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Demasduit (Mary March) [graphic material]

Niveau hiérarchique :

Pièce

Date :

1819.

Référence :

R5293-0-4-E, Numéro de boîte : MIN-035

Genre de documents :

Art

Trouvé dans :

Archives / Collections et fonds

No d'identification :

2837235

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Demasduit (Mary March)
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Date(s) :

1819.

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Lieu de création :

Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

Étendue :

1 painting (miniature) : watercolour on ivory ; 7.7 x 6.5 cm (support).
Support 7.500 x 6.500 cm

Langue du document :

anglais

Portée et contenu :

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Item consists of a miniature portrait of Demasduit, also known as Mary March, Shendoreth, Waunathoake, by Lady Henrietta Martha Hamilton. Demasduit is reputed to be one of the last members of the now extinct Beothuk tribe of Newfoundland. Demasduit was born in the interior of Newfoundland, possibly in the Exploits River area. First encounters with European settlers and fishermen had been hostile, and later friendly contact with the Beothuks was encouraged and worth potential reward. Altercations continued and in March 1819, a group of fishermen led by John Peyton set out to recover articles stolen from them by the Boethuks the previous fall. Demasduit was captured by them and her husband Nonosbawsut was killed. Her newborn baby was abandoned in the struggle and subsequently died. Brought to St. John's Newfoundland a few months later, her portrait was painted by Lady Henrietta Hamilton, the wife of the governor of Newfoundland, Sir Charles Hamilton. The governor ordered that she be returned to her people, and several attempts to do so were made from June until December of 1819. Demasduit died of tuberculosis on January 8, 1820 before seeing her home again.

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Artiste : Hamilton, Henrietta Martha Drummond, Lady, ca. 1780-1857

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Hamilton, Henrietta Martha Drummond, Lady, ca. 1780-1857 : Lady Henrietta Martha Drummond (ca. 1780-1857) was the daughter of George Drummond of Stanmore, County Middlesex, bank of Charing Cross, London. She married 19 April 1803 to Charles Hamilton (1767-1849), a British naval captain who later rose to be Vice-Admiral, and elevated to the peerage as a Baronet in 1837. In 1818, Sir Charles Hamilton, then a Vice-Admiral, was appointed to the post of Governor of Newfoundland and Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Station, his term ending in 1824. Nothing is known of her artistic training, although she was known as an amateur painter in Newfoundland.

She died on 10 March 1857, in London, England.

Miniaturist, Painter. Hardy, Christian and Marshall, Ingeborg, "The Newfoundland Quarterly", Vol. 76, no. 1, Spring 1980; Burant, Jim et al. A Place in History, Exhibition Catalogue, National Archives of Canada, 1991.

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Note générale :

Colour transparencies depict recto, support, and recto in frame.
"Demasduit (Mary March)" (Caption title, Canadian History Hall).

Note sur l'état de conservation :

Feb. 1977 - the work seems in good condition. The ivory is warped from being glued down on one side., Aug. 1977 - the frame was conserved at CC1, compare C-097697 (before) and C-092599 (after)., Feb. 1977 - the work is glued to a card and in a gold wooden frame., Aug. 1977 - Frame restored, it is now black instead of gold (see restoration history).

Historique de la conservation :

Acquired from the art dealer Harold L. Medjuck, Halifax Nova Scotia. The miniature was once in the possession of the Rennie family of St. John's Newfoundland.

Note sur les autres formats physiques disponibles :

Colour transparency available.

Note de reproduction :

A reproduction of this painting was made for Canadian History Hall, 2017.07.01.

Note sur les expositions :

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Exhibition title: Official Opening of the Mary March Museum. Curators: Mary March Regional Museum, Grand Falls, Newfoundland; 1977.09.24 -1977.10.17., Exhibition title: Newfoundland Interior: 1770-1900. Curators: Edward Tompkins, Newfoundland Museum, St. John's, Newfoundland; 1986.06.08 - 1986.08.14., Exhibition Title: A Place in History - Twenty Years of Acquiring Paintings, Drawings and Prints. Curator: Jim Burant, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1990.10.30-1991.03.31., Exhibition Title: Facing History - Portraits from the National Archives of Canada. Curators: Lydia Foy, Sylvie Gervais, Peter Robertson, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1993.05.27-1993.09.08., Exhibition title: Small Wonders... / De petites merveilles.... Curators: Martha Marleau, National Archives of Canada, cat. no.: 9b. Further venue: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario: 1995.02.13-1995.06.26., Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 1: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1997.05.14-1998.01.31, "Newfoundland Interior: 1960-1900," April 15-August 30, 1986. Government of Newfoundland., Exhibition title: I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures / Je vous connais par coeur : portraits en miniature. Curator: Johanna Mizgala. Library and Archives Canada Exhibition. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick; 2012.09.20 - 2012.12.31., Further venue: Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2013.03.22 -2013.06.02., Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 1: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1997.05.14-1998.01.31, Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 2: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1998.02.01 - 1998.03.01, Exhibition title: Ladylikeness: Historical Portraits of Women by Women. Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta; 2019.03.08 - 2020.01.05.

Signatures et inscriptions :

Inscription: Inscribed on backing paper, verso of frame: Mary March / a Female Native / Indian of the / Red Indians who / inhabit Newfound / land painted by / Lady Hamilton / 18

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C-087698 : recto, support
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Portraits

Aboriginal

Miniature

SUBJ. - Portrait : Mary March - Aboriginal Female, 1819
Source :

Privé

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1977-014 PIC

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1977-014 PIC
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Pour réserver ou commander des documents

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Documents iconographiques (art)

[Consultation90 Ouvert]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada

Boîte [1977-014]

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

MIN-035 No de pièce attribué par BAC 1

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

Négatif de copie [1977-014]

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

C-087698 No de pièce attribué par BAC 1

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / acc. no. 1977-14-1
Copyright: Expired
Restrictions on use: None

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Date de modification :: 2024-05-10