Earrings

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Date created: circa 1790

Culture/People: Non-Indian; probably used by Native people of the Great Lake region
Artist/Maker: Robert Cruickshank, Non-Indian, 1743-1809
Collector: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
Previous owner: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806; Wells and Mendip Museum; George Terasaki, Non-Indian
Seller: George Terasaki, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected between 1790 and 1795 by British Army officer Major Andrew Foster (1768-1806) at Fort Miami or Fort Michilimackinac; inherited by his family and donated to the Wells and Mendip Museum (Wells, England) by Foster family members in 1936; removed from the collection of the Wells and Mendip Museum at an unknown date; acquired by George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) in 1965 or 1966; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George Terasaki in 1967.
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Place: Michilimackinac, Fort Miami; Cheboygan County, Saint Joseph County; Michigan; USA

See related items: Non-Indian; Great Lakes; Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2022
Barcode: 242022.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver, silver bead/beads, metal wire
Techniques: Cut, cutout, folded, bent, soldered
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c4bec68-49c7-41c5-bdba-737db52e625c

Record ID: NMAI_257688