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Cabinet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.3.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.3.1
Description
Worn wooden cabinet made from Douglas Fir and cedar. The interior of the cabinet is painted a pale yellow. One third of the cabinet closest to the ground houses a large open shevling area with the back paneling visible. The middle of the cabinet has 5 slots for drawers with metal handles. One drawer is missing. The top third of the cabinet is split into 2 shelves with a yellow board bisecting the top shelf. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit.
Object History
The cabinet was found in the Thrussell farmhouse on Marine Drive in Burnaby in the 1999.The Thrussell's land had been leased to Chinese tenant farmers by the Thrussell family and also previous owners. The City demolished the house, but they salvaged many items in the house before doing so. Of note are the Chinese characters and the joinery and construction of the cabinet. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit The first two characters refer to pine wood and the last character is stem or branch.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Household Accessories - - Storage & Display Accessories
Object Term
Cabinet
Colour
Brown
Yellow
Measurements
42” high x 42” wide x 14” width
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Thrussell, Annie
Thrussell, Ethel
Thrussell, Eva
Thrussell, Fredrick Thomas, 1901-1977
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

Mary Anne, Ethel, and Fred

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm oval, print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Anne, Ethel, and Frederick T., three of Frederick and Harriett Thrussell's children, taken in a photographic studio in New Westminster.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Thrussell family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm oval, print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
275-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Anne, Ethel, and Frederick T., three of Frederick and Harriett Thrussell's children, taken in a photographic studio in New Westminster.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Welsh, Mary Anne "Annie" Thrussell Phillips
Thrussell, Ethel
Thrussell, Fredrick Thomas (1901-1977)
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Original photograph was housed in an oval mat
Original mat had a stamp on its recto which read: "Ritchie / New Westminister"
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail