- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
- Long description
- Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style. The brooch consists of a circular piece of white metal, with a large circular hole in the centre, that has been hammered into a slightly convex form. The surface has been engraved with an eleven-point star design, with a ring of punched dots around the rim and within the star. At the reverse, a curved metal bar has been soldered on in two places. For the rest of the outfit see roach [2017.103.50 .1], headband [2017.103.50 .2], breechcloth [2017.103.50 .3], bustle [2017.103.50 .4], leggings [2017.103.50 .5 - .6], two other trade silver brooches [2017.103.50 .9 - .10] and necklace [2017.103.50 .11]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Native American
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 30/08/2016
- Materials and processes
- Material White Metal, Process Hammered, Process Incised, Process Punched, Process Soldered
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 75 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2017.103.50.8 Other numbers: 54
- Research and responses
This object is part of a collection put together by English Hobbyist Raymond Wilkes. The collection combines English, European or North American-made hobbyist material, some objects made by Wilkes himself, and some Native American-made objects. [JMC 5/8/2019]
2017.103.50.8
Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
2017.103.50.8
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