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Collection – Page 3

SELECTED OBJECTS FROM THE UEL MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONGeorge Walden Meyer’s camp chest c.1800
This leather covered chest most likely belonged to George Walden Meyers. Such decorated boxes were used to carry dishes and cutlery and are often known as mess chests or camp chests. The interior of the boxes were decorated with block printed paper. The exte rior was patent leather embossed with diamond patterns that is still visible on the front of the lid.

Iroquois whimsy purse. c.1870
This purse is a typical example of the type made by Iroquois craftsmen for the purpose of sale to tourists.  While the number of purses made between the period of 1840 to 1900 is likely over 10,000, no two have ever been found to be identical.  These purses were part of a larger genre of beaded objects, referred to as “whimsies”, and ranged in shapes from boots and stars, to birds.


Jacob Huffman’s Masonic Apron, c.1770
The Masonic Apron has as its ancestor the leather apron worn by stone masons for bodily protection while working. The Freemasons adopted the apron as a primary piece of ritual dress. Previous to 1784 the size, style and position of the Apron was largely at the discretion of the Mason. There were no strict rules governing the aprons so long as they did not use colours or symbols that indicated a higher rank than held. The dark blue edging was introduced around 1745 and has remained the Mason Blue ever since. The apron was then
standardized in 1815 with much of the pictorial decoration being removed.

Lady’s pocket c. 1800
This lady’s pocket came to Upper Canada either through the Dorland or the Meyers families. It would have been tied around a woman’s waist over her petticoat and beneath her dress. Slits in the dress either from behind or at the sides allowed access. By 1800 the hanging pocket was decidedly out of fashion and by 1815 it was an object of derision by cosmopolitan ladies.

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  • PLEASE NOTE:   For camping inquiries, please email us at  camping@uel.ca. Contact us now for camping this season.  For museum or branch contact us at 1784@uel.ca 
  • NEW MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTRE HOURS:  As of September 1, the museum will only be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9AM to 4PM.  Note we are closed during the week days.
  • GIFT SHOP:  New gift items, new and used research books, etc are now available in our gift shop in the museum along with candy and pop.  Ice Cream is for sale at the gatehouse office.
  • FOR RESEARCHERS:  More surnames added in 2023 to our list of genealogies and family histories in our library.  To view the surnames, go to our UEL Heritage Centre & Park menu and scroll down to Library & Research Centre.
  • For general inquiries or Bay of Quinte Branch UEL contact us at 1784@uel.ca 

 

  • UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:
  • Saturday September 9, 2023 1:30PM  Bay of Quinte UEL Branch meeting at the old Adolphustown Hall, speaker Cheryl Levy talking on Loyalist Women.  All welcome to attend.
  • Saturday September 9, 2023 2nd Annual Chili Fest Cookoff at the stage area at 3PM
  • Saturday September 23, 2023, starting at 10AM, 1812 Veteran Grave Marking Ceremony by Canadian Fencibles and Bay of Quinte UEL, United Church Cemetery in Centreville, ON followed by lunch at LOL Centreville, and grave marking at Moscow United Cemetery in Petworth at 1PM.
  • See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for details on other campground events coming up for 2023.
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    Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
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