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Object Number
985-27-10/60289A
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 side, 1 lg. 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: 13.8 x 14 x 1 cm (5 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Each gorget has different markings; 985-27-10/60289A & Nicholas Denny (engraved on back)
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Owner
Daughter of W. Wallace Brown
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Collector
W. Wallace Brown
(1875)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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