commemorative tin

Name/Title

commemorative tin

Entry/Object ID

1972.J.403 a-b

Description

Souvenir of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; visit to Canada in 1939. Accession books do not specify type of artifact (tin). Lid is red with a gold trim and has two oval portraits of King George VI (left) and Queen Elizabeth (right). In between the two portraits is a crown in front of a green maple leaf. Underneath the portraits in the middle is the inscription "DIEU ET MON DROIT" on a blue ribbon. Above that ribbon is a very small inscription that says "FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY SPEAIGHT LTD LONDON." Body is same colour red as lid and same gold trim close to bottom with several inscriptions (listed below)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John, May & Joseph

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-72 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Souvenir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

tin souvenir

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

July 19, 1996

Update Date

June 17, 2023