Record

Reference Number	HI/1967-2
Title	Canadian Silver Cigar Box
Date	1967
Creator Name	C.P. Petersen & Sons; 1944-1979; silversmiths
Creator Name	Petersen; Carl Poul (1895-1977); silversmith
Description	Rectangular silver box. Stands on four feet, one at each corner. Interior is timber-lined. Hinged lid decorated with cast and applied beavers and maple leaves. The maker's name "PETERSEN/HAND MADE/STERLING" stamped on the side. Inscription on the front reads "Presented to/The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland/on the occasion of its Tercentenary Celebrations/by/The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/May 1967".
Extent	1 item
Custodial History	Recorded in Register of Donations and Bequests (RCPI/8/3/2/1) as Presented on the occassion of the tercentenary of the College
Dimensions	144mm x 235mm x 58mm
Digital Collections	View online in our digital collections
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Cigar Case
Term	Gift Giving
	Anniversaries and Special Events
	Interior Design and Furnishings
	Tobacco Products
	Cigar Smoking
	Castor Beaver
	Acer

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/5638	C.P. Petersen & Sons; 1944-1979; silversmiths	1944-1979
DS/UK/5639	Petersen; Carl Poul (1895-1977); silversmith	1895-1977
DS/UK/43	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; 1654-	1654-
DS/UK/2108	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; 1929-	1929-

Places

Code	Set
NA144	Canada/North and Central America

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