quillwork

quillwork

quillwork

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Other Notes

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Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

1792-1794;Years when Lt. Andrew Foster (South Wales Borderers, 24th Foot) was stationed at Michilimackinac and Fort Miami, near Detroit.;

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 24/2008
Collection Narratives and Histories

Items given to or acquired by Lt. Andrew Foster while in service in the Great Lakes region. Returned with him to England and remained with the familiy until 1936, when the items were given to the Wells Museum in the UK. They were sold to the dealer George Terasaki in 1966, and he in turn sold them to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, in New York in 1967.

GKS Reference Number: 25754
Record Creation Notes/Observations

Basic record compiled by Heidi Bohaker with notes from Ruth Phillips

Approximate Place of Origin

45.7335, -82.1694