tray, paint
Object
Accession Number
2012.006.001.001bDescription
A boxed watercolor paint set by Reeves & Sons Ltd., the removable wooden tray holding: fourty-five coloured paint blocks; the box holding a rectangular white earthenware mixing pallet with four impressed compartments, and; a circular clear glass water bowl.Narrative
Many Victorians liked to paint in oil and watercolour. Annie Euphemia Dunsmuir (1868-1952) showed artistic ability, and so did Henrietta Maud Dunsmuir (1872-1950). The drawing room at Craigdarroch was probably where most of the Dunsmuir women painted. At the 1909 Craigdarroch auction, Lot 294 was described as a "Brass Easel". It probably often held the Dunsmuir women's paintings and drawings.A travelling watercolour set like this one would have been perfect for using around the house, outside on the grounds, at the park, or just about anywhere. This paint set was collected to aid in telling the Dunsmuir-era story at Craigdarroch.
