Knowledge Sharing Platform
Pipe bowl
Pipe bowl
Pipe bowl
This relative, a small brown stone pipe bowl, was collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800-1809 during his military service in Canada. Although the origin of this relative is uncertain, it was made prior to 1809 and shows evidence of having been used.
This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.
National Museum of Ireland records.
Read More About This Relative
dark brown stone
'Mi'kmaq' style, base has 5 circular indentations on one side and 6 on the other, a semicircular protrusion from the base has a perforated hole for attachments
Jasper Grant served as commandant of Fort George in the Niagara Peninsula and of Fort Malden at Amherstburg opposite Detroit from 1800-1809.
Provenance
Jasper Grant (1762-1812), Anglo-Irish officer who spent 9 years in Canada between 1800-1809. Served as commandant of Fort George in the Niagara Peninsula and of Fort Malden at Amherstburg opposite Detroit. It is likely that his wife, Isabella Grant, played a significant role in the collection of items given her close relationship to Madeline Askin Richardson, the daughter of a prominent fur trader and merchant with extensive ties to the surrounding Indigenous communities.
GRASAC researcher notes from research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010.
In 1984-1985 the Jasper Grant Collection was featured in a special travelling exhibition for the Ontario bicentennial, which was organized by the McMichael Canadian Collection and entitled "Patterns of Power."
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
Philips, Ruth B. (1986-87). “Jasper Grant and Edward Walsh: the Gentleman-Soldier as Early Collector of Great Lakes Indian Art.” Journal of Canadian Studies 21(4): 56-71.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Pipe bowl. GRASAC ID: 26552. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1902.364.
This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 15, 2024. It draws on information recorded during the GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010. Participants included Ruth Phillips, Alan Corbiere, Rachel Hand, Crystal Migwans, and Nikolaus Stolle who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.
42.107, -83.1132
This information was informed by the following resource: Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, On.: Patterns of Power, 1984. Fort Malden is identified on the map as a possible origin for this relative, but this reflects only one place where the relative may have lived. It is not a known place of origin; it is only one location associated with where the collector, Jasper Grant, served in the British Army.