Western Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) Greeting Card
Birthday greeting card written in English and Czech sent by Oldriska (Oluna) and Adolf Ceska dated March 7, 1997. The illustration by Oluna on the card is of a branch of Western Thimbleberry. The red berries and some of the leaves are painted with watercolours with the remaining branch and leaves are a pencil sketch. The illustration on the card was used as the theme painting for "Plantae Occidentalis: 200 Years of Botanical Art in British Columbia - April 1979 to September 1980" and is Number 30 in that Exhibition. The painting was also used for the poster and invitations to the exhibition program.
- In Collection:
- Number 30
- 1 card ; 22.5 x 15 cm
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Card signed by Oluna and Adolf Ceska.
- Oluna and Adolf Ceska Collection
- Gift of Adolf Ceska, February 2023.
- Accession Number: 2023-006 and 2023-024 - Botanical Illustrations, 1979-2021; File: 2.1 - Western Thimbleberry and Other Botanical Illustrations, 1979-1980
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/oluna-ceska-and-adolf-ceska-fonds
- August 2023
- Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (600 dpi;1/20;283;copy4; camera 1000), for art (600 dpi;1/20;263;copy4; camera 1000) by PD/LG. Metadata by KD.
- Rights
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
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