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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
- History / Biographical
- Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Geographic Access
- England
- Japan
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- 'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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.07.03
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- Gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.03
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a large beige house with a brown roof situated in a well landscaped area. Trees border either side of the house. A small white bench can be seen in the lower left corner, along with a pathway leading to the house in the center. In front of th…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- Gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlwork pattern on gridded card depicting a large beige house with a brown roof situated in a well landscaped area. Trees border either side of the house. A small white bench can be seen in the lower left corner, along with a pathway leading to the house in the center. In front of the house is a bright green grass lawn. The area where sky would be is left unpainted. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “2095” 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 “3.” written.
- Subject
- house
- building
- landscape
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.03
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.04
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.04
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a landscape scene with some manmade structures in the foreground and background. Flowers border the bottom left and right corners, with a waterfall flowing through. A floral garland and a long, full foliaged tree stretch across the top of th…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a landscape scene with some manmade structures in the foreground and background. Flowers border the bottom left and right corners, with a waterfall flowing through. A floral garland and a long, full foliaged tree stretch across the top of the work, while a small lake and gazebo can be seen in the background. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “806” 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
- landscape
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.04
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.05
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.05
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a foliage wreath with varying floral blooms in pink, white, blue and yellow. There are four green filigrees, one in each corner. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “25” in the top right corner.…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a foliage wreath with varying floral blooms in pink, white, blue and yellow. There are four green filigrees, one in each corner. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”.The gridded box is labeled “25” in the top right corner. Next to this, it reads “Berlin bei Z. A. Grünthal”. Translated from German, this reads “Berlin by Z. A. Grünthal”. In the bottom left corner of the grid, there is a “5.” written. In the bottom right corner, “GG” is written.
- Subject
- flower
- floral
- wreath
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.05
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Needlework Pattern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.06
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.06
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers, such as a pink rose, strawberries, a red lily and bleeding hearts. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Po…
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting an assemblage of different kinds of plants and flowers, such as a pink rose, strawberries, a red lily and bleeding hearts. The foliage and flowers make a circular shape on the gridded card. The work is signed in the top right corner “S.M. Potts”. The edges of the work are sealed with some kind of fabric-like tape. The reverse has blue paper.
- Subject
- floral
- flower
- still life
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.06
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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.07.09
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.09
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a row of roses and small purple flowers, twisted beteen foliage. The work is signed “S.M. Potts” in the center.
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- Title
- Needlework Pattern
- Date
- 1812 – 1898
- Medium
- gouache on paper; card
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a row of roses and small purple flowers, twisted beteen foliage. The work is signed “S.M. Potts” in the center.
- Subject
- floral
- flower
- roses
- foliage
- needlework
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.07.09
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