Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2016.034.007 |
Object Name |
Seed |
Title |
Sample Jar of Japanese Millet Seeds |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
One small, rectangular glass jar with screw-on metal top. It contains Japanese millet seeds and has a label on the front which reads "Japanese Millet." |
Provenance |
Likely originally owned by Francis Bowser (1866 - 1936) who was born in Duncan, Grey County, then moved to Walter's Falls and then Redwing (south of Thornbury). He married Josephine Dafoe and they did most of their farming in Redwing. Next owned by their son, Ross Bowser, who served as the Reeve of Collingwood Township for a time and then passed to his daughter, Marjorie Perry (nee Bowser) of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Natural History Collection |
Material |
Biological material/Glass/Metal/Paper/Ink |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Bowser, Francis |
Subjects |
Agriculture Seeds Seed trade Grains Grain industry |
Search Terms |
Red Wing Collingwood Township |