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Object Number
985-27-10/60256B
Display Title
Pair of Passamaquoddy leggings. Red trade flannel with ribbon and beads.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Passamaquoddy leggings. Made from old red trade flannel with back and top decorated with ribbon and white glass seed beads.
Inventory Description
Leggings, red felt, white top trim, edge partly scalloped, beadwork over fabric
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1870-1880
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Thread, Felt, Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 50.8 x 22.4 x 3.5 cm (20 x 8 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1 pair
Label on object
985-27-10/60256b & 24714
Provenance
Collector
W. Wallace Brown
(1875)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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