commemorative box
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1838
- Event 1837-1838 Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Object Number 2016.22.1 a-b
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
- Category Distribution and transportation artifactsCommunication artifacts
- Sub-category ContainerPersonal symbol
- Department History
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1838/01/01
- Latest 1838/12/31
- Inscription (lid/couvercle) A present to/Mrs. Jane Heighton/from Jay Cody, while confined in/Toronto Gael, under charge of H. Treason/June 17th 1838 (front/.en devant) GRANT me. indulgent heaven, that I may live,/to see the miscreant feel the pains they give,/Deem freedoms sacred treasure free as air,/Till slave and despot be but things which were. (back/dos) In Memory of Samuel Lount &/Peter Mathews Martyred April 12th 1838/Their minds were tranquil and serene,/No terror in their looks were seen,/Their steps upon the scaffold strong/A moments pause Their lives are gone.
- Materials Wood
- Person / Institution Associated historical figure, Cody, JayAssociated historical figure, Lount, SamuelAssociated historical figure, Matthews, Peter
- Measurements Height 5.8 cm, Width 12.0 cm, Depth 6.5 cm