Canadian Textiles 1750 - 1900

Canadian Textiles 1750 - 1900 - Front Cover: The image displays a book titled "Canadian Textiles 1750-1900" from the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, featuring a blue and white overshot coverlet.
Canadian Textiles 1750 - 1900 - Front Cover

The image displays a book titled "Canadian Textiles 1750-1900" from the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, featuring a blue and white overshot coverlet.

Name/Title

Canadian Textiles 1750 - 1900

Entry/Object ID

2021.12.268

Secondary Title

An Exhibition

Description

Book written by Harold B. Burnham, Associate Curator, Department of Textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum, 1965. The book provides a brief overview of the history of textiles in Canada. The image on the cover is the first example of Ontario weaving that reached the ROM's collection in 1941. It is a blue and white overshot coverlet donated by Miss Florence McKinnon.

Collection

Dorothy Burnham Collection

Cataloged By

Moira Friske

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Textile, Dorothy Burnham, Harold Burnham, Canada

Dimensions

Width

17 cm

Length

25.5 cm

Book Details

Author

Burnham, Harold

Publisher

Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto

Place Published

Location

Toronto, ON

Date Published

1965

Location

Location

Box

14

Room

Collections Hall

Building

MVTM

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Moira Friske

Date

October 13, 2024

Location

Room

Michael's Office

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Temporary

Moved By

Moira Friske

Date

August 10, 2024

Notes

Moved for research about transfer of copyright to the museum from Dorothy and Harold Burnham's son, Mark Burnham.

Location

Box

14

Room

Collections Hall

Building

MVTM

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Moira Friske

Date

June 21, 2024

Created By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Create Date

June 21, 2024

Updated By

l.hack@mvtm.ca

Update Date

October 13, 2024