Pressed Flower Frame

An image of a circular picture frame with some small brown flowers and leaves inside.
Pressed flowers in the Eldon House Kitchen

Country of Origin: likely Canada 
Year: ca. 1920 
Materials: Fabric, metal, plants  

Pressing flowers was a typical Victorian pastime, and something very related to Eldon House. The Harris and Ronalds families were interested in botany and preserving plants. One way this was done was to put plants in between something heavy, often the pages of a book, and wait for them to dry out. Once they were dry, they could be placed in a picture frame, sometimes with glue to tack them down, and then hung for decoration.  

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.