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Ship-In-A-Bottle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1002
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1002
- Description
- An unfinished ship-in-a-bottle with 15 pieces. The scenery in the bottle is only half placed and the remainder of the houses and trees are finished an on blocks of wood. The ship is assembeled and sitting in a jig, also waiting to be placed in the bottle. Along with the decorations are the tools u…
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- Title
- Ship-In-A-Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Description
- An unfinished ship-in-a-bottle with 15 pieces. The scenery in the bottle is only half placed and the remainder of the houses and trees are finished an on blocks of wood. The ship is assembeled and sitting in a jig, also waiting to be placed in the bottle. Along with the decorations are the tools used to put the decorations in place.
- Credit
- Gift of Vern (Mrs) Castella, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1002
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Ship-In-A-Bottle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1009%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1009 a,b
- Description
- (a) Sailing ship “Marie” flying an American flag in water in front of colourful houses and a church. (b)The bottle sits on a wooden stand. The stand has two broken arms.
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- Title
- Ship-In-A-Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; wood; paint
- Description
- (a) Sailing ship “Marie” flying an American flag in water in front of colourful houses and a church. (b)The bottle sits on a wooden stand. The stand has two broken arms.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1009 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional eleph…
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- Title
- Desk Set
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.3 x 23.2 cm
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional elephant with curled trunk walks atop handle.(b) stamp box rectangular brass box with flat lid enamelled with black cloisanne outlined in white. Carved three dimensional elephant roaring with raised trunk stands atop lid. Lid hinged with piano hinge. Inside of box has slanted bottom separated into three compartments for stamps. Contains one 7 cents Canadian stamp with flying goose.
- Subject
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- elephant
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
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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…
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- 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
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Artist Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0109
- Date
- 1949 – 1951
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0109
- Description
- Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
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- Title
- Artist Figurine
- Date
- 1949 – 1951
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- Christmas
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0109
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Miniature Cowbell
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0137
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0137
- Description
- Small cowbell, entirely brass and looped handle, interior clapper made from square headed nail.
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- Title
- Miniature Cowbell
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 2.7 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Small cowbell, entirely brass and looped handle, interior clapper made from square headed nail.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0137
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Miniature Canoe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0144
- Date
- 1920 – 1946
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0144
- Description
- Carved model of a Nootka dugout canoe with slanted prow terminating in carved animal head, and heavy squared stem at stern. Carved kneeling figure at stern wielding paddle, and seated figure at bow holding a two pronged spear,atlati, which rests in groove carved at bow. Figures carved from same pie…
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1946
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 12.2 x 66. cm
- Description
- Carved model of a Nootka dugout canoe with slanted prow terminating in carved animal head, and heavy squared stem at stern. Carved kneeling figure at stern wielding paddle, and seated figure at bow holding a two pronged spear,atlati, which rests in groove carved at bow. Figures carved from same piece of wood as canoe, paddle and harpoon separate. Outside of canoe, hair and features of figures painted black. Harpoon wrapped with black thread at joint of prongs, black stripes painted on paddle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0144
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Miniature House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0152
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0152
- Description
- A miniature of a typical French Canadian house with red roof and upturned eaves, single storey, cream coloured, box like house with yellow door and red shuttered windows painted on front, and small grey chimney at each end. Base of gable triangle is scalloped across, roof lifts on cloth hinge acro…
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- Title
- Miniature House
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 11.1 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A miniature of a typical French Canadian house with red roof and upturned eaves, single storey, cream coloured, box like house with yellow door and red shuttered windows painted on front, and small grey chimney at each end. Base of gable triangle is scalloped across, roof lifts on cloth hinge across back of house to reveal hollow box inside, varnished inside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0152
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Miniature Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0154%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0154 a,b
- Description
- Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to rep…
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- Title
- Miniature Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 3.1 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to represent hair, face is cupped by another shell forming a bonnet. (b) skirt of limpet shells piled on one another and glued together. Small shells form puffed sleeves with wooden stick arms. Necklace painted on bodice shell, facial features and black curly hair painted on shell which is cupped by another forming a bonnet. Two shells for feet on underside of skirt.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0154 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0156
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 4.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
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