brooch, silver

brooch, silver

brooch, silver

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Introduction

Neo-gothic 'shield' contour brooch, with centre perforation, accompanied by a letter by June Bedford explaining that it is associated with one of the Glengarry caps in her collection, though she did not remember which one.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Physical description: RP; provenance: CW, from TN, onsite discussion and Bedford letter.

Materials

Silver

Techniques or Format

Neo-gothic 'shield' contour, with centre perforation

Original and Subsequent Uses

Pinned to Glengarry cap. Worn as brooch by collector June Bedford.

Dimensions: 5.5 × 5 × 0 cm
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: not accessioned
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: Feb. 20, 1997
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Received with letter as donation to augment earlier donations to ROM.
Collection Narratives and Histories

Not yet accessioned.

GKS Reference Number: 844
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, brooch, silver. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 844.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Examined by Trudy Nicks, Stacey Loyer, Cory Willmott and Ruth Phillips onsite at ROM, December 2008.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

Source of Information about Places

non-indigenous, probably made in England or North America

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