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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.01
- Description
- A large grey and brown rock takes up half of the picture. In the upper right five white flowers peek over the rock. In the upper left four white and five yellow flowers grow. In the center amonst grass are nine white and eight yellow flowers. To the right and left are two white flowers respectively.
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- Title
- Anemone
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.2 x 57.5 cm
- Description
- A large grey and brown rock takes up half of the picture. In the upper right five white flowers peek over the rock. In the upper left four white and five yellow flowers grow. In the center amonst grass are nine white and eight yellow flowers. To the right and left are two white flowers respectively.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.01
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Boojum cactus / desert scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.07
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
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- Title
- Boojum cactus / desert scene
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 76.5 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
- Subject
- botanical
- Boojum cactus
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
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- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnE.05.01
- Description
- A painting of a fungi - reddish orange top, green stem. Painted by E. Anderson, A.C.C. Camp. Taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist (PD2(2)-36).
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- Title
- Fungi
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- A painting of a fungi - reddish orange top, green stem. Painted by E. Anderson, A.C.C. Camp. Taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist (PD2(2)-36).
- Subject
- botanical, fungi
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- AnE.05.01
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.01
- 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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- 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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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.02
- 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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- 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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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.07
- 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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- 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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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.08
- 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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- 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
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.10
- 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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- 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
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away f…
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- Title
- Purple Crocus
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away from the viewer showing mostly the outside of the petals and some yellow inside. The crocus stems and feathery leaves are green and brown. The other grasses and stems are rust, yellow and brown.
- Credit
- Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.02
- Description
- Bottom two thirds is a purple blue pool of water out of which grows six large yellow and green plants. On the edge of the pool brown ferns grow. The upper third is green weeds and fern.
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- Title
- Skunk Cabbage
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.2 x 57.4 cm
- Description
- Bottom two thirds is a purple blue pool of water out of which grows six large yellow and green plants. On the edge of the pool brown ferns grow. The upper third is green weeds and fern.
- Subject
- botanical
- skunk cabbage
- weeds
- fern
- Credit
- Purchased from Jean Gill, Calgary, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.02
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