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Profile of Unidentified man in Military Hat with Feathers

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

19th century

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3017638

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Aberdeen Album, "Foreign Sketches"

Profile of Unidentified man in Military Hat with Feathers
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Date(s):

19th century

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down
Support 32.200 x 19.700 cm
Image 9.000 x 8.500 cm
Secondary support 46.200 x 37.000 cm

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Subject depicts one of two images of a man wearing a feathered military hat. In this image, the man is in profile; the hat hides most of his face with plumage., This may be the work of Lt-Col. Crealock.

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Artist: Unknown

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General note:

album: Lady Aberdeen Album, "Foreign Sketches" folio 9V.

Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. W707

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: in ink, recto, below image: section / profile: in ink, verso; "Capital Punishment" in the / Province of New Brunswick / - in the 19th Century - / being an adaptation of the ancient / custom of 'little case [?].' / - a curious political rite which the Governor / of the Province had to undergo - while / opening the Houses of Parliment. / supposed to typify the scape goat / function of a constitutional Governor / who has to hear the omens [?] & punishment / of the sins of the whole legislature.

Container note(s):

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3907 : v

Subject heading:

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Costume

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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03907V
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
No restriction on access or on use for publication or reproduction.

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 3907

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3907V Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired / périmé

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24