Envelope Item Number: Nb3.1396 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Commercial white business envelope folded and glued in three triangles at the back with the fourth triangular flap folding from the top and remaining loose with blue along the bottom edges. Envelope front has a red insignia rectangular on the left side four-fifths of the way up the side and has a black line drawn styled profile bird head facing down with a three teardrop segmented tail below, a line sweeping up and around on either side, and three lines at either side of the tail. Writing/printing at the top left side in black ink reads 'Lyle Wilson / #9 Wherever St. / Van., BC.', and at the centre 'F. MacDonald / Ottawa, Can. ??"
History Of Use
Used by the artist for correspondence.
Cultural Context
stationery
Item History
- Made by Lyle Wilson (Maker) in Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada before 1987
- Owned by Lyle Wilson before August 7, 1987
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Lyle Wilson (Seller) on August 7, 1987
What
- Name
- Envelope
- Identification Number
- Nb3.1396
- Type of Item
- envelope
- Manufacturing Technique
- silkscreened
- Overall
- height 10.5 cm, width 24.2 cm, depth 0.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haisla
- Creator
- Lyle Wilson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lyle Wilson
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Lyle Wilson (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1987
- Ownership Date
- before August 7, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on August 7, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1226/0009