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Room in Captain John De Cew's House (Thorold, Ontario)

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. | Public Domain

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Date

1913

Artist

Attributed to John Wesley Cotton (1869-1931)

Collection

Toronto Public Library

Image Link

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-PICTURES-R-941&R=DC-PICTURES-R-941

Description

Catalogued June 1985
Inscribed in pencil, vso (trimmed): [...] / [...o]ld house was built by Capt John De C[ew...] / [...] house is now occupied 1913 by Mr. M.J. Grif[fiths...] / [...] Griffiths stocked the surrounding country [...] / [...] young Pheasants and Hungarian Part[ridge...]
The house was the headquarters of Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon while at Beaver Dams during the War of 1812.
Medium: Watercolour over pencil, with ruled border in pencil and opaque white, on watercolour board

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Public Domain

Image Credit

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.

Location

Thorold, Ontario, Canada

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Domestic Life
Interiors
Buildings

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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