Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Ecofact |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.686.004 |
Other Name |
Butterfly and Moth collection |
Date |
July 1932 |
Description |
A collection of 18 butterflies in a wood frame. There is a row of six butterflies down the centre, and the others are in a scattered arrangement on either side with sprigs of flowers and leaves mixed in. They were caught and collected by international driller John and his wife, Vola Braybrook while on contract in El Centro, Colombia in 1932. The plain wood frame has a lower mitred wood trim on the inside. |
Provenance |
Collected by International Driller, John Braybrook and his wife Vola while under contract in El Centro, Colombia. |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-34.4 L-43 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Foreign Drillers Memento Butterflies Colombia South America |
People |
Braybrook, John Braybrook, Vola |