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Miniature; Model Teepee
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact101.01.1003
- Date
- 1970 – 1989
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1003
- Description
- A crudely made canvas teepee with poles attached to a hooden hoop. The canvas has red and black painting on it. A line of red fabric is sewn on top.
- Title
- Miniature; Model Teepee
- Date
- 1970 – 1989
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 75.0 cm
- Description
- A crudely made canvas teepee with poles attached to a hooden hoop. The canvas has red and black painting on it. A line of red fabric is sewn on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Wilson, Calgary, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1003
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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
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0139
- Description
- A batik cotton square of a large orange or yellow circle in each quadrant containing a large stylized animal figure with spots on its back deer? background behind circles is black, crackling seen in batiks. Selvage along one edge, with the other three finished with a narrow machine stitched hem.
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 58.8 cm
- Description
- A batik cotton square of a large orange or yellow circle in each quadrant containing a large stylized animal figure with spots on its back deer? background behind circles is black, crackling seen in batiks. Selvage along one edge, with the other three finished with a narrow machine stitched hem.
- Subject
- households
- Trudy Heiman
- Banff Centre
- hobbies
- batik
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0139
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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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- 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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- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. Th…
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- Title
- Upright Piano
- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 139.0 x 68.0 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. The metal frame is decorated with scrollwork and flowers. A large false panel and three brass footpedals are underneath the keyboard. There are two smaller false panels at the top with a large ornate brass false lock plate at the centre and two large ornate brass false gate-type hinges at each side. The top panel actually hinges at the top to open and has a wooden groove at the bottom to hold sheet music. The piano is marked with “Gerhard Heintzman Toronto” painted inside the keyboard lid.Cross reference: 104.34.0001 (piano bench)
- Subject
- households
- music
- hobbies
- Fred Hussey
- Philip Moore
- Jim Brewster
- events
- World Fair
- entertainment
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
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Sheet Music Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.36.0002
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0002
- Description
- A square of soft leather with a gently scalloped edge. The case is decorated with a drawing of a lyre with a scroll of music and flowers at each corner. The sheet music is placed on the opened leather square, and then the case and sheet are rolled into a cylinder and secured by a strap and buckl…
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- Title
- Sheet Music Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 37.7 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A square of soft leather with a gently scalloped edge. The case is decorated with a drawing of a lyre with a scroll of music and flowers at each corner. The sheet music is placed on the opened leather square, and then the case and sheet are rolled into a cylinder and secured by a strap and buckle at the middle of the square. There are two double slits in the leather between the strap and buckle.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- music
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0002
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Watercolour Artist Assemblage
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1007 a-e
- Description
- Two ceramic paint trays, one with cover. (a) White ceramic 17.5x11.5 with 21 small round cups 2.0 dia. and one long 15.0x2.0. (b) Cover of same white ceramic fits on top. Manufacturer's logo of a sphinx and "Made in Germany" on undersides of both. (c) White ceramic paint tray with 5 round cups…
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- Title
- Watercolour Artist Assemblage
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; wood; hair; metal
- Description
- Two ceramic paint trays, one with cover. (a) White ceramic 17.5x11.5 with 21 small round cups 2.0 dia. and one long 15.0x2.0. (b) Cover of same white ceramic fits on top. Manufacturer's logo of a sphinx and "Made in Germany" on undersides of both. (c) White ceramic paint tray with 5 round cups 3.5 dia. and 5 oblong shapes. Logo on back "D. & R. Co. New York Made in Germany" (d) Black handled hair paint brush 30.5 long "Reeves" no 5 (e) Brown handled hair paint brush 29.5 long "Reeves". All have remnants of colour in cups and brush except (e).
- Subject
- hobbies
- painting
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1007 a-e
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