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Brooch1590/198

Heart-shaped brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout and cross pin. Three-eared top, possibly representing a crown. Zigzag and leaf engraving. Hallmark on pin.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/300

Necklace of beads, eight beavers and a George Washington Peace Medal. Necklace strung on string. The pattern starting from the centre back to the medal at bottom centre is one clear bead, one red, one clear, 26 mottled red, a beaver, one blue, three red repeated three times, followed by one blue bead and four red. The medal is oval. Engraved on it is a tree with a First Nations man with pipe and a man of European descent. Engraved below is “George Washington, President 1793”. On the back of the medal is coat-of-arms of the United States, together with engraved motto “e pluribus unum”. Maker’s mark stamped at bottom of medal. Maker’s mark also stamped on each beaver.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal, clay ?, glass ? and fibre
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/199

Heart-shaped brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout and cross-pin. Peaked top, possibly representing a crown. Engraved line design. Hallmark in square cartouche at base of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Brooch1590/138

Brooch fragment with four pointed ear-like extensions on top. Some engraving. Hallmark in square.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/135

Elliptical brooch with three lobed ears at one end. Large central ovular cutout with one point, leaving very narrow outer band. Zigzag engraving around outer edges. Cross-pin. Maker’s mark at bottom.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/132

Heart-shaped brooch with four points on top. Centre heart-shaped cutout, and zigzag line engraved around edge of inner cutout. Green and white mottled glass stone set at top of brooch. Cross-pin bent around brooch side in notched band. Maker’s mark stamped in rectangular cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/129

Heart-shaped brooch with central cutout and zigzag engraving. Top set with black glass stone. Cross-pin attached to left side. Maker’s mark at lower tip of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/139

Owl-shaped brooch with three ear-shaped extensions on top and engraved details. Cross-pin at heart-shaped cutout. Hallmark in square cartouche at base of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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