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A carved wooden box with a sliding lid. Inscribed on lid in a cursive script: "To Thomas C ...
Prisoner's box, 1838
A carved wooden box with a sliding lid. Inscribed on lid in a cursive script: "To Thomas Carfrae, Esquire. Collector of the port of Toronto".

Prisoner's box, 1838

Date1838
Names
Format
Notes
Prisoner's Box, 1838. Prisoners in the Toronto Gaol (jail) hand carved and inscribed small wooden boxes to pass the time while awaiting trial for their participation in the Rebellion of 1837-38. This box, carved by inmate Joseph Milborn, was sent to Thomas Carfrae, collector at the Port of Toronto.
Medium
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberOHQ-PICTURES-C-R-R1
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:King Street East
Historical location:Upper Canada
Neighbourhood:Financial District
North-south streeet:Victoria Street
Province or state:Ontario