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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.01
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneat…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
20.5 x 27.0 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a small brown bird among a circle of foliage and roses. There are two gold filigrees in each of the top corners. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”The gridded box is labeled “2067” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.” In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “2.” written.
Subject
bird
flower
botanical
nature
floral
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.01
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1998
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.02
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered b…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1998
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
19.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a filigree of flowers, including deep pink roses, unknown blue flowers, and a gold decorative element in the center. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2549” in the top right corner. Centered beneath the box reads “Berlin bei L.W. Wittich, Frienzösische Str: No 43”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by L.W. Wittich, French Street: No 43.”
Subject
botanical
flower
floral
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.02
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
Gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.07
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers in pinks, reds, blues, yellows and white. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the top left corner “S.M. Potts”. A piece of tape at th…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
Gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
36.5 x 34.5 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers in pinks, reds, blues, yellows and white. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the top left corner “S.M. Potts”. A piece of tape at the center bottom edge reads “S M Potts”
Subject
flower
floral
botanical
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.07
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.08
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers in pinks, reds, blues, purples, yellows and white. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the left center edge “S.M. Potts”
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
34.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers in pinks, reds, blues, purples, yellows and white. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the left center edge “S.M. Potts”
Subject
flower
floral
botanical
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.08
Images
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.10
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a purple, yellow and red pansy wreath.The number 6726 is inscribed in the top right corner. This was most likely a number assigned to the pattern by it’s original pattern maker.
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Dimensions
20.5 x 14.5 cm
Description
Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a purple, yellow and red pansy wreath.The number 6726 is inscribed in the top right corner. This was most likely a number assigned to the pattern by it’s original pattern maker.
Subject
floral
botanical
wreath
pansy
pansies
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.10
Images
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1830
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.13a-c
Description
Three hand-painted needlework pattern fragments depicting floral motifs in red, yellow, pink and blue.a) six miniature designs of flowers with green leaves. (the last one appears unfinished)b) a round floral wreath with roses in pink, purple, yellow and reds, with green leaves. An “L” shaped border…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern
Date
1812 – 1830
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Description
Three hand-painted needlework pattern fragments depicting floral motifs in red, yellow, pink and blue.a) six miniature designs of flowers with green leaves. (the last one appears unfinished)b) a round floral wreath with roses in pink, purple, yellow and reds, with green leaves. An “L” shaped border is on the right side of the design. Inscription “261.” (likely the pattern design number)c) red, blue and yellow flowers wrapped around black bars (potentially letters or monograms?)All appear to be cut from a gridded pattern card.
Subject
flowers
floral
wreath
border
letters
alphabet
needlework
decorative
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.13a-c
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Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0119 a-k
Description
A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
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Title
Tableware Set
Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
Subject
households
decorative
social customs
plants
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0119 a-k
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Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0125 a,b
Description
A pair of round shallow dishes set on tall pedestals. The dishes have a bold coloured border around the rim with a series of raised relief gold dots forming a band . The centre of each plate is decorated with a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers. Each pedestal is a column with acanthus leaves …
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Title
Compote Set
Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
26.5 cm
Description
A pair of round shallow dishes set on tall pedestals. The dishes have a bold coloured border around the rim with a series of raised relief gold dots forming a band . The centre of each plate is decorated with a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers. Each pedestal is a column with acanthus leaves around the top with two sculpted figures playing about the column. The column rests on a large round base, with three feet curving under, and repeats the design of plate border. Both of the plates are marked with Royal Worcester hallmarks.a) A standing cherub holding a cloth scarf is facing outward and looking down at a seated cherub that is holding a cup on the other side of the pedestal.b) A standing cherub is peeking around the pedestal at a crawling cherub.
Subject
households
children
angels
cherubs
plants
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0125 a,b
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