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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one…
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular purse of dark blue brocaded with geometric design in beige and khaki colours. Lned with navy blue silk ? brocaded with finer overall geometric pattern. Purse folds in half and latches with tiny pear shaped ring on one side which latches over tiny pin on other. Inside, one half has a full, deep pocket behind a shallower pocket in front, both lined with gold silk. Other side has expanding pocket with folded gussets at the sides, and small flap which fastens with a flat ivory clip around a thread loop on the front of the pocket. Pocket lined with gold twilled fabric. Double pocket side stitched together at sides with brown cord in a slip stitch allowing those pockets to expand slightly for fullness.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0370
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means …
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 6.8 x 10.4 cm
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means of red and gold enamelled ivory clip which hooks around thread loop on front of purse. Back compartment is laced with red thread at the sides to expand, and holds a pad of folded paper squares which is held together by two paper "staples", and fits the compartment very tightly. (b) wooden box, plain, rectangular, lightweight. Box lid fits over small lip on bottom. Red, round paper label at middle top of box with East-Asian writing, product label ? stamped on one side with round, purple stamp mark.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0373 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square…
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 2.8 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square flange on middle frame. (b) printed fabric, brown with bold, bright, swirling floral pattern. Deep square with hinged "brass" frame along top and down sides. Triangular, folded gussets inside form sides when open, lined with dark blue fake leather. (c) brass screening, truncated oblate spherold shape with circular frame supporting shaped brass screening forming body. Hinged at flattened bottom, contains ten Canadian pennies, and one U.S. penny.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0373 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; linen
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0264
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; linen
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL PURE LINEN MADE IN IRELAND FAST COLOURS”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- souvenir
- novelty
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0264
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0129
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 53.5 x 79.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL PURE LINEN MADE IN IRELAND FAST COLOURS”. A rectangular white pepper label is pinned to the towel and reads “Hudson’s Bay Company 693 1B $1.19”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0129
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0130
- Description
- A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at …
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 52.5 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at the bottom reads “PURE IRISH LINEN” “FAST COLOURS”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0130
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0132
- Description
- A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PU…
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PURE LINEN” “Bees and Honey BY ULSTER” “MADE IN IRELAND”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souvenir
- kitchen accessory
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0132
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0133
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- souvenir
- kitchen accessory
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0133
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0138
- Description
- A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- kitchen accessories
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0138
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