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2000.10.5 - Spoon, Eating
Small silver spoon. Flares out at top of handle. Handle widens at bottom into a rectangle shape. Engraved in the front of the spoon is the initial M. Belonged to the descendents of Peter Matthews who was involved in the Rebellion of 1837.

Record Type: Object
2000.10.6 - Spoon, Eating
Small silver spoon. Flares out at top of handle. Handle widens at bottom into a rectangle shape. Engraved in the front of the spoon is the initial M. Belonged to the descendents of Peter Matthews who was involved in the Rebellion of 1837.

Record Type: Object
2009.10.14 - Spoon, Mixing
Oval shaped bowl. Rounded handle with a decorative knob at the end. Made of one piece of wood. Handle is wider in the middle and then tapers out toward the end. McCreight/Armstrong Family from Cherrywood.

Record Type: Object
2009.10.16 - Hatpin
Long metal shaft with a tear drop shaped head. Head has a lustrous, pearl like coating. Copper coloured metal joining between pearl head and metal shaft. Colours are pearl, copper, black.

Record Type: Object
2009.10.17 - Hatpin
Head made of a gold coloured metal with four women's heads (art nouveau style) in profile, topped with a gold coloured, curved, oval shaped piece of metal. Part of head may be gilded, gold filled, or actual gold. Black metal shaft. Colours: gold/bronze, black.

Record Type: Object
2009.3.1 - Plate, Dessert
A small, white plate decorated with gold trim around rim. Three groups of pink flowers and green leaves inside edge and one group of similar flowers in centre. Flowers may resemble apple blossoms. There is a maker's mark: "H & Co / L / FRANCE. Painted text on bottom reads "L.S./'99". China was bought as blanks or white ware [no decorator's mark; only maker's mark] and then hand painted by Lois Slater.

Record Type: Object
2009.3.10 - Plate, Dessert
A small white plate with irregular shaped edging. It has gold decoration painted around outside edge. A group of green and brown leaves and green andred-orange berries painted on one side near outside edge. Maker's Mark reads: "FRANCE". Not signed.

Record Type: Object
2009.3.11A - Jar, Condiment
A white jar that has three groups of leaves and berries around body near top centre. There is gold painted decoration all around near top opening of jar body. Maker's mark: "FRANCE". Text reads "M. [... ] G / (1/a). Date has worn almost completely away. China was bought as blanks or white ware [no decorator's mark; only maker's mark] and then hand painted by Minnie Green.

Record Type: Object
2009.3.11B - Jar, Condiment
A white lid with irregular shaped edge painted in gold design. It has a semi-oblong space in edge of lid approx. 1.5 cm w x 1.5 cm L, A small handle in top centre painted gold approx. 3.3 cm (l) x 1.3 cm (w) x 1.8 cm (h).

Record Type: Object
2009.3.12A - Jar, Condiment
A white, ceramic jar with gold line painted around rim. It has a light green background with gold painted decoration around top approx. 1.5 cm. Groups of berries with leaves around body below border. Two gold painted handles (branch and vine-like) approx. 4 cm (w) x 4 cm (h) x 1.3 cm (depth). Maker's Mark reads "D&C / ------ / FRANCE ".

Record Type: Object