Brooch
date: label: Date created
content: 1780-1800
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed); collected from the Mohawk
label: Possible owner
content: Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), Mohawk, ca. 1742-1807
label: Possible owner
content: John Brant (Ahyouwaighs/Ahyonwaeghs), Mohawk, 1794-1832
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous seller
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by "General Brant" (Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea], Mohawk, ca. 1742-1807, or John Brant [Ahyouwaighs], Mohawk, 1794-1832); formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Montréal; Montréal Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Mohawk
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/4617
label: Barcode
content: 244617.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Brooch
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, cutout, stamped
label: Dimensions
content: 4.9 x 3.7 cm