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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensit…
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- Title
- Melora
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 18 cm
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensitively while flowers in the background underscore her femininity.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
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Portrait of Mellora Collings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.35
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.35
- Description
- Scene with an overall brown/rust tone of a female figure seated in front of a book perhaps, reading, her head is slightly turned to the left.“The only known watercolour portrait by Collings, this affectionate study focuses on the torso of an older woman, her head bent to read a book and her face mi…
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- Title
- Portrait of Mellora Collings
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15 x 6 cm
- Description
- Scene with an overall brown/rust tone of a female figure seated in front of a book perhaps, reading, her head is slightly turned to the left.“The only known watercolour portrait by Collings, this affectionate study focuses on the torso of an older woman, her head bent to read a book and her face mild and composed. Ivory and peach skin tones are warmed by a background of rose and soft browns.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- reading
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.35
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.046
- Description
- A mountain landscape scene: bottom half is a lake and shore in the immediate centre, two large trees viewer’s left, rocks, pooled water centre, bank, reflection viewer’s right; top half is a wedge-shaped mountain, opposite lake shore and a group of trees on viewer’s right, tree tops on viewer’s lef…
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- Title
- Mountain Lake
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- A mountain landscape scene: bottom half is a lake and shore in the immediate centre, two large trees viewer’s left, rocks, pooled water centre, bank, reflection viewer’s right; top half is a wedge-shaped mountain, opposite lake shore and a group of trees on viewer’s right, tree tops on viewer’s left.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- C. J. Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.046
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- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
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- Title
- Mellora
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
- Subject
- figure
- study
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
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Pen; Ink Set Pen Tray; Inkwells
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.1074%20a-q
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1074 a-q
- Description
- Wooden ink and pen tray with brass gilding of flowers and leaves. Has a metal handle for carrying. Has one long depression on either side of handle to hold pens. Holds two empty glass ink bottles with screw lids, and 7 pens (2 red, 1 yellow, 4 black) and nibs. Items d-q are in bags accompanying a…
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- Title
- Pen; Ink Set Pen Tray; Inkwells
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 10 x 21 x 32 cm
- Description
- Wooden ink and pen tray with brass gilding of flowers and leaves. Has a metal handle for carrying. Has one long depression on either side of handle to hold pens. Holds two empty glass ink bottles with screw lids, and 7 pens (2 red, 1 yellow, 4 black) and nibs. Items d-q are in bags accompanying a,b,c.a) trayb) glass in bottlec) glass in bottled - q) pens and nibs
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1074 a-q
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood, fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1020 a-s
- Description
- Wooden box (a) with slide lid. Contains (b-r) 16 brushes and (s) 1 box of black lead pencil tips.a) Wooden box with slide lidb) large paintbrushc) flat, short-bristled paintbrushd) flat, short-bristled paintbrush covered in dried paine) long, thin, round-bristled paintbrush covered with dried brown…
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- Title
- Paintbrush Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood, fibre
- Dimensions
- 3 x 7.5 x 38 cm
- Description
- Wooden box (a) with slide lid. Contains (b-r) 16 brushes and (s) 1 box of black lead pencil tips.a) Wooden box with slide lidb) large paintbrushc) flat, short-bristled paintbrushd) flat, short-bristled paintbrush covered in dried paine) long, thin, round-bristled paintbrush covered with dried brown paintf) short, flat-bristled, small paintbrushg) small, round-bristled paintbrush with green paint on bristles and broken tiph) small, flat-bristled paintbrush with broken tipi) small, flat-bristled paintbrush with pointed bristles and thick wooden handlej) small, thick-handled paintbrush with no bristlesk) small paintbrush with half of bristles missing, wooden handlel) small black-handled stubby paintbrush, with broken handlem) small flat-bristled paintbrushn) long, thin-bristled paintbrush with wooden handleo) small, thin-bristled paintbrush with wooden handlep) broken paintbrush handle, wood only, no bristlesq) very small, round-bristled brush with wooden handler) small, round-bristled paintbrush with bristles covered in dried paints) box of black lead. Label reads: “A.W. Faber Established 1761 ‘Castell’ Pencil Works, Stein near Nuremberg. 1/4 dozen Black Leads 2 3/4 in. long for Everpointed-Pencils 2541 No. 2577, Made in Bavaria”.
- Subject
- paintbrush
- box
- Charles John Collings
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1020 a-s
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood ; leather ;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1029
- Description
- Folding stool with three wooden legs, with leather seat with leather stitching around leg cover.
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- Title
- Folding Stool
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood ; leather ;
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Description
- Folding stool with three wooden legs, with leather seat with leather stitching around leg cover.
- Subject
- stool
- painting
- Charles John Collings
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1029
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1021
- Description
- Rectangular, flat, metal container with hinged lid attached. The interior of the box has raised dividers about 2 cm long along the top and right interior edges. Paint residue evident on interior, top and bottom surfaces.
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- Title
- Paint Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 22 cm
- Description
- Rectangular, flat, metal container with hinged lid attached. The interior of the box has raised dividers about 2 cm long along the top and right interior edges. Paint residue evident on interior, top and bottom surfaces.
- Subject
- paint
- Charles John Collings
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1021
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1022
- Description
- Rectangular, flat, metal container that is divided into three sections that are hinged and fold into one square. The interior of the container is further divided into smaller rectangles. Metal clip at bottom, to attach to easel?
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- Title
- Paint Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 7 cm
- Description
- Rectangular, flat, metal container that is divided into three sections that are hinged and fold into one square. The interior of the container is further divided into smaller rectangles. Metal clip at bottom, to attach to easel?
- Subject
- paint
- Charles John Collings
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1022
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; paint,
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1023 a-l
- Description
- a) Metal, black box containing 9 tubes of paint of various colours and 2 sticks of paint. There is a handle at one end of the box, and the interior of the box is divided into smaller rectangles by raised walls. b) stick of purple/blue/black paintc) long stick of purple/blue/black paintd) silver tu…
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- Title
- Paint Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; paint,
- Dimensions
- 9 x 23 cm
- Description
- a) Metal, black box containing 9 tubes of paint of various colours and 2 sticks of paint. There is a handle at one end of the box, and the interior of the box is divided into smaller rectangles by raised walls. b) stick of purple/blue/black paintc) long stick of purple/blue/black paintd) silver tube of paint, rusted with a few holes, pink coloured paint visible inside, “Cambridge Colours” in raised lettering on the shoulder of the tubee) tube of flake white paint, bottom of tube folded up, label reads: “Students’ Oil Colour, Flake White., Blanc d’argent, Blanco argento, Blanco de plata, Reeves’ School Quality., Made in England” “20” written on label with pencil. f) tube of blue cobalt paint, “Winsor & Newton LD” in raised lettering on the shoulder of the tube. Label reads: “Winsor & Newton Limited, London, England, Water Colour, Cobalt Blue., Bleu de cobalt, Bleu di Cobalto, Azul de Cobalto, Series 3, Trade Mark (with a picture of a griffin). g) tube of blue cobalt paint, “Winsor & Newton LD” in raised lettering on the shoulder of the tube. Label reads: “Winsor & Newton Limited, London, England, Water Colour, Cobalt Blue., Bleu de cobalt, Bleu di Cobalto, Azul de Cobalto, Series 3, Trade Mark (with a picture of a griffin). (*f is fuller than g)h) tube of paint, “Winsor & Newton LD” in raised lettering on the shoulder of the tube. Label reads: “Winsor & Newton Limited, Rahtbone Place, London, England, Crimson” (some of label stained, couldn’t read writing)i) tube of paint, Winsor & Newton brand, much of label covered in paint, “Cobalt Blue”j) tube of paint, Winsor & Newton brand, much of label covered in paint, “Alizarin CR.k) tube of paint, “Moist Malachite Green, 24, Soho Square, London” brand not visible. l) tube of paint, “Artists’ Water Color” only legible words on stained label.
- Subject
- paint
- Charles John Collings
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1023 a-l
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