Recently Donated Table by Pre-Eminent 19th-Century New Brunswick Cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet Reveals New Design Details

Thomas Nisbet (Canadian, born in Scotland, 1776 – 1850) games table, 1820-1830 mahogany and mahogany veneer with pine and brass (closed): 74.3 × 91.5 × 45 cm (open): 71.5 × 89 × 91 cm Label: under tabletop, self-adhesive maker’s label, THOS. NISBET, / CABINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER,  / PRINCE WILLIAM STREET,

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Pandemic Stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_oqRGIRbpw At the beginning of April 2020, we asked New Brunswickers to participate in our pandemic stories contest, “Calling all New Brunswickers.” A total of 77 participants shared with us personal first-hand accounts, recording their experiences during Covid-19. Archival staff at the New Brunswick Museum Archives and Research Library eagerly

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