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Object Number
985-27-10/60289D
Display Title
Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design on exterior. Cutout hole in center of each. 2 have pins in the back, the rest are missing. "Joseph Loring" stamped on outside of one. "Nicholas Denny" incised on another. The rest have unknown words on the interior.
Inventory Description
Ornament, silver, round, impressed design, 1 lg. central and 2 sm. perforations
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Each gorget has different markings; 985-27-10/60289\d
Provenance
Owner
Daughter of W. Wallace Brown
Collector
W. Wallace Brown
(1875)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985-27-10/60289A | Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design |
Ornament
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60289E | Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design |
Ornament
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60289F | Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design |
Ornament
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60289B | Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design |
Ornament
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60289C | Silver gorget or brooch, 1 of 6. Each has different stamped design |
Ornament
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60341 | Silver gorget. Large disk shape w/ stamped designs on exterior. 2 hoops in back. |
Ornament
|
United States
| |
| 07-45-70/72634 | Woven head ornament and gorget |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 40-77-40/10070 | Brooch |
Raw Material
Pendant |
Vinica
| |
| 50-69-10/32702.3 | Silver brooch |
Pin
|
New York
| |
| 50-69-10/32702.2 | Silver brooch |
Pin
|
New York
| |
| 54-5-50/9669 | Silver brooch |
Pin
|
Algeria
| |
| 50-69-10/32702.1 | Silver brooch |
Pin
|
New York
|