Tanned, black-dyed deerskin; red, green, yellow and white silk grosgrain ribbon; commercial thread

The sides are unsewn and the leggings therefore probably unworn. Ribbons sewn with cotton thread in matching colours

Seams are unsewn, therefore probably unworn

Note from Nikolaus Stolle: These are front seam leggings, worn with the ribbonwork applique seam allowances down the centre front

Collected by Col. Jasper Grant and his wife Isabella during his military service in Canada between 1800 and 1809. Grant was posted first to Quebec City, then to Fort George (Niagara) and then, in 1805, to Fort Malden (Ameherstbert, opposite Detroit). On his departure he was presented with a farewell address of thanks by chiefs of the Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Huron, the Indigenous nations in the region with whom he presumably had the closest relationships. Through Isabella's friendship with the Askins, a prominent fur trade family of Detroit, she may also have had access to items coming from farther west and north through the fur trade.

GRASAC researcher notes from research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010.

In 1984-1985 the Jasper Grant Collection was featured in a special travelling exhibition for the Ontario bicentennial, which was organized by the McMichael Canadian Collection and entitled "Patterns of Power."

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

Philips, Ruth B. (1986-87). “Jasper Grant and Edward Walsh: the Gentleman-Soldier as Early Collector of Great Lakes Indian Art.” Journal of Canadian Studies 21(4): 56-71.

Maker, Name unrecorded. Leggings. GRASAC ID: 26656. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1902.309

This record was augmented by Dana Murral on November 11, 2024. It was informed by notes and imaged collected during a GRASAC Research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, and Nikolaus Stolle who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.