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Joint Address of the Senate and House of Commons to the R.H. Earl of Dufferin upon His Departure from Canada, 1878

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Date:

April 11, 1878

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Box number: BK-325

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2977850

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Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava fonds

Joint Address of the Senate and House of Commons to the R.H. Earl of Dufferin upon His Departure from Canada, 1878
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Date(s):

April 11, 1878

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : black ink, watercolour and gold paint
Support 71.800 x 114.200 cm

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Two sheets of parchment bound in red leather folder, tooled and guilded., The left hand portion of the address shows views of Niagara Falls (right) Parliament Hill (bottom) and Montmorency Falls (left). The right hand portion of the address contains colonial Coat-of-arms, four ornamental flowers and maple leaf. The address was bound by Dawson Bros., The illumination is foxed. The binding is worn and has suffered surface loss., The Dufferin Addresses are comprised of 3 volumes of bound addresses presented to His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Dufferin, while Governor-General of Canada from 1872-1878., They are expressions of the sentiments of Canadians from across the country during his tenure, and also include one joint address from the Senate and the House of Commons on the occasion of his departure., There are 413 items including manuscripts solely comprised of script; illuminated manuscript; and also some bearing more elaborate vignettes and decorative artwork.
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Artist: Unknown

Depicted: Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marquess of, 1826-1902

Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marquess of, 1826-1902
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Set: "Dufferin Addresses," 1872-1878; 3 volumes: Vol. I (Bk 319) contains items 2 to 209; Vol. II (Bk 320) contains items 210 to 413; Vol. III (Bk 325) contains item 1: Joint Address of the Senate and House of Commons

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Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: Not transcribed.
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SUBJ. - Joint Address of Senate & House of Commons On Rt. Hon. Lord Dufferin's Departure from Canada 1878
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1978-049 PIC
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[Consultation90 Open]
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Box [1978-049]

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BK-325 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1978-49-1 Source: Earl of Dufferin and Ava through Leo Heaps, London, England.
Copyright: Expired

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Date modified:: 2024-06-12