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While promoting the history of Marguerite Bourgeoys and her role in the founding of Montreal, the Marguerite Bourgeoys Historic Site is committed to a mission of conservation, promotion and management of heritage. Here are some objects that have an emotional and/or identity value and with which visitors can create a material link between the present and the past. By clicking on the pictures, you can get a 360 degree view of the object.
Interview with Roosa Rönkä, head of collections and exhibitions.
Interview with Audrey Ste-Marie, Collections and Exhibitions Assistant.
Octagonal bottle
1997.39/BjFj-96-1Q1-599
Date : End of the 19th century
Dimensions: 16.5 x 4.5 (diameter) cm
Materials: colored glass, transparent, dark green
Collection : Archaeological Collection, SHMB
Jar
1997.71.1-33/BjFj-96-1Q7-603
Date : after 1784
Dimensions : 24 x 18 (diameter) cm
Materials: coarse clay with red body, black glaze, English style
Collection : Archaeological collection, SHMB
Lantern
2016.4.650.1-2/BjFj-96-1C100
Date : 19th century
Dimensions : 55 x 27 (diameter) cm
Materials : metal
Collection : Archaeological collection, SHMB
Domino piece
1997.85 / BjFj-96-1Y101-373
Date : 19th or 20th century
Dimensions : 3,8 x 1,95 x 0,81 cm
Materials: fibrous solids, wood; copper metal; stable solids, bone
Collection : Archaeological collection
Ink bottle
Date: 20th century? (Canada)
Dimensions: 20 x 8 x 6.3 cm
Materials: Unidentified, lead-free, colorless glass; fibrous solids, paper; ink; metal; plastic solids
Collection: Archaeological collection, SHMB
Jesus Child
Atelier Enfant-Jésus of Montréal
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Historic Site collection, gift of the Notre-Dame Congregation