KNIFE
Joseph Brant Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | KNIFE |
| Classification de l'objet : | PERSONAL GEAR |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | PERSONAL ARTIFACTS |
| Discipline : | Local History |
| Matériaux : | brass, steel |
| Numéro d'accession : | 982.39.1 |
| Nom de la collection : | Artifact |
| Date de début de production : | 1755 |
| Description : | A knife with an all brass handle and steel blade. The blade appears to be hand forged. The brass handle has a cruciform top centered with a pierced _cross_ of five holes. The steel blade has a centre linear groove running down both sides from the top. |
| Fonctions : | The knife and scabbard are believed to have belonged to Joseph Brant, who was painted in a number of portraits wearing a similar designed knife on his belt. The knife was purchased at auction from the Suncoast Auction Gallery in Florida and was obtained by the Museum from the purchaser through a Moveable Cultural Property Grant. Born on the Ohio River in 1742, Thayendanegea (Mohawk) received an English education and was given the Christian name Joseph Brant. Fighting in his first battle at the age of 13, he went on to serve as a war chief of the Six Nations and was given the rank of Captain with the British Army. As a man of vision, he quickly understood that his people faced irreversible changes and took action to protect their interests. In 1783, following the American War of Independence, he negotiated land for the Six Nations people in Ontario's Grand River Valley. Upon his retirement from military service, Joseph Brant settled on land granted to him by the Crown, building a Georgian style home at what was then known as _the Head of the Lake_; he lived in this home with his family until his death in 1807. The 3,450 acres of land given to him is now part of today's City of Burlington. |
| Hauteur : | 44.00 |
| Longueur : | 7.00 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | CM |
| Établissement : | Joseph Brant Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Burlington |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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