hat, birchbark

hat, birchbark

hat, birchbark

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Introduction

A birchbark top hat. Made by Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, probably while he was traveling around Fort Saint Anthony in 1823. Beltrami's collection catalogue states that around 1856, Beltrami's nephew donated several objects to the Civic Library of Bergamo, which were later transferred to the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali.

Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

The maker, Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, was Italian.

Place of Origin: Fort Saint Anthony, MN
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

birch bark; split root

Techniques or Format

Pieces of birchbark have been sewn together with split root.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 19 cm
Condition: Good.
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_1527
Collection at Current Location: Collezione Beltrami
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1850s
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: The Civic Library of Bergamo
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1823
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by G.C. Beltrami from the Wisconsin area in 1823. Beltrami's collection catalogue states that around 1856, Beltrami's nephew donated several objects to the Civic Library of Bergamo, which were later transferred to the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali.

Exhibition History

The Beltrami Collection was exhibited in Florence in 1929 during the "Prima Esposizione Nazionale di Storia delle Scienze" (First National Exposition of History of Sciences"). In 1973, during a celebration of the Beltrami exhibit, Glauco Luchetti donated three objects from his own collection, which were located in Beltrami's last house in Filottrano, to the "Museo Civico E. Caffi". In 1987 the collection was used in the exhibit entitled "Missisippi 1823. Oggetti indiani raccolti da G. Costantino Beltrami" in the Galleria Lorenzelli in Bergamo.

Publication History

The Beltrami Collection catalogue. Vigorelli, Gli Oggetti indiani raccolti da G.Costantino Beltrami (p.70).

Sources to Learn More

Leonardo Vigorelli, Gli Oggetti indiani raccolti da G.Costantino Beltrami, Civico Museo E. Caffi, Bergamo, 1987.

GKS Reference Number: 24410
Record Creation Context

This record was created by Emanuela Rossi after a trip funded by GRASAC to the Museo Civico E. Caffi in Bergamo, Italy in October 2008.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researcher present: Emanuela Rossi (ER)

Approximate Place of Origin

44.8933, -93.1806

Source of Information about Places

ER: When Beltrami made the top hat, he was probably around Fort Saint Anthony.