Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1968.023.030 |
Object Name |
Pin, Political |
Other Name |
Pin, Commemorative |
Title |
Mourning Pin for Queen Victoria |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
1901 |
Year Range from |
1901 |
Year Range to |
1901 |
Artist |
Dominion Regalia Co. Limited |
Made |
Dominion Regalia Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
Button type mourning pin with a portrait of Queen Victoria printed on it. "Canada Mourns Queen Victoria, 1837 - 1901" is printed around her portrait. There is a black seven-petaled ribbon attached to the back. The button area is round, with a glossy celluloid or clear enamel? finish. The pinstem is now rusty. |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. Probably belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Jenkins of Owen Sound. Subsequently belonged to their daughter, Eva Jenkins. |
Collection |
Personal Gear |
Material |
Metal/Taffeta/Plastic/Paper/Ink |
Found |
United States of America |
People |
Jenkins, Eva Victoria, Queen Jenkins, Herbert W. Jenkins, Jeanette (Jessie) |
Function |
It is a factory-made, mass-produced item. It was worn by a Canadian person in 1901, to show his or her respect for Queen Victoria, who had passed away. At that time, the Dominion of Canada was part of Queen Victoria's empire. |