Narrow Results By
Christmas Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0168
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal; cone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0168
- Description
- Five identical Santas with pine cone bodies, lined up in a row. Each Santa stands on a white cardboard disc placed side by side on a rectangular green cardboard base. Each figure has black pipe cleaner feet, red pipe cleaner hands, a red felt toque with gold loop for hanging attached, white pipe cl…
1 image
- Title
- Christmas Figurine Group
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal; cone
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 4.2 x 20.9 cm
- Description
- Five identical Santas with pine cone bodies, lined up in a row. Each Santa stands on a white cardboard disc placed side by side on a rectangular green cardboard base. Each figure has black pipe cleaner feet, red pipe cleaner hands, a red felt toque with gold loop for hanging attached, white pipe cleaner beard, and each carries a little green Christmas tree. The noses are of red tear drop shaped plastic and the eyes are drawn in black ink.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Christmas
- figure
- male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0168
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Cowboys Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0095%20a-f
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0095 a-f
- Description
- Six cowboy and cowgirl figurines made of pipe cleaners, each on a separate pedestal of card, three on discs and three on rectangles, the rectangle base figurines having corrugated cardboard corral sections as well. (a) a cowgirl in red boots, red cotton skirt, white jacket and hat, tossing a string…
1 image
- Title
- Cowboys Figurine Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 5.0 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- Six cowboy and cowgirl figurines made of pipe cleaners, each on a separate pedestal of card, three on discs and three on rectangles, the rectangle base figurines having corrugated cardboard corral sections as well. (a) a cowgirl in red boots, red cotton skirt, white jacket and hat, tossing a string lariat. (b) a rust coloured cowboy with black hat, carrying a saddle. (c) a brown suited cowboy with yellow boots and hat, sixgun of foil slung on waist, tossing a lariat (a,b,c on round bases). (d) cowgirl sitting on rail, dressed in white and blue, blue sun hat, grey boots. (e) cowboy sitting on rail, green clothes, grey boots, green Stetson, sixgun at waist, taking aim with imaginary rifle. (f) cowboy leaning against fence, dressed in grey, white boots and hat, sixgun of foil, and a lariat looped over the far end of the rail.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0095 a-f
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
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…
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Figures Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0096%20a-c
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0096 a-c
- Description
- Three French Canadian carved figures in wood, hand painted. (a) a bespectacled priest in brown cassock and robes, small black skull cap bent wire pince-nez glasses, belt and crucifix painted on, carrying an open Bible which has been glued to his hands. (b) a bent backed, bowlegged older man, wearin…
1 image
- Title
- Figures Figurine Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Three French Canadian carved figures in wood, hand painted. (a) a bespectacled priest in brown cassock and robes, small black skull cap bent wire pince-nez glasses, belt and crucifix painted on, carrying an open Bible which has been glued to his hands. (b) a bent backed, bowlegged older man, wearing brown pants, black jacket over red vest and white shirt with black tie, a black toque on his head, black shoes, a sour expression on his face. (c) a rotund older woman wearing brown dress with full skirt, black hemmed, a calf-length apron of black with blue and red vertical stripes, a white blouse visible at the bodice, and a necklace of roses. She is white haired, hair tied in a bun, and has a smiling expression, arms crossed. All are cut in deft, sure, simple wood carver's strokes, are caricatured slightly, and are strongly painted.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0096 a-c
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0091
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
1 image
- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- religious
- animal
- bear
- cat
- frog
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Food Storage Jar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0059
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on…
1 image
- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on jar near neck possibly created with wax resist technique.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Hooked Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0028
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0028
- Description
- Hooked rug picture of three cowboys standing with their backs to viewer, on a pier overlooking the ocean. A black ship with two masts sits to left on horizon. Pier has railing and figure of a black and white animal, cat, skunk or dog. Sky in light grey with faint white clouds. Pier is brown with b…
1 image
- Title
- Hooked Picture
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 28 cm
- Description
- Hooked rug picture of three cowboys standing with their backs to viewer, on a pier overlooking the ocean. A black ship with two masts sits to left on horizon. Pier has railing and figure of a black and white animal, cat, skunk or dog. Sky in light grey with faint white clouds. Pier is brown with black lines to indicate boards. Cowboys wear cowboy hats, suspenders and chaps. Framed by a green border 1cm. wide.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- craft
- figure
- male
- cowboy
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0028
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
1 image
- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0099
- Description
- A diminutive hand carved wooden figurine, hand painted. Rectangular pedestal supports male, boy or man? who is standing hands akimbo. He is wearing black boots, suspender pants, a brown jacket, and a brown hat. Tied around his neck is a red tie in a bow at the front of his white shirt. Fairly car…
1 image
- Title
- Man Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 1.6 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- A diminutive hand carved wooden figurine, hand painted. Rectangular pedestal supports male, boy or man? who is standing hands akimbo. He is wearing black boots, suspender pants, a brown jacket, and a brown hat. Tied around his neck is a red tie in a bow at the front of his white shirt. Fairly carefully carved and painted face with an expression of weariness, disgruntlement, or schadenfreude.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0099
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0285
- Description
- Case is in six segments held together cord. Cord extends through holes on either extremity of rim edge and extends about 6 inches , 15 cm. to netsuke. On one face of case gold ground, mask and fan and a black lacquer bundle. Obverse has gold ground including sashes and black mask and gold and black…
1 image
- Title
- Medicine Case
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.5 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Case is in six segments held together cord. Cord extends through holes on either extremity of rim edge and extends about 6 inches , 15 cm. to netsuke. On one face of case gold ground, mask and fan and a black lacquer bundle. Obverse has gold ground including sashes and black mask and gold and black striped cap. Embossed signature on bottom of inro. Toggle of brass filigree between inro and netsuke acts as a slide to tighten cord. Netsuke is an elderly, stooped man with long beard, wearing a mask. Mask and feet made of ivory but right foot is missing. Kimono gold and orange lacquer with hood of gold and black lacquer stripes. Ivory head loosening.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0285
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.