Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1960.059.002 |
Object Name |
Hanging, Wall |
Title |
1897 Souvenir Wall Hanging re the Reign of Queen Victoria |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
1897 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Britain/England, United Kingdom |
Description |
Ecru cotton wall hanging of "A Souvenir of the record reign of Queen Victoria 1897". This wall hanging has printed on it Her Majesty's important life dates and events, portraits of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, statistics showing national progress, growth of principal cities of the kingdom, portraits of the leaders of the Commonwealth countries under British rule, and depictions of the royal residences in Britain. |
Makers mark |
"REGISTERED NO. 292206" |
Provenance |
The manufacturer is likely British, as there is a registry number printed (Registered No. 29226). The item is self-dated with 1897. Queen Victoria passed away in 1901. The wall hanging was used in Owen Sound, Grey County for a while, and possibly was previously used in Sydenham Township before then. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Cotton/Dye/Wood/Cord |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Victoria, Queen |
Subjects |
Royalty |