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Art material [graphic material, object]

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Series

Date:

n.d., 1836-1917.

Reference:

R9255-6-7-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3707497

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William Henry Cotton and family fonds

Art material
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Date(s):

n.d., 1836-1917.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

4 Watercolours.
2 Drawings.
4 Prints. Chromolithographs.
4 Reproductions. Photomechanical print.
8 Objects. Medals.

Language of material:

English

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Art material comprises a watercolour of a cottage at Lachine, Quebec, owned by the Wilgress family; a watercolour of a manor house at Beaurivage; a sketch of figure studies and an image of ship masts along a coast; two Valentine's Day cards, including one ephemeral item which contains an elaborate extendible part resembling a Chinese lantern; a letter containing a mix of naively drawn symbols and letters; three invitations to military ceremonies; a portrait of Mary Cecilia Knox, the grandmother of Jessie Cotton; and an extract and copy of a diary entry by C.P. Cotton, written just three days before his death on June 2nd, 1916 which is accompanied by a portrait sketch of him. An earlier acquisition comprises a watercolour of the Ottawa rifle range.

Medallic objects include an 1886 Colonial and Indian exhibition medal; a Russian meretorious service award; a 1914-1915 Star awarded to C.P. Cotton; a Canadian Memorial Cross awarded to C.P. Cotton; an Allied Victory medal and a 1914-1915 Star awarded to Gordon Ross Penner Scott; a Canadian Memorial Cross awarded to G.R.P. Cotton; and an 1877 Canadian Artillery Association medal awarded to W.H. Cotton.

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