Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2020.008.009 |
Object Name |
Box, Presentation |
Title |
Douglas & Taylor Jewellery Presentation Box |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1914 |
Made |
Carrington |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
A spring-hinged jeweller's presentation box (a). The box lid has a plain black faux leather covering, as does the base, which is stamped with a maker's mark that includes "BOX PAT." The cream-coloured silk lining of the lid is printed with black with a trademark of a leftwards-facing lion holding a gemstone, standing on a striped bar, above a banner with DIAMOND HALL on it. "DOUGLAS & TAYLOR / MANUFACTURING JEWELERS / & OPTICIANS / OWEN SOUND, ONT." is printed below. There is a pale yellow velvet-topped panel (b) for the area intended for jewellery to be shown. A ribbon pull can be used to lift the panel, to reveal a wire display prop. |
Makers mark |
First word on the underside is possibly CARRINGTON, with "BOX PAT." below it? |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Carrington Box company of _________. Custom-made for the Douglas & Taylor Manufacturing Jewelers & Opticians business in Owen Sound, County, likely before 1914. It was later used to house a Military Medal that was awarded to a Canadian First World War veteran, Sergeant William Dunwoodie Armstrong of Owen Sound. Unknown provenance after Armstrong owned it. Collected by George Scott Auer, in the Owen Sound area of Grey County. Grey Roots purchased it from him in February, 2020. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Fabric, Plasticized/Cardboard/Silk/Velvet/Metal/Wire/Dye/Ink/Glue |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-6.5 L-8.5 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Taylor, D. C. Douglas, John J. Armstrong, William Dunwoodie |
Subjects |
Jewelry stores Boxes Containers Owen Sound Business |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Businesses |
Function |
A factory-made presentation box, custom-made (likely in a large order) for an Owen Sound, Grey County jewellery business to use when retailing their items. This one was used by a First World War veteran from Owen Sound to keep his Military Medal in. |