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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 2.9 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- keepsake
- travel
- souvenir
- collectable
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a larg…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.2 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a large section and is missing. Crack possibly caused by humidity changes or damage.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- collectable
- souvenir
- keepsake
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.0 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missin…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 2.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missing. Fine tooling has created hair lines overall surface. Cord hole between legs of seated monkey. Signature on bottom, within oval .
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectable
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- monkey
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Okau
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
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Novelty Decoration
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat fa…
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- Title
- Novelty Decoration
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat facing to the left
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- miniatures
- animal
- goat
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0224
- Description
- A heart shaped fabric ornament. The base colour is blue and they’re is red embroidery around the edge and a red, green, pink, yellow, and blue floral design embroidered in the centre. At the top is a red ribbon for hanging. Accompanied by a card that reads “THE QUEST FOR HANDCRAFTS LTD, BANFF, ALBE…
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- Title
- Ornament
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A heart shaped fabric ornament. The base colour is blue and they’re is red embroidery around the edge and a red, green, pink, yellow, and blue floral design embroidered in the centre. At the top is a red ribbon for hanging. Accompanied by a card that reads “THE QUEST FOR HANDCRAFTS LTD, BANFF, ALBERTA THE WORK OF CANADA’S FINEST CRAFTSMEN”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0224
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Paper And Scissors Set Knife
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of …
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- Title
- Paper And Scissors Set Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- A very heavily decorated, brass handled paper knife and scissors which slide inside a heavy brass sheath as a set. (a) paper knife, very slim, long, stiletto like steel blade which is set in a cast brass handle with an organic relief design including a cast face at the top on the front and back of the handle. (b) scissors, slim, straight, pointed blades of steel, with a ridge down the back of each blade. Set into cast brass handles with organic relief design with dragons or fish forming the finger loops. Two sides of handles fit together with a flush, straight edge up the middle, ending in a curlicue finial at the centre top. (c) sheath, very heavy cast brass with plush lined pockets inside to accommodate the scissors and knife one atop the other. Relief design repeats organic curlicues, with heavy casting at end of cherubs entwined in curly leaves. Because of thickness of handles, scissors and knife do not both fit flush when together in sheath. 3 pieces.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- dragon
- fish
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0029 a-c
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- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes cove…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.7 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes covering surface. Hole pierced through narrow flange at top to hold chain. Chain of heavy silver links.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- gift
- accessories
- jewlery
- fashion
- households
- adornment
- animal
- religious
- Donna Class
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped int…
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- Title
- Sachet
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped into 3 loops, 5.01 x 3.0w extends.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- animal
- dove
- bird
- duck
- travel
- souvenir
- accessories
- keepsake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0091
- Description
- A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, har…
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- Title
- Scroll
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, hares, frogs and other animals engaged in various human activities. Long paper label on end of scroll with Japanese writing, presumably the title. Scroll is contained in long rectangular cardboard box with red brown lid and same label as on scroll pasted to top of lid, and ink stamped Japanese writing inside base of box. Also contains green paper sheets in English and Japanese explaining the scroll, and a sheet of white paper completely in Japanese.Made in Japan.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- monkey
- hare
- frog
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0091
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