Calling Card Tray
Calling Card Tray
Calling Card Tray
Introduction
A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark tray with figures, birds and flowers, transferred from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, second half of the nineteenth century.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Date Made or Date Range:
1850s-1890s
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Materials
birchbark, moosehair, thread
Dimensions:
20.5 × 26 × 4.5 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
1890.709
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1890
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, presented by Miss Baker
Collection Narratives and Histories
Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, presented by Miss Baker
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27001
Record Creation Notes/Observations
GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Irland, July 23, 2010. Participants: Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Head, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby
Approximate Place of Origin