Packet, seed
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- OBJECT TYPE
- annual/melon
- DATE
- 1920–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2023.0043.001
- MANUFACTURER
- McDonald, Kenneth & Sons Ltd.
- MODEL
- Muskmelon Montreal Green Nutmeg
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- An object comprised of paper and plant elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en papier et de plante.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.75 cm
- Width
- 6.0 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MCDONALD
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Sold by the McDonald and Son's company possibly between 1940-1966 at their Ottawa nursery retail store.
- Canada
-
Indigenous peoples around the world were active in plant breeding and seed trading long before European colonization. In North and South America, Indigenous farmers domesticated many plant species and traded seeds, the most famous perhaps being corn, squash, and beans. Seeds and plants also became trade items in a growing international business. Seed and plant sales were typically advertised through newspapers, but catalogues became the favoured mode of marketing in the nineteenth century for customers in Canada and across North America. Kenneth McDonald and Sons Limited was a Canadian business that was located in Ottawa and existed between 1876 and 1966. Founded by Kenneth McDonald, the company evolved into a seed and horticultural specialist, offering a wide range of plants and garden products available through retail outlets and seasonal mail-order catalogues. Les personnes Autochtones autour du monde participait à des échanges de semences et la sélection des plantes loin avant les Européens. Les agriculteurs Autochtones de l'Amérique du Nord et du Sud échangeait et domestiquais du blé d'Inde, des fèves et du squash. Des semences et des plantes sont rapidement devenues un commerce international typiquement mis en marché avec des catalogues de ventes par correspondance pendant le 19ie siècle. Kenneth McDonald et Fils Limitée était une de ces compagnies canadiennes qui étaient situées à Ottawa et qui était en opération entre 1876 et 1966 inclusivement. Ce commerce a été créé par Kenneth McDonald et la compagnie est rapidement devenue un spécialiste en horticulture et en semences et offraient aussi des outils de jardinage au travers leur catalogues de ventes par correspondances et à plusieurs de leurs pépinières. - Function
-
This seed packet is used to hold and market seeds of ornamental flowers direct to mail-order consumers and retail-store customers. Ce sachet de semences est utilisé pour retenir des semences et des graines pour des fleurs décoratives qui sont vendues avec des catalogues de ventes par correspondance ou en vente directe aux pépinières. - Technical
-
Printed in four-colours, these seed packets have been trimmed, folded, and glued to hold seeds for delivery to retailers and consumers. Ces sachets de semences sont imprimés en quadrichromie et ils ont été pliés, émargé et coller pour retenir des semences pour la livraison aux pépinières et aussi directement aux consommateurs. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the front of the seed package/Sur le devant du sachet de semences:"Muskmelon/Montreal Green Nutmeg/KENNETH McDONALD & SONS LTD.,/SEEDS,PLANTS,BULBS,/MARKET SQUARE, OTTAWA, CANADA.,On the back of the seed package/Sur le dos du sachet de semences:"1825/PRESS.TO.SEAL/ENVELOPE".
- Missing
- Appears complete/L'objet a toutes les pièces.
- Finish
- A beige paper envelope that is rectangular in shape that also has a green border. It has handwriting on its front and back in blue ink. The bottom of the envelope has beige lettering inside the green banner. The back of the envelope has a flap on both its top and bottom to help seal the envelope from both ends. On the bottom of the envelope is green lettering. Inside the packet is a collection of seeds. Une enveloppe beige en forme rectangulaire qui a un bandeau vert. De l'écriture à la main en encre bleue est visible sur le devant et à l'arrière de l'enveloppe. Du lettrage beige est visible à l'intérieur du bandeau vert sur le devant de l'enveloppe aussi. Le dos de ce sachet de semences a aussi deux langues en papier pour sceller les extrémités du sachet. À l'intérieur du sachet de semences il y a une collection de semences.
- Decoration
- N/A
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McDonald, Kenneth & Sons Ltd., Packet, seed, between 1920–1950, Artifact no. 2023.0043, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2023.0043.001/
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