earrings
| Nom de l'objet : | earrings |
| Type de l'objet : | earrings |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | DRESS & ADORNMENT |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | metalwork |
| Matériaux : | metal, silver alloy |
| Technique de fabrication : | engraved hammered polished stamped cast cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 1590/239 a-b |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada ? USA ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Culture : | Eastern Woodlands |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Eastern Woodlands |
| Contexte culturel : | trade personal decoration status |
| Date de début de production : | 1760 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1821 |
| Période : | Fur Trade |
| Description : | Pair of earrings (only one shown). Each composed of a disc with a stylized tree form hanging from it. Small loop but no hook. |
| Fonctions : | Silver ornaments represent an important part of early exchange between Europeans, including fur traders, and First Nations peoples, especially in eastern and central Canada and the U.S.A. Initially, the main source of silver was British, French and Spanish coins. Most ornaments were produced by silversmiths of European origin in North America and Europe, and were actively traded only from 1760 to 1821. By the mid-18th century silver objects were produced in New England, Quebec and Montreal. Silver was used by First Nations peoples as a sign of rank. Silver ornaments in these styles continue to be produced by native silversmiths in central Canada and the U.S.A. In 1670 King Charles II of England granted an exclusive fur trading charter to the Hudson's Bay Company in what was later to become Canada. The company's mandate was to protect the Crown's interests and undertake exploration and territorial expansion. Competition for furs was intense, and in 1784 the North West Company was formed by a number of independent trading groups. By 1821 this Company faced bankruptcy and merged with the Hudson's Bay Company. This latter company still exists today, operating a number of retail stores across Canada, and is known simply as The Bay. |
| Hauteur : | part a: 3.7 cm x 1.2 cm x .5 cm; part b: 3.8 cm x 1.2 cm x .7 cm |
| Largeur : | part a: 3.7 cm x 1.2 cm x .5 cm; part b: 3.8 cm x 1.2 cm x .7 cm |
| Profondeur : | part a: 3.7 cm x 1.2 cm x .5 cm; part b: 3.8 cm x 1.2 cm x .7 cm |
| Diamètre extérieur : | part a: 3.7 cm x 1.2 cm x .5 cm; part b: 3.8 cm x 1.2 cm x .7 cm |
| Sujet ou image : | plant, tree |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |
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