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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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Pen And Ink Drawing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpom.03.01
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- pen and ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoM.03.01
- Description
- Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the l…
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- Title
- Pen And Ink Drawing
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- pen and ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 24.0` cm
- Description
- Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the left, but the rest of the grassy areas are green.Inscription reads “P. M. Potts / W. B. School / 1830”. Based on other items in the collection, it can be inferred that this was created during the artist’s time at the Washington Boarding School.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoM.03.01
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