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Marble Halls

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Marble Halls

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 14 cm

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

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High Life

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1882

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.03.01

Description: A drawing (copy) of a dog sitting on the floor, back view with head turned to the left; he is sitting in front of a table with various things on top of it; drawn curtains in background, opened a little at the left, iron faceted window panes through which can be seen a tower with a flag. Hand writte…

Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: High Life

Date: 1882

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 48.0;61.2 x 36.2;50.7 cm

Description: A drawing (copy) of a dog sitting on the floor, back view with head turned to the left; he is sitting in front of a table with various things on top of it; drawn curtains in background, opened a little at the left, iron faceted window panes through which can be seen a tower with a flag. Hand written on the brown paper backing of the framed picture: Crayon Copy Mary Sharples 1880.

Subject: still life; animal, dog

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.03.01

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Lobelia kalmii (Brook Lobelia)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.28

Description: A delicate painting of long green stems and long, thin leaves; with small purple flowers near top.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Lobelia kalmii (Brook Lobelia)

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Description: A delicate painting of long green stems and long, thin leaves; with small purple flowers near top.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.28

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Indigenous person

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Siwash Indian

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian washing gold, N. Bend

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Subject Access: Discovery and exploration; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Processing Status: Processed

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Melora

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.097

Description: Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensit…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Melora

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 18 cm

Description: Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensitively while flowers in the background underscore her femininity.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: portrait; Mellora Collings

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.097

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Rusty Disk

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Rusty Disk

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 25 x 30 cm

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; machinery; machine; green; rims; circulars

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

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Sedum lanceolatum (Lanceleaf/Spearleaf Stonecrop)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.29

Description: A small painting of a plant; the brown roots have long thin tendrils; a clump of small leaves at the base; thick long stems with yellow flowers.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Sedum lanceolatum (Lanceleaf/Spearleaf Stonecrop)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Description: A small painting of a plant; the brown roots have long thin tendrils; a clump of small leaves at the base; thick long stems with yellow flowers.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.29

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Lychnis apetala (Nodding Lychnis/Campion)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.27

Description: A plant with a long root that spreads widely, small leaves at lower part of stem; atop each stem is a round, ribbed bulb with purple centres; to the viewer’s left of this is a smaller drawing of the same kind of plant with 2 stems and flowers.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Lychnis apetala (Nodding Lychnis/Campion)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 24.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A plant with a long root that spreads widely, small leaves at lower part of stem; atop each stem is a round, ribbed bulb with purple centres; to the viewer’s left of this is a smaller drawing of the same kind of plant with 2 stems and flowers.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.27

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Montia (Claytonia) parvifolia (Small-leaved Springbeauty)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.23

Description: A single plant; brown root with tendrils and 9 stems emanating from it; the stems have small leaves; five have small pink flowers and/or buds.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Montia (Claytonia) parvifolia (Small-leaved Springbeauty)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single plant; brown root with tendrils and 9 stems emanating from it; the stems have small leaves; five have small pink flowers and/or buds.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.23

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Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

Subject: botanical; flower; anenome

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

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Moneses uniflora (blue one) Epilobium palustre (pink one)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.25

Description: Two different plants on the page; to the left two mostly green plants, with leaves near the roots; a long stem is topped with a white five-petalled flower with orange stamins; other is a single plant with long leaves and small four-pink flowers.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Moneses uniflora (blue one) Epilobium palustre (pink one)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Two different plants on the page; to the left two mostly green plants, with leaves near the roots; a long stem is topped with a white five-petalled flower with orange stamins; other is a single plant with long leaves and small four-pink flowers.