Certificate, Diploma

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From The Collection Of: Ingenium
Accession Number: 2016.0444
Discipline: Humanities
Classification: Agriculture, Archives, Stationery
Artist / Manufacturer: CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION ASSN (manufacturer)
Date / Period: 1892 (creation date); 2016 (collection date); Certificated awared in October 1892. (period)
Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (creation); Canada, Ontario (use)
Brand / Model: 1892 Diploma Award (model)
Description: Paper certificate awarded by the Central Canada Exhibition Association in 1892.

Light brown paper certificate with black, grey and white texts. The certificate has a red stamp with some small embossed text. The certificate has noticeable brown humidity stains along its edging and some noticeable wear and tear, including some small rips along the edge, especially on the top right corner. The certificate has a larger rip on its right side going through to the middle of the certificate. The certificate has previously been affixed onto a sheet of plastic corrugated coroplast. Some edges of the certificate are covered with acid-free paper materials.

The contents of the certificate reads: " 1892 /. FIFTH SEASONS /. CENTRAL CANADA /. EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION /. OF /. OTTAWA /. SEPT 22ND TO OCTR 1ST 1892 /. AWARD THIS /. DIPLOMA /. TO HARRY M. PERLEY, OTTAWA /. FOR EMBROIDERED TEA CLOTH /. (handwriting illegible) /. PREST /. EDWARD MCMAHON /. SECY (handwriting illegible) /. TREASR " On the red stamp: " CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION /. INCORPORATED 1888 "

Appears complete.

The center of the certificate has a City of Ottawa crest.
History of Use: The certificate is an award diploma. It was awared to Harry M. Perley of Ottawa for his " Embroidered Tea Cloth ".
Narrative: This piece has limited historical significance, but is an interesting example of the material culture of Canadian exhibition competition. The Central Canada Exhibition was founded in 1888 and, like other regional seasonal fairs, was an arena for exhibiting and celebrating technological developments in arts and industries, including agriculture. The exhibition was located at what is now Landsdowne Park: the Cattle Castle, an exhibition building, is a historically significant example of exhibition architecture.

This certificate does not hold much technical significance. However, its importance lies in the fact that it represents an important award within the scope of celebrating technological developments in agriculture.
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