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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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Miniature Figurine Collection

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Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0157 a-f
Description
A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) b…
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Title
Miniature Figurine Collection
Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 1.7 x 5.5 cm
Description
A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) but tail and mane painted grey. (d) squirrel, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.6, angular carved squirrel sitting on haunches holding nut between paws at mouth, black eyes. (e) bear, 4.9 h x 3.1 x 3.0, standing with back humped and head arched down, white eyes and claws, red mouth. (f) hiking man, 7.9 h x 3.4 x 3.0, angular carved figure with knapsack and staff walking up sloped face of section of birch log, unpainted with features and details incised in wood.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
figure
male
animal
deer
horse
squirrel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0157 a-f
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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