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ProvenanceAntiques on Grant, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.44.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 32 .
Attributed to
Joseph Richardson, Jr.
(Philadelphia, made for trade with Native peoples)
Gorget
Datec. 1750-1810
MediumSilver alloy, iron wire
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (15.9 × 5.7 cm)
Object numberT0748
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSilver adornment was important to the fur trade during the 18th and 19th centuries and became an important part of Native / European relations for several centuries. Silver jewelry was produced for the Indian trade by Colonial silversmiths. Native leaders received crescent-shaped gorgets as symbols of alliances, as well as in trade, and wore them hung around the neck.ProvenanceAntiques on Grant, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.44.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 32 .
On View
On viewc. 1850
