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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0364
Description
Small, wide bowl decorated with a transparent glaze and multi coloured enamel over glazes and metallic lustre around base. Floral design with 2 butterflies, trimmed foot, signed on base.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.7 x 9.7 cm
Description
Small, wide bowl decorated with a transparent glaze and multi coloured enamel over glazes and metallic lustre around base. Floral design with 2 butterflies, trimmed foot, signed on base.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
butterfly
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0364
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0198
Description
A round plate with a very dense decoration of small leaves and medium sized flowers on a white background. Five butterflies fly around inside the rim and one sits in the centre.
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Title
Dinner Plate
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Description
A round plate with a very dense decoration of small leaves and medium sized flowers on a white background. Five butterflies fly around inside the rim and one sits in the centre.
Subject
households
decorative
plants
flowers
animals
insects
butterfly
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0198
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
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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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
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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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
107.01.0148
Description
Japanese, bird, butterfly, grasses on solid black background. Fine leaves and flowers design from centre right from bottom to top. Centre left a brown, yellow sparrow hovers facing left, flies after a white and black butterfly.
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Title
Embroidered Picture
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
31.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
Japanese, bird, butterfly, grasses on solid black background. Fine leaves and flowers design from centre right from bottom to top. Centre left a brown, yellow sparrow hovers facing left, flies after a white and black butterfly.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
bird
butterfly;Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0148
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Artist
Mary Black
Date
1911
Medium
dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper
Catalogue Number
BlM.13.01
Description
Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.
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Artist
Mary Black
Title
Fireweed
Date
1911
Medium
dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper
Dimensions
49.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.
Subject
botanical
fireweed
animal
butterfly
Credit
Gift of Fern Brewster Dooley, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
BlM.13.01
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.181
Description
Japanese ink drawing of a flower with feathery petals, a curved stem and long jagged leaves. To its left is a flower bud, and to its right is a butterfly.
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Ink Drawing
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink
Dimensions
31.5 x 32.8 cm
Description
Japanese ink drawing of a flower with feathery petals, a curved stem and long jagged leaves. To its left is a flower bud, and to its right is a butterfly.
Subject
butterfly, flower, stem, leaves
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.181
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Needlework Pattern Fragments

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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.11a-d
Description
Four hand-painted needlework pattern fragments. a) a multi-coloured butterfly with curled antennae.b) two floral designs, one with a purple flower, the other blue, white and red.c) a white flower with brown stem and three green leaves.d) black rectangle with yellow and red floral pattern. Red flowe…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Needlework Pattern Fragments
Date
1812 – 1898
Medium
gouache on paper; card
Description
Four hand-painted needlework pattern fragments. a) a multi-coloured butterfly with curled antennae.b) two floral designs, one with a purple flower, the other blue, white and red.c) a white flower with brown stem and three green leaves.d) black rectangle with yellow and red floral pattern. Red flowers have bright green leaves.All appear to be cut from a gridded pattern card.
Subject
insect
butterfly
floral
pattern
needlework
decorative;
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.07.11a-d
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