trade silver brooch

trade silver brooch

trade silver brooch

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Introduction

Trade silver brooch, possibly Anishinaabe, 18th or first half of 19th century.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: Early 18 C to Mid 19 C
Materials

Silver

Techniques or Format

Stamped and engraved

Other Notes

On-site researchers: typical trade silver ornament, found throughout eastern North America from about 1700 to the 1860s; Ruth Phillips: when do First Nations silversmiths begin making these ornaments? Cory' Willmott: neither the most most common type of trade gift nor the rarest

Condition: Very good condition
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

18th or first half of 19th century

Current Location: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A.1956.1401
Collection Narratives and Histories

transferred from the National Museum of the Antiquities of Scotland JPW.6.PE

GKS Reference Number: 26963
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, trade silver brooch. Currently at National Museums Scotland, A.1956.1401. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007 in which the author took part; GRASAC item id 26963.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

9 Apr 2007 Ruth Phillips

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