Furniture

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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85052522

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Furniture

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Furniture

  • UF Wood furniture
  • UF Wooden furniture

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Furniture

30 Archival description results for Furniture

8 results directly related Exclude narrower terms

Constance Orr infant portrait

Item is a portrait of baby standing on a chair. The mother's arm is subtley draped in the background. Embossed beneath the photograph reads, 'Phillips Square, Montreal, Wm. Notman & Son'. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Constance Orr'.

William Notman & Son

School pageant

Item is a snapshot photograph of chairs set up outside facing a stage where girls are lined up to perform. Inscription on verso in black ink reads, 'School pageant for charity. Trafalgar School 27th May 1916 Dorothy Orr taking part.'

Portrait of a young man wearing sailor suit

Item is a brown card mount with gold leaf-patterned border and gold letterpress at bottom, reading "Jas A. Ross/ 161 Barrington St./ HALIFAX, N.S." Photograph shows a young man wearing a sailor-style suit, the same as pictured in 2005.001.101. He is seated in a wicker chair against a blurred background.

Jas. A. Ross

Portrait of a young girl in embroidered dress

Item is a cream coloured card with full length portrait of a young girl seated on a wrought iron chair wearing an embroidered dress and her curled hair tied back with a ribbon. On verso, photographer's stamp featuring a border of flowers and second border of rope with a crest with castle, unicorn and anchor, and the text "MISS M. A. HESS,/ Photo./ HAMILTON,/ ONT."

Hess, Miss Margaret A.

Portrait of three children

Item is a white card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, "C. R. Lundy, Berlin, Ontario". Photograph shows three children, two boys and a girl. The boys are seated on upholstered chairs and the girl stands between them.

Lundy, Chisholm R.

Portrait of John Scott

Item is a photograph of a man in wool frock coat resting an arm on a medieval style chair, in front of a studio backdrop. On verso, barely legible, "John Scott Nov 22nd/ [illegible] 1842." A piece of paper found with the card is also dated 1842.

Portrait of Margaret Rowley

Item is a pale yellow cabinet card with a full length photograph of a woman in a plain dark coloured dress, with hoop skirt. The image probably dates to the early 1860s but is a reprint. She has a simple lace collar buttoned with a broach and wears her hair parted and tied back at the nape of the neck. On verso, handwritten in blue ink, "Aunt Margaret/ Mrs. Rowley".

Tools/Products(including Food and Furnishings)

File consists of stereographs depicting pieces of equipment, tools, furnishings, food products ie. wells, cords of pulpwood, and spindles of cotton.

4 Stereoscopic photographs by Keystone View Co.
3 Stereoscopic photographs by Underwood & Underwood
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Rose Stereographs
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Dominion Stereoscopic Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Kilburn Brothers, in association with James M. Davis
1 Stereoscopic photograph by C. W. Woodward
1 Stereoscopic photograph by C. E. Goodman
6 Stereoscopic photographs by unidentified publishers

John Murray fonds

  • F 278
  • Fonds
  • 1963-1965

Fonds consists of notes for courses on furniture design created and compiled by Murray between 1963 and 1965, as well as textual records related to the Ryerson Design Group.

Murray, John

Edgar Henson fonds

  • F 849
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1945- 1950

Fonds consist of black-and-white and colour photographic prints, Ryerson badges, and textual records pertaining to Henson's tenure at Ryerson. Includes some photographs that may have been taken after Henson left Ryerson to pursue his own business.

Henson, Edgar

Blue leather and wood office chair

Blue leather and wood office chair with tree base and four feet on castors. Wood arms and legs with padded leather back and seat piece. Decorative brass tacking around arms and on back of chair. Plastic marbled scuff protectors on top of chair feet.
Chair was found near the original Principal's office and board room, so there is a possibility it was used in the main office.

Wunder Furniture Manufacturing Company Limited