Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Ecofact |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.686 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.686.003 |
Other Name |
Butterfly and Moth collection |
Date |
28 Dec 1935 |
Description |
A collection of 12 butterflies in a wood frame. There are two butterflies down the centre, a blue one on the top and a white and brown swallowtail below it. The others are smaller and are in a scattered arrangement on either side of the two. They were caught and collected by international driller John and his wife, Vola Braybrook while on contract in El Centro, Colombia December 28, 1935. 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-3.7 W-28 L-43.2 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Foreign Drillers Memento Butterflies Colombia South America |
People |
Braybrook, John Braybrook, Vola |