Photograph, Gelatin Silver: Founding of the May Court

Photograph

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph, Gelatin Silver: "Founding of the May Court"

Entry/Object ID

P4228

Description

One black and white photograph depicting a group of women and children standing in a half circle. Above them is a banner stating "PLAY AND LEARN" and decorative bunting. In the center of the group is a woman in white and decorated in flowers. Many of the faces are blurred. The photograph is mounted on beige mat. The photograph is by Topley.

Made/Created

Date made

1899

Notes

Country of Origin: CANADA Support: PAPER Photographic, Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"TOPLEY PHOTOGRAPH // OTTAWA"

Notes

Pressed into the mat under the photograph.

Transcription

"On the occasion of the founding of the May Court, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Ottawa, 1899. by H. E. Lady Aberdeen. (Ishbel Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair.) May Queen, Daisy Racey of Johnville P.Q. Back of May Queen, Lady Aberdeen, Miss Hamilton, May Queen of Ottawa May Court, Lady Marjorie Gordon......... at right of picture next May Queen, Miss Jessie Montcrief McBratney, Principal.".

Notes

Printed in black ink on a white rectangular label attached to the back of the mat on the top left corner.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Photograph, Photograph, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Gelatin Silver

Dimensions

Height

30.3 cm

Width

37.9 cm