Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Ecofact |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.686 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.686.006 |
Other Name |
Butterfly and Moth collection |
Date |
1938 |
Description |
A collection of 12 butterflies in a wood frame. They are in a scattered arrangement, with two small white butterflies at the top and two large blue and two large brown and white ones on either side. Smaller butterflies and sprigs of plants are scattered around the larger butterflies. They were caught and collected by international driller John and his wife, Vola Braybrook while on contract in El Centro, Colombia in 1938. The wood molded frame has mitred corners. |
Provenance |
Collected by International Driller, John Braybrook and his wife Vola while under contract in El Centro, Colombia. |
Dimensions |
H-2.6 W-36.5 L-46.6 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Foreign Drillers Memento Butterflies Colombia South America |
People |
Braybrook, John Braybrook, Vola |