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[Bookplate for Susie Maria Denton Massey]

Description

The image of a large house sitting above a wooded riverbank is possibly that of Dentonia Park Farm, the estate and working farm that Hart Massey built for his wife Susie in 1889. Massey's name is flanked by two lions bearing shields.

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Title
[Bookplate for Susie Maria Denton Massey]
Date Created
[between 1888 and 1901]
Description
The image of a large house sitting above a wooded riverbank is possibly that of Dentonia Park Farm, the estate and working farm that Hart Massey built for his wife Susie in 1889. Massey's name is flanked by two lions bearing shields.
Extent
1 bookplate : woodcut ; 8.9 x 13.3 cm
Subject
Architecture; Landscape drawings
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Massey, Susie Maria Denton
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Susie Maria Massey (nee Denton) married Walter Edward Hart Massey in Lowell, MA on the 11th of July 1888 ; together they had one son and three daughters. The Massey family made a fortune in farm equipment manufacturing and its members were active patrons of the arts, particularly music, in Toronto ; they created the Massey Foundation, built Toronto's Massey Music Hall, and constructed and endowed the University of Toronto's Massey College. Susie Massey died October 28th, 1901 at their family home, Dentonia Park Farm, in Ontario.
References:
1) 'Dentonia Park Farm Historical Plaque.' Toronto's Historical Plaques. Alan L. Brown, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2009.
2) 'Massey.' The Canadian Encyclopedia/The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Foundation, 2009. Web. 30 Nov. 2009.
3) 'Walter Edward Hart Massey.' Dictionary of Canadian Bibliography. Government of Canada, 27 June 2008. Web. 30 Nov. 2009.
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P M377; BP_MUR_CAN_P_M377
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P M377
Date Available
2010
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215573
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca