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- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0150
- Description
- A wide, copper wrist band with braided section down middle. Oval shaped band is open 3.5 cm long one side to fit over wrist. Solid band down each side with separate, twisted, copper braid down middle. Heavy copper cap at each end, shellac coating nearly all worn away.
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- Title
- Bracelet
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A wide, copper wrist band with braided section down middle. Oval shaped band is open 3.5 cm long one side to fit over wrist. Solid band down each side with separate, twisted, copper braid down middle. Heavy copper cap at each end, shellac coating nearly all worn away.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0150
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Brooch Clothing Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0186%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0186 a,b
- Description
- Two oval brooches set with large green stone, pin clasp with barrel bolt. (a) silver with mottled stone. Oval, silver plated setting frames stone with metal bead gadrooning around edge. Small lip with four pronged clamps flat, oval, marbled, greenish stone of scapolite. Stone has been polished to b…
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- Title
- Brooch Clothing Pin
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 2.5 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Two oval brooches set with large green stone, pin clasp with barrel bolt. (a) silver with mottled stone. Oval, silver plated setting frames stone with metal bead gadrooning around edge. Small lip with four pronged clamps flat, oval, marbled, greenish stone of scapolite. Stone has been polished to bring out colours, back of stone unpolished and dull. (b) gold with jade like stone, gold coloured metal, similar to (a) but with rope like gadrooned edge. Pure green, lustrous, translucent, oval stone is domed and polished. Found in small, white, leather covered , snap lid jewel case, 8.5 x 6.6 x 2.7,with satin lining inside lid. "Gemcraft" small, gold card inside, British Columbia JADE".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0186 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0131
- Description
- Short strand of large brown beads loosely strung on chain with chain link tassel. 16 oval beads, 1.1x1.0 cm of tumbled, polished agate, light brown in colour with darker striations around the bead. Beads threaded very loosely, 13.0 cm gap, on loop of stainless steel chain which fastens into rin…
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- Title
- Worry Beads
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Short strand of large brown beads loosely strung on chain with chain link tassel. 16 oval beads, 1.1x1.0 cm of tumbled, polished agate, light brown in colour with darker striations around the bead. Beads threaded very loosely, 13.0 cm gap, on loop of stainless steel chain which fastens into ring at top of single irregular bead. Small steel cone hangs from bottom of this bead with a tassel of short lengths of aluminum ? chain dangling from inside the cone.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- jewlery
- accessories
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0131
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Wristwatch Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.0016
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0016
- Description
- A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form brack…
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- Title
- Wristwatch Watch
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.2 x 2.9 cm
- Description
- A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form bracket which holds heavy black cord watchband. Cord is doubled through bracket and held together with small gold clip. Ends are clamped with gold accordion folding clasp which snaps closed and has small lever at one end with small sliding bar for finer adjustment to size. Marks: on dial, "Elgin De Luxe" on back of case, "Elgin, hallmark, 10 K gold filled. On back of clasp, "G.F. Sterling base , hallmark," and patent number.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0016
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