Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Inkpad |
Collection |
Lambton Heritage Museum Collection |
Accession number |
LHM 2021.008 |
Catalog Number |
LHM 2021.008.005 |
Description |
Small rectangular ink pad stored inside a tin container. The container has rounded edges and a hinged lid which has been painted white with a series of gold stripes on the right hand side. The Maker's Mark is featured inside a triangle on the left hand side. Inside the container, the lid includes details about the product and brand. The base of the tin is gold and holds a black felt ink pad. |
Provenance |
This ink pad belonged to local botanist Dorothy Tiedje who collected various specimens from around Lambton County between the 1960s to the early 2000s. She graduated from Western University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics in 1945. She started her career at Dow Chemical in Sarnia. She then spent a year as a physics instructor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. But her heart lay with the natural environment. Tiedje loved living things and developed an interest in botany. She joined the Field Botanists of Ontario and Lambton Wildlife groups. Tiedje began her collection of botanical specimens in about 1964. After collecting in the field, Tiedje pressed and dried the samples. She mounted them on paper sheets with the species name, collection date, and location details. Tiedje's husband, John, was an important part of her work. He helped find specimens and photograph plants in the field. He also co-authored the report Vascular Plants of Lambton County, Ontario with his wife. |
Dimensions |
W-6 L-9 cm |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Location |
On lid |
Inscription Text |
Carter's |
Search Terms |
Stationary Stationary, Business Ink Stamp |
People |
Walden, Fred Stanley |
On Display Starting |
2023-06-02 |