- Cumberland Museum and Archives
- ''Robert Lawrence'' Tapestry
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- Held by
- Cumberland Museum and Archives via Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project (UVic)
- Creator
- Dr. Robert Lawrence
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 166.37 x 114.3 cm; 1 tapestry; silk thread; gold, red; wooden frame; brown.
- Scope & content
- This tapestry was gifted to Dr. Robert Lawrence in appreciation for his services to the Chinese community in Chinatown, Cumberland B.C. He was given this gift when he moved to Vancouver B.C. -The Chinese Community in Cumberland had this tapestry made in China for $500.00. Dr. Robert Lawrence was the first doctor in the Cumberland area and he was also the treasurer of the original hospital board. Dr. Lawrence served the Cumberland miners from 1890-1900.
- Places
- China; Chinatown, Cumberland B.C.
- Location
- Chinatown, ON · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Chinatown”
- Genre / form
- Object
- Harvested
- 2026-10-15T07:49:43Z · source datestamp n/a · ead
Digital objects at the source
- imageOpen original at source ↗989.034.001.jpg