Brooch
date: label: Date created
content: 1730–1750
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by Native people of the Great Lakes region
label: Artist/Maker
content: Pygan Adams, Non-Indian, 1712-1776
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Artist/Maker
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; 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: Made in New London, Connecticut; Michigan; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Great Lakes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1232
label: Barcode
content: 241232.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Brooch
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver
label: Techniques
content: Perforated, incised