Narrow Results By
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 200
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 55
- Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
- Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian) 31
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 27
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 18
- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 14
- Unknown 12
- Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American) 7
- Brian Joseph Grandbois 6
- William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian) 5
- Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian) 4
Bunchberry [Creeping Dogwood]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.32
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour / gouche?; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.32
- Description
- Botanical painting of 3 stems of a plant. stems have green leaves and two have bunches of red berries. The uppermost stem has a white flower with four petals and purple stamen. Written below in pencil is “Bunchberry”
1 image
- Title
- Bunchberry [Creeping Dogwood]
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour / gouche?; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical painting of 3 stems of a plant. stems have green leaves and two have bunches of red berries. The uppermost stem has a white flower with four petals and purple stamen. Written below in pencil is “Bunchberry”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.32
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
[Empetrum nigrum]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.34
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.34
- Description
- A botanical illustration of a branch with short evergreen needles and small blue berries. Written on the back, faintly, in pencil is “Empetrum nigrum” [also known as crowberry]. The artist’s monogram and 7.25 is written in ink in the bottom right corner.
1 image
- Title
- [Empetrum nigrum]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A botanical illustration of a branch with short evergreen needles and small blue berries. Written on the back, faintly, in pencil is “Empetrum nigrum” [also known as crowberry]. The artist’s monogram and 7.25 is written in ink in the bottom right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.34
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.35
- Date
- 1904
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.35
- Description
- A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at t…
1 image
- Title
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]
- Date
- 1904
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at the top and “arctostaphylos uva-urs: at bottom.
- Subject
- bearberry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.35
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Sambucus melanocarpa [black elderberry]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.36
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.36
- Description
- A woody stemmed plant with large green leaves that have raffed edges, A large bunch of purple-black berries is at the top of the stem and drooping over. Written on verso in pencil at bottom and pen at top is “Sambucus melanocarpa”. Date and artist monogram in LRC.
1 image
- Title
- Sambucus melanocarpa [black elderberry]
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.8 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A woody stemmed plant with large green leaves that have raffed edges, A large bunch of purple-black berries is at the top of the stem and drooping over. Written on verso in pencil at bottom and pen at top is “Sambucus melanocarpa”. Date and artist monogram in LRC.
- Subject
- black elderberry
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.36
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.37
- Description
- A single woody stem with large green leaves and small orange-yellow berries. Written in pencil on verso is “add red fruit rusty brown scales” at top and “ca[n?]...} at bottom centre.
1 image
- Title
- untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 16.4 cm
- Description
- A single woody stem with large green leaves and small orange-yellow berries. Written in pencil on verso is “add red fruit rusty brown scales” at top and “ca[n?]...} at bottom centre.
- Subject
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.37
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.38
- Description
- A collage of three watercolour illustrations of a plant, cut out and glued onto a larger piece of paper. The upper illustration has a “1” and shows a low creeping bush with green leaves and pink flowers. The centre illustration has a “2” and shows a plant with woody stems, large spoon-shaped green …
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A collage of three watercolour illustrations of a plant, cut out and glued onto a larger piece of paper. The upper illustration has a “1” and shows a low creeping bush with green leaves and pink flowers. The centre illustration has a “2” and shows a plant with woody stems, large spoon-shaped green leaves, and round red berries. The bottom illustration has a “3” and shows wavy green leaves with pink bell shaped flowers. On verso in pen is“[...xycoccus] oxycoccus intermedius Small Cranberry”“gaultheria ovatifolia - Ovate leaved winterg[...]”“3. Vitis-Idaea Vitis-Idaea - Mountain Cranberry”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.38
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Sedum lanceolatum (Lanceleaf/Spearleaf Stonecrop)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.29
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.29
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Lobelia kalmii (Brook Lobelia)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.28
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.28
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Lychnis apetala (Nodding Lychnis/Campion)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.27
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.27
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Montia (Claytonia) parvifolia (Small-leaved Springbeauty)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.23
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.23
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.24
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.24
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Moneses uniflora (blue one) Epilobium palustre (pink one)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.25
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.25
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.26
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.26
- Description
- A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.
1 image
- Title
- Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.26
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.30
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.30
- Description
- The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.
1 image
- Title
- Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.30
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.31
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.31
- Description
- The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.
1 image
- Title
- Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.
- Subject
- botanical
- flower, rhododendron
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.31
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.22
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.22
- Description
- A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.
1 image
- Title
- Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.22
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Rosa acicularis (Prickly Wild Roses)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.20
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.20
- Description
- Pink wild rose blossoms and buds, with yellow centres, emerging from a thick bunch of green leaves.
1 image
- Title
- Rosa acicularis (Prickly Wild Roses)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Pink wild rose blossoms and buds, with yellow centres, emerging from a thick bunch of green leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.20
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.21
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
1 image
- Title
- Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
- Subject
- botanical
- flower
- Lady’s Slipper
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.19
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.19
- Description
- A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
1 image
- Title
- Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.19
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.18
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.18
- Description
- A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.
1 image
- Title
- Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.18
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.