General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

CREPE PAPER, INK, PAINT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

34.5 cm

Width

34.5 cm

Height

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Printed specimens

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE CANADIAN ARCH, SHOWN IN THIS IMAGE, BECAME A PERVASIVE IMAGE OF THE 1907 CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII OF ENGLAND/ IT WAS USED IN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC. FOR THE FOLLOWING DECADE, BOTH IN CANADA & ENGLAND/ IT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORLD VIEW OF CANADA FOR THE PERIOD

Function

TO PROVIDE A PRINTED IMAGE THAT CAN SERVE AS A MEMENTO OF A PLACE & EVENT

Technical

GOOD EXAMPLE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING ON AN UNCOMMON SUBSTRATE (CREPE PAPER) WHICH REQUIRED HIGH SKILL & ACCURACY OF IMPRESSION

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ABOVE GRAPHIC 'THE/ CANADIAN ARCH/ WHITEHALL, S.W.' & BELOW 'The Coronation Canadian Arch at Whitehall is distinctly Canadian, and is intended amid the military surroundings to be suggestive/ of peace and plenty, and representative of the cereal products of the Dominion. It is 56 ft. high and 60 ft. wide. The archway/ in the centre is 25 ft. wide, the whole structure being capped by an open lantern with a roof of crown formation. In the centre,/ just under the lantern the word,"CANADA," appears in large letters, and over the archway the words,"Britain's Granary,"....' SEE SUPP. INF.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BACKGROUND IS OFF-WHITE, GRAPHIC PRINTED IN BLACK WITH ITS BACKGROUND APPEARING MORE OF A LIGHT BROWN OR YELLOWED/ BORDER PAINTED IN LIGHT & DARK PINK, GREEN, BLUE & GOLD

Decoration

CENTRAL IMAGE IS OF THE "CANADIAN ARCH" IN LONDON, ENGLAND, IT SHOWS A STREET SCENE WITH PEOPLE, CARRIAGES & HORSES/ BORDER IS OF FLORAL PATTERN, SHOWING APPLE BLOSSOM-LIKE FLOWERS & LEAVES