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Pair of Wooden Goblets

Date1881
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 x 5 cm
Credit LineGift of W. Goldwin Quantz, London, Ontario, 1978
Object number1978.009.001
Label TextThese small wooden goblets were made of materials salvaged from the doomed steamer Victoria. It had capsized while en route from Springbank Park to downtown on Victoria Day (May 24), 1881. The tragedy claimed almost 200 lives.
NameGoblet