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| Nom de l'objet : | tankard |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment for Materials |
| Discipline : | History |
| Matériaux : | ceramic |
| Numéro d'accession : | 974 022 |
| Fabricant : | Edmé Samson (1810-1891) of Edmé Samson et cie, was a prolific maker of copies specializing in copies of every sort of porcelain, enamel and faience. The company made a vast range and quantity of high-quality reproductions, particularly of Chinese, German and French porcelain. It copied all of the popular eighteenth-century early English porcelain. It copied the marks of the original factories, but it also used the company's own mark of the letter S crossed, occasionally to be found hidden away inside the fore rim or amongst the scroll work on the face of a figure. Marked pieces are the exception rather than the rule. The French copies of English porcelain are in hard paste rather than the original soft paste used by all English firms except Plymouth and Bristol. The fact that hard paste is much whiter than soft paste helps to differentiate copies from originals. The company also copied the irregularities of the originals, such as the blurred effects of blue and white. |
| Date de fin de production : | late 19th century |
| Description : | Samson "Chinese Export": white body painted with small dark blue sprays of flowers with gilt details; central image of a structure preceded by a checker floor, with two columns with sphere finials, Masonic symbols above structure (trowel and symbol resembling a bell), image surmounted by a sun; with blue borders at top and bottom edge, top with gilt stars and bottom with gilt dots; handle of two pieces, crossed and gilt; painted red mark on bottom, consisting of a patterned square surrounded by a 'W' or 'M' and dots and lines |
| Commentaires : | Sir William Campbell may have owned items featuring Masonic symbols, such as this tankard, as records show that he had a direct association with Freemasonry. In 1784 a petition was made to Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia for the formation of a Masonic charter (Temple Lodge, No.7, Manchester, or Chedabucto), and Campbell was listed as a Knight Templar. The fact that he held this position indicates that he had previous experience in Masonry. In addition, he likely played a significant role in the formation and running of the Lodge, as he was the first Master there, and between 1784 and 1800 he was Master seven times, Senior Warden one, Junior Warden once, and Secretary four times. There remains no readily available record of Campbell having any Masonic connections from 1800, when he moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia, until 1822 when he organized a new Lodge (St. Andrew's) in York, together with R.W. Bro. MacGillivary (Campbell had no association with the St. John's lodge which was already active in York). After organizational meetings were held in his home, the lodge opened later in that year with Campbell as its first Master. Although he resigned from this position a year and a half later, his status in York encouraged other influential men in the city to become members of the Lodge. St. Andrew's lodge remained 'in the forefront of Masonry' well into the 20th century. Source: Canadian Masonic Research Association, publication read at 10th meeting of the Association at Toronto, November 23, 1953, Part 3, "Sir William Campbell Chief Justice of Upper Canada", by W. Bro. William C. Coulter, p.304-5. |
| Largeur : | 13.70 |
| Profondeur : | 12.60 |
| Diamètre extérieur : | 10.30 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Toronto |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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