Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Commemorative
Commemorative Award
Accession Number
000003018
Description
Bowling trophy, which consists of a silver-plated hollow clindrical metal trophy formed into a vase-shaped cup with a round, open top and closed, tapered bottom that flares out again to form a round pedestal; there are two loop handles attached to each side of the trophy; these are flat at the top …
Bowling trophy, which consists of a silver-plated hollow clindrical metal trophy formed into a vase-shaped cup with a round, open top and closed, tapered bottom that flares out again to form a round pedestal; there are two loop handles attached to each side of the trophy; these are flat at the top and round outwards, then back in near the bottom; the trophy is attached to a cylindrical wooden base that is round and flares slightly outwards at its base; there are eight small engraved silver-plated metal plaques attached to the front of the wooden base.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
Dates
1923
circa 1923
Date Remarks
First awarded in 1923 (on plaque on trophy)
Material
metal: silver; grey
wood: brown
Inscriptions
The front of the trophy has, "-DR RYAN- // BOWLING TROPHY // ROCKWOOD – QUEEN'S" engraved in the metal; the eight metal plaques attached to the wooden base of the trophy read, "QUEENS // 1923"; "QUEENS // 1924"; ROCKWOOD // 1925"; "QUEEN'S // 1926"; "ROCKWOOD // 1927"; "KINGSTON // 1936"; "KINGSTON // 1937"; and "ROCKWOOD // 1938"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-P2-5
Dimension Notes
Length 40.4 cm x Width 22.6 cm x Depth 18.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear; the silver plating is very tarnished; the wooden base shows minor wear only, no cracks; the metal plaques on the base show some tarnish.
On display, Providence Continuing Care Centre: "Rockwood Asylum: Refuge and Renewal 1878–1905" from Feb. 13, 2007 to 24 Nov 2016. In case 3 of exhibit "Asylum" The Story of Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Dec. 5, 2000.