Garter Pendants

Garter Pendants

Garter Pendants

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Introduction

Pair of garter pendants collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800-1809, probably Anishinaabe.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

ribbonwork applique

Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1809
Materials

Wool yarn, red and green; beads, white glass; stroud, red; gros-grain silk ribbon, pink, dark blue, light blue, and white; animal hair, red-dyed; porcupine quills, white, blue, red and black; commercial thread.

Dimensions: 45.5 × 10.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

period of Grant's military service in Canada

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1902.316-317
Collection at Current Location: Jasper Grant Collection
Publication History

Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.

GKS Reference Number: 26937
Record Creation Context

GRASAC Research trip to National Museum of Ireland July 22 2010. Participants, Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby

Approximate Place of Origin

46.8139, -71.208