Prisoner's Box

Stained wood with ink and varnish. Lid slides to the right. You can see four images of the box in our Digital Archive.

Prisoners in the Toronto Gaol (jail) hand carved and inscribed small wooden boxes to pass the time while awaiting trial for their participation in the Rebellion of 1837-38. This box, carved by inmate Joseph Milborn, was sent to Thomas Carfrae, collector at the Port of Toronto.

Public Domain