Silver Napkin Ring Item Number: E20257-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "NAPKIN RINGS.---MADE OF THIN SILVER BANDS, WITH EXTERIORS ENGRAVED WITH VARIOUS FIGURES. HAIDAH INDIANS. DIAM., 1 1/2 INS. HEIGHT, 1 7/16 INS. CASSIAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1876. 20,257-8-9. COLLECTED BY J.G. SWAN FOR CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, 1876. MADE BY HAIDAH INDIANS UNDER DIRECTION OF MR. SULLIVAN, GOLD COMMISSIONER OF DOMINION OF CANADA. BURNISHED BY RUDOLPH, OF VICTORIA, B.C."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada during 1875
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Silver Napkin Ring
- Identification Number
- E20257-0
- Type of Item
- napkin ring
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004669