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Item is a painting depicting Trial Island from Beach Drive, Victoria, BC

The item is a miniature portrait of a young woman wearing a black and white dress, and with a large hat. Written at the top on the back of the portrait is "Emily Harley Toldervy Le[e], London, Eng[land]. Further down is a label with the name spelt slightly differently. Also on the label is a note about hanging the portrait out of the sun to avoid damage. Underneath this is a note in different handwriting possibly saying, "For Ruth Davidson Lee [illegible]".

File consists of 1 sketchbook containing artwork by Margaret Maclure as well as newspaper clippings written by or about Margaret Maclure. Margaret Maclure’s daughter’s name, Catherine Maclure, is inscribed on the front cover; it is possible that Catherine compiled this scrapbook.

The sketchbook contains 28 pencil and watercolour sketches. 27 of the sketches are portraits, some of which are identified by name and others are untitled. There is also 1 watercolour landscape, depicting the front of a boat with totem poles in the background. There are a variety of newspaper clippings interfiled throughout the scrapbook. The sketches and newspaper clippings have various different dates, ranging from 1908 to 1923. Many of the sketches are undated, but assumed to fall within this range.

A number of the portrait sketches appear to be of individuals that Maclure was acquainted with as she identifies them by name. The identified individuals and/or titled works include: Mrs. Henry Hannington; Mrs. Home; Grace Wood Jess; Cathie; Lord Charles Beresford; Dean Davenport; the Bishop of Columbia; Kitty; Miss Denne [sp?] Parker; and A Lady of Decided Opinions. There are also a number of portrait sketches of unnamed Indigenous people. Although the individuals are not named, Maclure often includes inscriptions about the subjects of the drawings.

Also filed within the scrapbook is one handwritten obituary about Margaret Maclure (1938, author unknown) and one photograph of one of Maclure’s sketches.

Item is a framed, painted portrait, of Eliza Rainsford. A card once affixed to the back of the frame reads "Eliza Rainsford daughter of Capt. Rainsford, born 1789, died 1863. Married Philip Despard."

The item is a watercolour sketch of a dinosaur fossil on a plinth. A person in a hat and a stone monument are sketched in the background. The item is attributed to Joseph Despard Pemberton, and his daughter Sophia, and was drawn in October 1892, likely when she was an art student in London. The fossil is possibly based on the Bernissart Iguanodon that was on display in Brussels at that time, but this is only speculation.

The item is a large colour pencil sketch of the proposed site of the Royal BC Museum and BC Archives buildings in Victoria, British Columbia. The drawing also includes the Fannin collections building. It is drawn in a north-facing direction, and the Empress Hotel is depicted in the background.

The sketch was drawn by architects Wilkinson and Gillett in 1964 as part of a plan by Premier W.A.C. Bennett to build a new separate provincial museum and archives building that had, until then, existed as part of the BC Legislature Building.

The item is a handmade gift card. There is a coloured pencil drawing of lilies framed inside a pre-made cardboard frame and envelope. The item is attributed to Sophia Pemberton, and was created in 1953.

The item is a coloured pencil drawing of a white lily with an inscription that reads," And trailing clouds of glory do they come from which is their home". The back of the frame reads, "To Dear Ada, March 1954". The artwork is attributed to Sophia Pemberton, and was created in 1954.