tube, document

Object

Accession Number
2014.014.013.001a-b
Description
a) one metal tube painted black b) a metal lid for the tube, also painted black
Narrative
One lidded metal tube containing one illuminated scroll naming Mary Jean, Mrs. Henry Croft (1862-1928), a Lady of Grace in the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. The honor is related to her charitable work for the Order (including personal gifts of money). Included the tube are receipts and associated letters from Evelyn Cecil (1st Baron Rockley), the Order’s Secretary General, and an explanatory letter from Hon. F.S. Barnard, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, dated May 30, 1917. Mary Jean Dunsmuir was active in other charitable work in Victoria, including the Imperial Order Daughters of The Empire (I.O.D.E). She was also a founding member of the Alexandra Club, Victoria’s first club for women. This attractive, display-worthy scroll, and its associated documentation illustrate the philanthropic roll played by a Dunsmuir family member in Victoria Society.
History of Use
This object was passed down through the descendants of Mary Jean Dunsmuir's sister's son, John William Bryden (1869-1953) of Royston, BC.  John William Bryden’s parents were John Cowper Bryden (1848-1915) and Elizabeth Hamilton Bryden (1848-1901, nee Dunsmuir), the first daughter of Robert and Joan Olive Dunsmuir.
 
Date
1917
Dimensions
41 x 7.25 cm
Material
Metal, tin; Paint
Technique
Rolled; Soldered; Painted
Country of Origin
United Kingdom

Related person/business/organization
Mary Jean Dunsmuir (owner)
Related Association
Mt. Adelaide (was used in)