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A carved wooden box with a sliding lid. Inscribed on lid in a cursive script: "To Thomas C…
Prisoner's box, 1838
A carved wooden box with a sliding lid. Inscribed on lid in a cursive script: "To Thomas Carfrae, Esquire. Collector of the port of Toronto".

Prisoner's box, 1838

Date1838
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
Prisoner's Box, 1838. Prisoners in the Toronto Gaol (jail) hand carved and inscribed small wooden boxes to pass the time while awaiting trial for their participation in the Rebellion of 1837-38. This box, carved by inmate Joseph Milborn, was sent to Thomas Carfrae, collector at the Port of Toronto.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodFinancial District
GeographyNorth-south streetVictoria Street
GeographyEast-west streetKing Street East
GeographyHistorical locationUpper Canada
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Boxes (containers)
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberOHQ-PICTURES-C-R-R1