Mystery Object Series

Objects hold stories—sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden. This series invites you to look closely, speculate, and share your observations before the archival record reveals the full story. Each month, we feature a new object and ask you to gather around it with us: notice the materials, construction, signs of use, and anything that sparks curiosity.

Mystery Object #3

Curated by Dr. Grace McNutt, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Cape Breton University, School of Arts and Social Sciences Our next mystery object is a remnant of the aircraft, a Short Stirling BK716, and we invite you to examine the object's construction, materials and preservation to begin a conversation on the object's purpose, context and broader historiography in the comments below. We invite you to treat this post as a conversation rather than a quiz. There are no wrong answers

Jill M

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Mystery Object #2 Reveal

Curated by Amber Laurie, Senior Curator of Marine History, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Sailor's Valentine - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (M84.91.1) Sailor's valentines were typically made by Barbadian women and men in the post-emancipation Victorian period. Men would often craft the mahogany bases while women created the shell patterns. Sections are divided by coloured cardboard while the shells are glued on top of cotton backing. Newspaper could also be included in th

Jill M

Apr 151 min read

Mystery Object #2

Curated by Amber Laurie, Senior Curator of Marine History, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Can you help us? We know what this object is, why objects of this type were created, and where they were likely made. However, we do not have an exact date, know the identity of the sailor, or know the specific names of the shells used in its creation. In the comments, you can help us by answering the following questions: When was the Halifax-based photography studio (Moss Photograph C

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Mar 31 min read

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Mystery Object #3

Mystery Object #2 Reveal

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