Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures by Dann, Moira

Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures

Told in 21 objects--including furnishings, artwork, and tools--this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history,...
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Author: Moira Dann
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Language: English
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Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures by Dann, Moira

Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures

Dhs. 112.72

Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures

Dhs. 112.72
Author: Moira Dann
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Told in 21 objects--including furnishings, artwork, and tools--this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria's most famous landmarks.

Craigdarroch Castle, built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir for his wife, Joan, and their family, was completed in 1890. Following Joan's death, the castle was put up for sale in 1908, and later housed a military hospital and the nascent University of Victoria.

Since 1979 the castle has operated as a museum and is one of the top tourist attractions in the city, a prime example of a "bonanza castle" and a rich repository of Victorian-era furnishings and d cor, as well as objects evoking the hospital and college eras. Author Moira Dann offers the reader 21 selections from the castle's collection, using each artifact as a portal into the history of the building and life in Victorian and more recent times.

The Black Forest clock, acquired by Joan on a trip to Europe; the telescope used by the eldest Dunsmuir son, James, aboard his yacht the Dolaura; the castle's famous stained-glass windows; a nineteenth-century intercom system known as a speaking tube--these and 17 more are described with detail and enthusiasm, and accompanied by photographs. Dann provides careful research into each object's provenance and manufacture, while inviting readers to join her imaginative journeys into the lives of the castle's occupants through the years.



Author: Moira Dann
Publisher: Touchwood Editions
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781771513487

About the Author
Dann, Moira: - Moira Dann is a writer, editor, speaker, and current president of the Craigdarroch Castle Museum Society board. She has a Master of Fine Arts in creative non-fiction from the University of King's College and is a former editor of the Globe & Mail's Facts and Arguments page and former journalist with the CBC. She is a communications manager at the James Bay Community Project and is the author of The Mothers of Confederation. She lives with her husband, Sam Bufalini, in Victoria, BC.

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