Cufflinks Item Number: 3260/220 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hand-carved silver cufflinks, oval shaped. Silver abstract (trouthead) design with blackened background. Inscription on one cufflink reads "HAIDA ART"; the other has "Reid."
Narrative
From the Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fortune collection. Item number 143 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1954
- Owned by Elspeth McConnell before August 12, 2017
- Received from Elspeth McConnell (Donor) on August 12, 2017
What
- Name
- Cufflinks
- Identification Number
- 3260/220 a-b
- Type of Item
- cufflink
- Material
- silver metal
- Part A
- height 2.5 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 3.5 cm
- Part B
- height 2.5 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Elspeth McConnell
- Received from
- Elspeth McConnell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before August 12, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 12, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3260/0220 a-b