Name/Title
Photograph, Gelatin Silver: Historical Ball, 1896Entry/Object ID
P198Description
One sepia photograph of the Historical Ball held in 1896, the theme of the party is the coming of the United Empire Loyalists 1775-1792. There are fifteen people in photograph and they are dressed in Georgian period costumes. Inscription under the picture reads "Time: The Coming of the United Empire Loyalists. A.D. 1775-1792. // Miss D. Robertson, Mr. E.F. Burritt, Miss F. Magee, Miss L. Scott, Mr. J.W. Pugsley, Mr. A.Scott, Mr. P.B. Taylor, Miss LeMoine, Mr. W. Scott, Mr. A.C. Macdonald, M.P., Miss A.Scott, Miss Scott, Mr. D'Arcy Scott, Miss Elmsley, Mr. L. Macoun, // Historical Ball~ Given by their Excellencies the Earl & Countess of Aberdeen in the Senate Chamber, Ottawa 17 Feb. 1896. // Ninth Historical Group. The photograph is displayed in a dark brown wooden frame.Made/Created
Studio
W.J. TopleyDate made
1896Place
City
OTTAWACounty
ONTARIOCountry
CanadaNotes
Country of Origin: Canada
Reference for photograph is "Illustrations of The Historical Ball...1896," with a short historical introduction by J.G. Bourinot, Ottawa: Durie and Son, 1896. (See object file)
Wood, Paper, Metal, Glass, Photographic, Ink, Photography, PhotographyInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"Time: The Coming of the United Empire Loyalists. A.D. 1775-1792. // Miss D. Robertson, Mr. E.F. Burritt, Miss F. Magee, Miss L. Scott, Mr. J.W. Pugsley, Mr. A.Scott, Mr. P.B. Taylor, Miss LeMoine, Mr. W. Scott, Mr. A.C. Macdonald, M.P., Miss A.Scott, Miss Scott, Mr. D'Arcy Scott, Miss Elmsley, Mr. L. Macoun, // Historical Ball~ Given by their Excellencies the Earl & Countess of Aberdeen in the Senate Chamber, Ottawa 17 Feb. 1896. // Ninth Historical GroupNotes
Written in black ink across the bottom of the photograph.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Gelatin Silver, Gelatin Silver, FurnishingsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Photograph, Gelatin SilverDimensions
Height
36.3 cmWidth
48.2 cmDepth
2.6 cm