Button
This round metal button with diaper pin is covered with an illustration of a standing man (Louis Joseph Papineau) making a speech to the crowd. Inscriptions are noted around the circumference. This button is associated with the Patriot rebellions.
- Accession Number 2022.12.83
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 2,1 cm
Historical context
The badge features Charles Alexander Smith’s painting L’Assemblée des six comtés, superimposed with a portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau by Jacques Lamontagne.
The badge is a reminder of the historic assembly held on October 23 and 24, 1837, in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu. Several speeches were made at the meeting. One that stands out is that of Louis-Joseph Papineau, leader of the Parti patriote, in which he advocates ...
- Accession Number 2022.12.83
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 2,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Simon Turmel, 2022.012.083
Photo by Michel Julien
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