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1997.19.28

Child's moccasin.

1997.19.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Child's moccasin.
Long description
Child's moccasin, with small flaps near the ankle and tie around the ankle. The flaps are decorated with different coloured zig-zags and a blue beaded border. The top of the foot is decorated with a similar quillwork decoration, with a white beaded border. [CW 25 11 97]
Person
Field collector Mrs Prescott
PRM source Sheppard Sunderland Frere
Date / Period
Date made: circa 1800-1850
Date collected
By 1997
Acquisition information
Donated: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin, Material Porcupine Quill Animal, Material Bead, Process Stitched, Process Quillwork, Process Beadwork
Dimensions
Length 168 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.19.28
Research and responses

Information prepared by Laura Peers following a research visit on 18/11/2024 to view parts of the Frere collection, together with Bartle and Sarah Frere (children of Sheppard Sunderland Frere). See RDF for full copy of notes:

PRM 1997.19.28 child’s moccasin [Great Lakes c1800-50]

- Centre front puckered seam covered by 1 lane of quillwork, large quills, and white beadwork edging with unfurling frondlike design on either side.

- Cuffs: edged with blue/mauve beads (ordinary seed beads); 1 lane quillwork same large quills.

- Quillwork in red/orange, yellow, ?blue or green (very faded).

- Beads are strung on brown commercial thread; heel seam sewn with sinew.

- Crease clearly visible where moccasin has been flattened for a long time.

- This could also have been obtained by Mrs Prescott (see RDF) although it looks a few decades later.

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Children and Childcare, Shoe

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