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pin cushion in heart shape
pin cushion in heart shape
pin cushion in heart shape
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Introduction
Small heart shaped pin cushion, one side of red stroud, the other of birchbark, collected by Arthur Speyer, Huron-Wendat (Huron), 1800s.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
museum documentation
Date Made or Date Range:
1840s to 1860s
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Materials
Birch bark dyed white, yellow, green and pale orange, red stroud, brown commercial thread.
Condition:
Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
c. 1850
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-H-442
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1973
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
A. Speyer
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1850s
Collection Narratives and Histories
see catalog card
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24691
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog card, collection and institution .
Record Creation Context
19/06/08 CMC
Approximate Place of Origin