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1957.167

ID Number: 1957.167
Category: T&E For Communication
Sub-category: written communication T&E
Item Type: portable
Item Name: desk
Materials: wood, unknown; metal, brass; metal, steel; felt
Measurements: overall: 7 7/8 in x 9 7/8 in x 18 in
Description: hinged, forms sloping surface; 2 compartments; 5 wells; secret compartment with 3 drawers; drawer in left side; 2 recessed handles; brass binding; shield-shaped escutcheon at keyhole ; varnished, green felt; ornate clasp inside; traces of lettering where feet once were
History: Portable writing desk presented to William Lewis Baby on his 10th birthday in 1822 by Hon. Thomas Clarke of Niagara Falls, who was an acquantaince of Jacques Baby. William was the son of Jacques Baby. The Hon. Jacques Baby was the brother of Francois Baby who built his farmhouse on what is now Pitt Street West in 1812. The house has been renovated and now appears much as it did in that year. Mrs. Stodgell, donor through Mr. Fuller, is the daughter of Charles Edwin Baby, who died in 1944, and the great-granddaughter of Hon. Jacques Baby, a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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Baby, Jacques person

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