Wood, maple.

Engraved scenes on blade and handle: A dance with dancers holding rattles, drums, a gunstock club; two people sleeping under a canoe, people paddling a canoe with a British flag flying; a tripod and cooking kettle

The handle bears the initials "JG", adding further confirmation of the provenance of the collection. The paddle, although functional, is clearly an early example of souvenir art.

Jasper Grant served as commandant of Fort George in the Niagara Peninsula and of Fort Malden at Amherstburg opposite Detroit from 1800-1809.

Jasper Grant (1762-1812), Anglo-Irish officer who spent 9 years in Canada between 1800-1809. Served as commandant of Fort George in the Niagara Peninsula and of Fort Malden at Amherstburg opposite Detroit. It is likely that his wife, Isabella Grant, played a significant role in the collection of items given her close relationship to Madeline Askin Richardson, the daughter of a prominent fur trader and merchant with extensive ties to the surrounding Indigenous communities.

GRASAC researcher notes from research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 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. Paddle. GRASAC ID: 27086. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1902.349.

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on November 26, 2024. It was informed by notes and photographs collected during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, and Nicholas Stolle, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.