exhibited [Royal] Art Society of NSW 1892-95.
Art Society exhibition 1892: “There is a case of miniatures on ivory by Margaret Butterworth, in which the lifelike portraits are painted with exquisite delicacy” ( Sydney Morning Herald 3 September 1892, 6).
Art Society of NSW exhibition 1893: 'Mrs Butterworth exhibits some beautifully executed miniatures’ ( Illustrated Sydney News September 1893, 3).
Art Society of NSW Exhibition 1894: '... and Mrs A.R. Butterworth contributes a number of smoothly finished miniature portraits’ ( Sydney Morning Herald 29 September 1894, 7).
At the Women’s College Exhibition in May 1895, one of the exhibits was a reading desk in Australian cedar, carved by Miss L. MacDonald (Principal of the Women’s College) and Miss E.E. Dickinson, from a design by Mrs Butterworth. Mrs Butterworth also carved her own ribbon scroll design on a stool ( Sydney Morning Herald 28 May 1895, 6).
Exhibited at Art Society of NSW exhibition in 1895 ( Sydney Morning Herald 28 September 1895, 7).
Her husband, Mr A.R. Butterworth, gave a lecture on 'The Furniture of all Ages’ at the Women’s College which was 'illustrated by sketches drawn by Mrs Butterworth’ ( Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 1895, 6).
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