{"id":2328,"date":"2015-05-10T17:06:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T21:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/?page_id=2328"},"modified":"2025-12-11T17:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:02:16","slug":"material-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/en\/collections\/material-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Material Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Culture collection consists of objects that primarily document the <strong>history of the domestic material environment in Montreal over the past three centuries<\/strong>. Originally a collection of artefacts associated with key figures, places and events in Canadian history, it has grown to encompass objects that represent people&#8217;s living conditions, tastes and ways of life.<br \/>\n<a class=\"cta\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/collections.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/en\/collections\/155920\/material-culture\/objects\">Explore the collection online<i class=\"arrow-right-thickicon-\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Items range from those associated with food preparation and service, interior decoration, household management, and leisure activities, to coins, medals, and more intimate articles illustrating personal hygiene and religious practices in the home. The collection includes locally produced, everyday objects\u2014kitchen utensils, stoneware pots, dishes\u2014as well as luxury glass, porcelain and silver imported from Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous objects from the material environment of children\u2014cribs, dishes, highchairs, strollers, toys and games\u2014chronicle the culture of childhood in Montreal and, more broadly, in Quebec and Canada, notably revealing practices associated with consumption, marketing, education and pedagogy.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes remarkable examples of scientific instruments dating from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> centuries: terrestrial and celestial globes, microscopes and instruments used in navigation, exploration, medicine, and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>demonstration instruments of Jean-Antoine Nollet and Sigaud de Lafond<\/strong> are undoubtedly the most remarkable artefacts in this collection. There are also numerous items associated with tobacco and others that evoke the military history of Canada, in general, and that of Quebec, in particular. Finally, antique weapons, firearms, bladed weapons and other artillery pieces from around the world complete the collection.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sliderTiny\">\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mccord_collection_1975-65-1-11_080118-p1_1200x800px_en-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Biribi or Cavagnole game (detail), about 1750. 1975.65.1-11, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Biribi or Cavagnole game (detail), about 1750. 1975.65.1-11, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2015\/06\/m6935-p1_en-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Powder horn, 1759. Gift of David Ross McCord, M6935, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Powder horn, 1759. Gift of David Ross McCord, M6935, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mc988-1-69-p1_en-1070x800.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner plate made by Davenport, 1830-1840. MC988.1.69, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Dinner plate made by Davenport, 1830-1840. MC988.1.69, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mccord_collection_1968-8-1_101101-r1_800px_en.jpg\" alt=\"Terrestial globe, Matth\u00e4us Greuter, 1632. 1968.8.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Terrestial globe, Matth\u00e4us Greuter, 1632. 1968.8.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2015\/06\/m14500-p1_en-1134x800.jpg\" alt=\"Chest of drawers, 1750-1760. Gift of Mrs. Southam, M14500, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Chest of drawers, 1750-1760. Gift of Mrs. Southam, M14500, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mccord_collection_1983-26-1_040225-p1_800px_en.jpg\" alt=\"Atmospheric pump in the style of Abbot Jean-Antoine Nollet, 1770-1800.26.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Atmospheric pump in the style of Abbot Jean-Antoine Nollet, 1770-1800.26.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2015\/06\/m4839-p1_en-1011x800.jpg\" alt=\"Cup with the coat of arms of the Marquis de Montcalm, 1725-1756. Gift of David Ross McCord, M4839, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Cup with the coat of arms of the Marquis de Montcalm, 1725-1756. Gift of David Ross McCord, M4839, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2015\/06\/m2010-10-1-1-p2_en-547x800.jpg\" alt=\"Fashion doll and accessories, 1863-1866. Gift of Palazi-Raby family, M2010.10.1.1-200, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Fashion doll and accessories, 1863-1866. Gift of Palazi-Raby family, M2010.10.1.1-200, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Culture collection consists of objects that primarily document the history of the domestic material environment in Montreal over the past three centuries. Originally a collection of artefacts associated with key figures, places and events in Canadian history, it has grown to encompass objects that represent people&#8217;s living conditions, tastes and ways of life. 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