tied threads along top form slits through which a heavy, beige, silk cord drawstring is threaded. Two loop handles of same cord attached on inside. Lined with wine coloured silk. Flower basket and lion very delicately worked in cross stitch using linen as a canvas. Colours in bottom fringe pick up colours in embroidery and are different on each side of bag.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0359
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0362
- Description
- A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Li…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- A flat, square drawstring bag of green wallpaper patterned silk with varied, patterned vertical strips of mustard yellow accounted with black lines. Small loops of buttonhole stitched thread passing around the bag below the mouth hold a light green ribbon drawstring knotted together at the ends. Lined with ivory coloured silk, with the ends of the green thread loops knotted through on the inside.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0362
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Photography Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0402
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0402
- Description
- A small, rectangular, flat, blue leather case which folds like a book. Small tab at side with green metal snap. Inside, leather pocket on each side frames an open oval covered with clear plastic window, lined with light blue corded fabric. On back of snap "Made in France"
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- Title
- Photography Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 4.6 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A small, rectangular, flat, blue leather case which folds like a book. Small tab at side with green metal snap. Inside, leather pocket on each side frames an open oval covered with clear plastic window, lined with light blue corded fabric. On back of snap "Made in France"
- Subject
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0402
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1016
- Description
- Long metal point, 14.8 long, comes to a sharp point. Inserted into a wooden handle which has a metal cap. Embossed on the end is "Yankee"
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- Title
- Leather Awl
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 24.0 cm
- Description
- Long metal point, 14.8 long, comes to a sharp point. Inserted into a wooden handle which has a metal cap. Embossed on the end is "Yankee"
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- leatherworking
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1016
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood, oak; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0001
- Description
- A rectangular oak piano bench with side supports of turned spool columns and vertical splats. A shape (upside down heart) is cut from the solid splat at the middle. These two side supports each sit on a flat arch forming four short legs (two per side). A horizontal board between the legs, at the…
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- Title
- Piano Bench
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood, oak; metal
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 37.7 x 66.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular oak piano bench with side supports of turned spool columns and vertical splats. A shape (upside down heart) is cut from the solid splat at the middle. These two side supports each sit on a flat arch forming four short legs (two per side). A horizontal board between the legs, at the bottom of the sides, acts as a brace. The seat is slightly slanted and held together with metal screws.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0001
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