Robbins, Kendall, & Lawrence .54 caliber Mississippi rifle
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian; said to have been used by the Kickapoo
- Artist/Maker
- Robbins, Kendall and Lawrence Company, Windsor, Vermont, 1846-1860
- Previous owner
- Irving Browning, Non-Indian, 1895-1961
- Hester V. Browning (Mrs. Irving Browning), Non-Indian, 1900-1996
- Seller
- Hester V. Browning (Mrs. Irving Browning), Non-Indian, 1900-1996
- Object Name
- Robbins, Kendall, & Lawrence .54 caliber Mississippi rifle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, metal, brass tacks/bosses, glass bead/beads, paint
- Techniques
- Commercially produced/manufactured, inlaid, studded, painted
- Dimensions
- 124 x 6 x 15 cm
- Object Type
- Firearms and accessories
- Place
- Illinois; USA
- Date created
- 1848
- Collection History
- Said to have been captured from a Kickapoo warrior near Chicago, Illinois, in 1854; acquired by Irving Browning (1895-1961, a New York City photographer and filmmaker) at an unknown date; inherited by his widow, Hester V. Browning (1900-1996); purchased by MAI from Mrs. Browning in 1964.
- Catalog Number
- 23/3526
- Barcode
- 233526.000
- See related items
- Non-Indian
- Kickapoo
- Firearms and accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement