Photograph of needlework sample by Esther Borden Lippencott, wife of Col. George Denison
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creator
- Esther Borden Lippencott
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a photo of a framed needlework sample by Esther Borden Lippencott, wife of Col. George Denison. It was worked in the winter of 1812-1813. Within a wreath, surmounted by a crown, are the words, "To the memory of General Brock, who gloriously fell as he was bravely defending his country at the battle of Queenston, the 13th October, in the year of our Lord 1812" and below "Push on brave York Volunteers".
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 991.706
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
- Niagara Historical Society MuseumEmail:contact@niagarahistorical.museum
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