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Antiquités et oeuvres d'art

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Fine art and antiques
Date 1889-1919
Dimensions4 cm of textual records
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents
Object NumberP645/F1,4
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. J. Lawrence Hutchison
Scope and Content

This file documents the fine art and antiques acquired by George Caverhill, chronicling the tastes of this wealthy Montrealer as well as a lifestyle typical of a certain socio-economic status. The records include a list of engravings, receipts, correspondence and three catalogues produced between 1889 and 1919.


Notes

Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the file.

Physical condition: The cover of one of the catalogues is brittle.

Language: The documents are in English and French, but primarily in English.

 

Last update: February 15, 2019


Status
Not on view

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Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
J. Rochon Lits – Gros & détail, neufs & usagés, recyclés, antiques, etc.
Cartoon
J. Rochon Lits – Gros & détail, neufs & usagés, recyclés, antiques, etc.
R. Pier
1998
M2011.105.412
Antique fans for the Art Gallery, 1931
Gelatin silver film negative
Antique fans for the Art Gallery, 1931
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1931
VIEW-24967
Antique fans for the Art Gallery, 1931
Gelatin silver film negative
Antique fans for the Art Gallery, 1931
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1931
VIEW-24966
Antique decanters and bowl, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Gelatin silver film negative
Antique decanters and bowl, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1930
VIEW-24839
Antique pot, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Gelatin silver film negative
Antique pot, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1930
VIEW-24838
Three antique decanters, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Gelatin silver film negative
Three antique decanters, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1930
VIEW-24837
Three antique vases, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Gelatin silver film negative
Three antique vases, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1930
VIEW-24836
Two antique vases, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Gelatin silver film negative
Two antique vases, for the Art Gallery, 1930-31
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1930
VIEW-24835
Furniture as Fine Art.  Designed to reflect your good taste
Tear sheet
Furniture as Fine Art.  Designed to reflect your good taste
Georgine Strathy
1974
M2017.118.208
P116_B2,4.pdf
File
Art and Craft Fair
1941-[before 1942]
P116/B2,4
The art gallery (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts), Montreal, QC, ca. 1935
Gelatin silver print
The art gallery (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts), Montreal, QC, ca. 1935
Harry Sutcliffe
About 1935
M2011.64.2.2.289
Mural, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QC, 1926
Gelatin silver glass plate negative
Mural, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QC, 1926
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1926
VIEW-23632

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