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Untitled [Insects and Vegetation]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthor.03.06
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pen and ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.06
- Description
- Black and white pen and ink drawing of leaves and a large insect. Three distinct patterned backgrounds behind. Drawing is an elongated octagonal shape.
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- Title
- Untitled [Insects and Vegetation]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pen and ink on paper
- Description
- Black and white pen and ink drawing of leaves and a large insect. Three distinct patterned backgrounds behind. Drawing is an elongated octagonal shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.06
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Untitled [Six Fireflies]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkoi.04.03
- Artist
- Tsukioka Koogyo
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KoI.04.03
- Description
- Night scene, six fireflies over all picture, four on reeds, two in flight. A few green leaves show up in left bottom of picture, the fireflies have gold bums.
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- Artist
- Tsukioka Koogyo
- Title
- Untitled [Six Fireflies]
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- Night scene, six fireflies over all picture, four on reeds, two in flight. A few green leaves show up in left bottom of picture, the fireflies have gold bums.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KoI.04.03
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Wall; Wicker Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0361
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0361
- Description
- A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle…
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- Title
- Wall; Wicker Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.6 x 12.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle. Large wings of lattice weave around a frame of shaped twig backed with leaf fibre, two metal studs form eyes, wicker loop just below mouth for hanging, bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0361
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Wall; Wicker Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0362
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0362
- Description
- A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or d…
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- Title
- Wall; Wicker Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or dyed brown. Two metal studs form eyes. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing. Small loop beneath mouth for hanging.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- insect
- fly
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0362
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Watercolour Painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.28
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.28
- Description
- Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The bac…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The back has multiple inscriptions. Due to the hand, it is a bit difficult to read. “M. G. Le???d??”“February 4th, 1852”“M. G. L??????” “To E. Anderson”
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flower
- insect
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.28
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