- Ethnohistorical collection
Pot
One-gallon Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) stoneware pot with lid. It is covered with white glaze. A blue inscription is painted on the front with an illustration of the HBC logo, mimicking a coat of arms with cross, beaver, fox and moose. A Latin motto is inscribed in a ribbon. The lid has a knob-shaped handle on top.
- Accession Number 2022.26.36.1-2
- Fabricant / Éditeur Hudson's Bay Company
- Materials ceramics, stoneware
- Measurements 23,5 x 20,2 cm
Historical context
Produit par la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson (HBC), ce pot en grès recouvert de glacis blanc et d’armoiries bleues présente des armoiries constituées d’une croix, de castors, de renards, d’orignaux et de la devise latine pro pelle cutem, signifiant « peau pour peau » qui font écho aux activités de l’entreprise.
La HBC est historiquement une entreprise de traite de fourrures qui aura un impact important sur les ...
- Accession Number 2022.26.36.1-2
- Fabricant / Éditeur Hudson's Bay Company
- Materials ceramics, stoneware
- Measurements 23,5 x 20,2 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.036.1-2
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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