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lidded birchbark box
lidded birchbark box
lidded birchbark box
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Introduction
This record is a copy of GKS #45130.
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Materials
Birch bark, moose hair, black thread, pink silk lining (currently there is a conservation liner inside the box that hides the lining on the sides)
Additional Context
This is a wedding present given to George and Emily Johnson by Wendat from Lorette.
Description of Writing/Text
pencil inscription on the bottom. "Evelyn S. Johnson Chiefswood Tuscarora C.W. [Canada West] November 1854 [year of marriage of George and Emily]
Dimensions:
24.5 × 23 × 11 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
922.1.83.a-b
Collection at Current Location:
Evelyn Johnson/Chiefswood Collection
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27332
Approximate Place of Origin