Gorget
Item number 1590/265 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Crescent-shaped gorget with an engraved crown at the centre. There is a hole at the top of each side. Close to the right hand hole is a stamp of a star, and maker’s mark in a square cartouche.
History Of Use
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.
Specific Techniques
Repousse is a type of ornamentation formed in relief in metal by hammering up from the reverse or inner side.
Cultural Context
trade; personal decoration; status
Item History
- Made by James Hanna (Manufacturer) in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada between 1760 and 1821
- Owned by Kathleen E. Reif before September 9, 1993
- Received from Kathleen E. Reif (Donor) on September 9, 1993
What
- Name
- Gorget
- Identification Number
- 1590/265
- Type of Item
- gorget
- Material
- brass metal ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, repousse, engraved, punched, stamped and polished
- Overall
- height 1.8 cm, width 10.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Eastern Woodlands
- Creator
- James Hanna (Manufacturer)
- Previous Owner
- Kathleen E. Reif
- Received from
- Kathleen E. Reif (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1760 and 1821
- Ownership Date
- before September 9, 1993
- Acquisition Date
- on September 9, 1993
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1590/0265
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