Empty cream porcelain canister with narrow rectangluar tan paper label; there is an indentation running around the top rim just beneath the lip; illegible handwritten text on label, possibly indicates contents; missing a closure, possilby the indentation around the lip is to use twine to tie down a…
Empty cream porcelain canister with narrow rectangluar tan paper label; there is an indentation running around the top rim just beneath the lip; illegible handwritten text on label, possibly indicates contents; missing a closure, possilby the indentation around the lip is to use twine to tie down a fabric, vellum or oilskin cover.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Found in a cabinet in the donors' basement after they bought the house from John Briscoe of Briscoe's pharmacy which was located at 229 Princess Street in Kingston from 1954 to 1966; it is likely that Briscoe acquired the collection during his career as a pharmacists..
The Winer company adopted the name shown on the label in 1862
Material
ceramic: cream
paper: tan
ink: brown
Inscriptions
Printed on label "J. WINER & COMPANY, HAMILTON" long with some words written in ink that are indecipherable, probably listing the canister's contents
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-1 Row D
Length
12.2 cm
Diameter
12.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Label is faded and stained; a large crack on the front of the canister beneath the label; #2: stains; crazing of the glaze surrounding the severe crack; large discoloured chip at the rim at beginning of crack
Reference Types
Internet
Book
Reference Comments
Internet: "John Winer: Famous on Two Sides of the Border by Scott Jordan, 1997"; Kingston City Directories
Research Facts
John Briscoe took over Bishop's Drugs Ltd in 1954; Bishop owned another store at 528 Princess Street from 1946 to 1954 and it had been a drug store under other ownership from 1923 until 1946; this is a possible origin of some of the collection. Winer was said to have usually used bottles produced in Hamilton.
Exhibit History
On exhibit in "Friendly Fire 1812," Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 27 Feb. 2012 - 7 Sept. 2012: L-20120-2.