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Pen And Ink Drawing
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- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- pen and ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoM.03.01
- Description
- Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the l…
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- Title
- Pen And Ink Drawing
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- pen and ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 24.0` cm
- Description
- Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the left, but the rest of the grassy areas are green.Inscription reads “P. M. Potts / W. B. School / 1830”. Based on other items in the collection, it can be inferred that this was created during the artist’s time at the Washington Boarding School.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoM.03.01
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Watercolour Illustration
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- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoI.05.01
- Description
- Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
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- Title
- Watercolour Illustration
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- tree
- branch
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoI.05.01
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Watercolour Painting
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- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.04
- Description
- Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
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- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.04
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Watercolour Painting
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.27
- Description
- Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- food
- fruit
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.27
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- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number resembling "707".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Chinese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
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- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
- Subject
- clothing
- S.M. Potts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
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Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
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- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.01
- Description
- Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.
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- Title
- Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.9 x 36.4 cm
- Description
- Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.
- Subject
- landscape
- lake
- mountains
- view of Miho
- boats
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.01
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Yokkaichi, Mie River, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
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- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.02
- Description
- A waterfront scene. A breakwater runs from left bottom corner to the right and off it is a brown plank bridge. A bald-headed man in blue is chasing a yellow hat to the left bottom corner on the breakwater, another person is on the bridge, he has on a yellow coat and light orange hat. A lone bushy b…
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- Title
- Yokkaichi, Mie River, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 36 cm
- Description
- A waterfront scene. A breakwater runs from left bottom corner to the right and off it is a brown plank bridge. A bald-headed man in blue is chasing a yellow hat to the left bottom corner on the breakwater, another person is on the bridge, he has on a yellow coat and light orange hat. A lone bushy branched tree is in centre of picture, a row of reeds runs through centre of picture, some brown topped houses are to left centre. Dark royal blue and green lower part of picture, aqua marine in centre, blue sky line. A stripe of red/brown runs along top of picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.02
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Sudden Shower at Shono, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
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- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.03
- Description
- A steep green hill runs from bottom right to centre left, three men, two carrying a sedan chair with a person inside are going uphill, the three have hatsson, the leader has a yellow cape and a yellow cover is over the chair. Two people, one with a yellow cape the other with a yellow umbrella are g…
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- Title
- Sudden Shower at Shono, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 36 cm
- Description
- A steep green hill runs from bottom right to centre left, three men, two carrying a sedan chair with a person inside are going uphill, the three have hatsson, the leader has a yellow cape and a yellow cover is over the chair. Two people, one with a yellow cape the other with a yellow umbrella are going downhill. Rooftops in right foreground. Silhouettes of trees, three rows, go from top right to centre left. More trees in immediate foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.03
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The Tenryu River at Mitsuke, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
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- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.04
- Description
- Two boats, two people in one of them, are nosed up to sandbar. The sandbar runs through middle of picture. More boats and men on other side of sandbar. Some men are on the bar loading a llama. Two rows of trees are silhouetted top left. The water is blue, a strip of dark blue runs across top of pic…
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- Title
- The Tenryu River at Mitsuke, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
- Date
- 1834
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 34 cm
- Description
- Two boats, two people in one of them, are nosed up to sandbar. The sandbar runs through middle of picture. More boats and men on other side of sandbar. Some men are on the bar loading a llama. Two rows of trees are silhouetted top left. The water is blue, a strip of dark blue runs across top of picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.04
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- Date
- 1835
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0280 a,b
- Description
- Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
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- Title
- Teacup
- Date
- 1835
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0280 a,b
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- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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- Title
- Drawing Album
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
- Subject
- flora
- fauna
- bird
- butterfly
- plant
- flower
- landscape
- botanical drawings
- black and white
- ink
- graphite
- drawing
- painting
- sketchbook
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
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Watercolour Painting
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- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.03
- Description
- Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
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- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.03
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- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
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- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.3 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1841
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.03
- Description
- Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Two Profiles
- Date
- 1841
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.03
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- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are hand…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 227.0 x 272.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are handwritten in ink in various places. Quilting done in scroll and diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
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- Artist
- William Cartwright
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaW.09.01
- Description
- A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
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- Artist
- William Cartwright
- Title
- Sketchbook
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- CaW.09.01
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Needlepoint Sampler
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- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper a…
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- Title
- Needlepoint Sampler
- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper and single lowercase needlepoint work including “Lucy Ann Andrew, her sampler, aged 11 years, August 6, 1873”, located in bottom one-third portion of sampler. There is a stitched hem around three-quarters of what would have been unfinished weft and warp.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- children
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Silvia and Eric Soole, Victoria, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
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Chromograph Picture
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- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot an…
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- Title
- Chromograph Picture
- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Dimensions
- 39.5 (image); 42.4 (frame) x 50.0 (image); 53.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot and in horsedrawn wagons. The picture is framed with a very simple wood frame painted gold with two screw eyes and a wire at the back for hanging. The back of the picture is marked “--GE & CO. CHROMO --RIN. O.” in the blc, and “Entered according to A---& Sonoress (?) in the year 1874 by Strobridge & Co. in teh officeo fthe Librarian of Congress.” in the brc.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- family
- Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
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