Mezzanine Level Exhibition

"W J Hughes Corn Flower: Part of Our Canadian Heritage"

The 2011 Corn Flower Exhibit spotlights the best pieces in the DCMA Corn Flower Collection. Blanks were chosen for their colour or clarity. Cuts were chosen for their size and abundance. Selected pieces were chosen by the Curator for rarity. Many of the earlier examples in the collection also display a variety of starbursts and designs cut on the bottoms and edges. In some, the combination of blank, colour and cut make a particular bowl or pitcher become a thing of beauty to be admired and certainly worthy of collecting. To showcase the importance of these selected Corn Flower pieces the cases will also hold important historic kitchenware and food related items from Ontario homes circa 1800 to 1900. Handmade shelves, boxes, bowls and other wooden wares all in their original finishes from pioneer homes; spoons and flatware by early Canadian makers; Canadian scene plates and flowered crocks all complement the colours and floral cuts of W J Hughes Corn Flower. Whether you are a Corn Flower or Canadiana collector, this exhibit features extraordinary examples rarely seen but soon admired.