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Object Number
985-27-10/60273A
Display Title
Silver head ornament (crown). Thin sheet silver w/ designs.
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver head ornament (crown), 1 of 2. Made from thin sheet silver w/ cutout and stamped designs. Means of connecting sheet into circular crown not found. A: 19.8x6.9 cm; B: 17.2x6.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornament, crown?, sheet metal, scalloped edge, perforated/punctate deco
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 10 x 7 cm (4 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60273A
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr.
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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