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Needlework Pattern

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.05

Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

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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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

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.07.10

Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Date: 1812 – 1898

Medium: gouache on paper; card

Catalogue Number: PoS.07.10

Description: Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a purple, yellow and red pansy wreath.The number 6726 is inscribed in the top right corner. This was most likely a number assigned to the pattern by it’s original pattern maker.

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Title: Needlework Pattern

Date: 1812 – 1898

Medium: gouache on paper; card

Dimensions: 20.5 x 14.5 cm

Description: Hand-painted needlework pattern on gridded card depicting a purple, yellow and red pansy wreath.The number 6726 is inscribed in the top right corner. This was most likely a number assigned to the pattern by it’s original pattern maker.

Subject: floral; botanical; wreath; pansy; pansies; needlework; decorative

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: PoS.07.10

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Needlework Pattern

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.07.13a-c

Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Date: 1812 – 1830

Medium: gouache on paper; card

Catalogue Number: PoS.07.13a-c

Description: Three hand-painted needlework pattern fragments depicting floral motifs in red, yellow, pink and blue.a) six miniature designs of flowers with green leaves. (the last one appears unfinished)b) a round floral wreath with roses in pink, purple, yellow and reds, with green leaves. An “L” shaped border…

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Title: Needlework Pattern

Date: 1812 – 1830

Medium: gouache on paper; card

Description: Three hand-painted needlework pattern fragments depicting floral motifs in red, yellow, pink and blue.a) six miniature designs of flowers with green leaves. (the last one appears unfinished)b) a round floral wreath with roses in pink, purple, yellow and reds, with green leaves. An “L” shaped border is on the right side of the design. Inscription “261.” (likely the pattern design number)c) red, blue and yellow flowers wrapped around black bars (potentially letters or monograms?)All appear to be cut from a gridded pattern card.