gorget
| Nom de l'objet : | gorget |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Palin, Louis Charles |
| Type de l'objet : | gorget |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | DRESS & ADORNMENT |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | metalwork |
| Matériaux : | metal, silver alloy |
| Technique de fabrication : | attached engraved hammered polished stamped turned cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 1590/266 |
| 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 : | Full, curved convex gorget. Two rings at back with domed covers on front. Engraved design of two squirrels facing each other, with bow and three arrows underneath. Maker's mark stamped between squirrels. |
| Fonctions : | In Europe during the Renaissance period the helmets of warriors were fitted with a crescent-shaped plate called a gorget, which extended downward to protect the throat. Gradually, this armour became obsolete due to the use of firearms, but some breastplates, helmets and gorgets were brought to North America for protection against native arrows. The use of this armour declined here too, in favour of increased mobility, but the crescent-shaped gorgets continued to be worn separately by officers as a badge of military rank and authority, and consequently had appeal as trade items denoting strength and power. Reference Hamilton, pages 69-71. 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. |
| Hauteur : | 1 |
| Largeur : | 3.7 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | in |
| Sujet ou image : | animal, squirrel |
| 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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