Celebrating Canada (eBook)

Peter E. Baker has led a 40-plus-year career as a Quebec-based antiques dealer, participating in major shows in both Canada and the U.S. He is a long-standing member of the Canadian Antiques Dealer Association and was a featured Canadiana appraiser on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and the Canadian Antiques Roadshow. He lives with his wife Susan in Elgin, Quebec.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction

The Entrance
Diamond Point Doors
Neoclassic Pine Corner Cupboard
Walking Stick — Ancienne Lorette
Mi’kmaq Quillwork
Frederick S. Barnjum — Painter

Living Room
Chantecler Weathervane
French Régime Armchair
Drum Table
Niagara Falls — Robert Whale
Draught Horses
Diamond Point Armoire
A View of Dundas — J.R. Seavey
Damase Richard
Northwest Coast Motif Blanket Chest

Library
Tiger Maple Corner Cupboard
1837 Rebellion Box
Carved Brush
Abenaki Deed Boxes
John Tulles Card Table
John Tulles Side Chair
Holland Landing Red Mill
Jean-Baptiste Côté — “L’habitant”
New Brunswick “Nisbet” Sewing Table
Bird Sculptures — Jean-Baptiste Côté
Stevens Family Portraits
Newfoundland Keepsake Box
Death of Wolfe
McGee Table
Joseph Romuald Bernier — Lumberman
Beaver Crooked Knife
Portage in the Fog — F.A. Hopkins
Exploring New Lands — Journals of Mackenzie and Weld

Dining Room/Kitchen
The Huron Box
Convent Boxes
Seminary Parrot
Three-Tier Chandelier
S.J. Doyle/J.A. Mahar Trade Sign
Carved Figure of Napoleon
Louis XV Armoire
Fruit Vendor Trade Sign
Fort Duquesne Game Board

Bedrooms/Bathrooms
Hooked Rug — Laurentian Village
Silas Patterson Heart Table
Decorated Canoe Paddle
Hooked Rugs
Miss Madilla Smith — E.S., Painter
Quebec Chest of Drawers
Thomas Nisbet Legislative Desk
Josefina
Halifax Dressing Table
Horse and Buggy — Punkeydoodles Corners
Longpré Bird Shelf
Timber Shanty
Logging Scene — Julius Hümme
Carved Deer
Main Street, Winnipeg — E.J. Hutchins
The Steamship S.S. Quebec
Indian Mother and Hunter — D. Gale

Mud Room/Stairwell
Norfolk County Buffet
Canadian Shorebirds
Bakery Trade Sign — J. Bourgault
Game Boards

Family Room/Den
Captain Robert Chestnut
Hooked Rugs — Deanne Fitzpatrick
Manitoba Pheasant
Horse Pull Toy
Beaver Weathervane
The Fenian Raids
Recruitment Posters

Acknowledgements
Select Bibliography
Index