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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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