Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
1960.001.001 |
Object Name |
Snuffbox |
Description |
This small silver snuffbox is set on an oval varnished wood plaque. There is a round depression on the plaque, lined with blue velvet, with a wedge-shaped support on which the box is placed. The box is very ornately engraved, and on the top is the following inscription: "Presented to J. B. Bowman Esq're, first Reeve of the Township of Waterloo, as a mark of approbation for his long and upright course of Public Service. 1851." Stamped inside the lid of the box are three marks: a female profile, the letters ES, and a Gothic-style Y. Stamped inside the bottom of the box are an anchor, "ES," and another symbol which may be a J. The plaque has a green felt base, and a silver plate in front of the box. The plate reads "Presented to the Waterloo County Historical Society by the family of Leander Bowman, direct descendants of Jonathan B. Bowman." At the bottom corner of the plate, it is marked "Birks Sterling." The box is labelled 960.001.001.001, and the plaque is 960.001.001.002. The plaque probably dates from 1960. |
Date |
1851 |
Dimensions |
H-2.1 W-15.8 L-21.4 cm |
History |
Jonathan B. Bowman (1792-1876) was elected the first Reeve (or chairman) of the Waterloo Township Council in 1850. Jonathan was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania and was a son of Reverend Joseph O. Bowman (1766-1849) and Mary Baer (1772-1842). Jonathan and his parents immigrated to Waterloo County in 1816, settling near Blair. In 1817, Jonathan married Polly Snyder/Schneider (1796-1883), a daughter of Jacob Schneider (1764-1853) and Mary Erb (1766-1835) from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan and Polly lived near Bloomingdale in Woolwich Township, and had a family of nine children. |
Search Terms |
Waterloo Township |
People |
Bowman, Jonathan B. Bowman, Leander |