Ribbon, Commemorative: Funeral of Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Entry/Object ID
N66 a,b
Description
[a]: One black silk mourning / funeral badge / ribbon for Thomas D'Arcy McGee, complete with tin- or brass-framed photograph. Ribbon consists of a black, frilled rosette with brown thread borders and two rectangular ribbons attached along the bottom edge, both in the same black silk with brown thread borders. In the centre of the rosette is a shoulder-length black and white portrait of Thomas D'Arcy McGee in a suit and bow tie, and framed in an oval window inside a rectangular tin or brass frame
with carved floral designs on all corners.
[b]: One black, silk mourning / funeral ribbon for Thomas D'Arcy McGee, complete with a tin- or brass-framed photograph. Ribbon consists of a semi-circular lace rosette with two rectangular lace ribbons attached along the bottom edge. In the centre of the rosette is a shoulder-length black and white portrait of Thomas D'Arcy McGee in a suit and bow tie, and framed in an oval window inside a rectangular tin or brass frame with carved floral designs on all corners. Attached to the back of the rosette
is a white commemorative ribbon which acts as a backdrop for the hanging ribbons (see markings). In the centre of the white ribbon is a crest bordered by black stripes; the crest is of an engraving by John Henry Walker.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1868
Notes
Country of origin: Canada
Additional create date: 1868
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
(b) On white ribbon: "IN MEMORIAM / Thos. D'Arcy McGee / OB: VII. APR: / MDCCCLXVIII"(b) On Crest: "NUNC LIBRIS VETERUM NUNC SOMNO ET INERTIBUS HORIS 1864"
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Ribbon, Commemorative
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Commemorative
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Memorabilia
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Commemorative, Commemorative, Communication Artifacts
