| Object ID |
T0259 |
| Object Name |
Baby Bonnet |
| Description |
Ojibwa/Ottawa Birchbark Baby Bonnet: European style baby bonnet made of birchbark decorated with quill work.;
Medium/Materials: Birchbark, porcupine quills, root;
Marks: Inside, in black ink: "7[?] /x"; |
| Dimensions |
H-6 W-5 L-6 inches |
| Early Date |
1847 |
| Late Date |
1853 |
| Made |
Presentation/Souvenir |
| Place of Origin |
Central Great Lakes, Ontario, Canada |
| People |
Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa/ |
| Provenance |
(1) James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863). Dunfermline, Scotland. Believed to have been given as a presentation piece to Lord Elgin, Governor-General of Canada, 1847-1853, during his residency in Canada between 1847 and 1853.;
(2) Descended in Elgin family to the 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine. Sale handled by Richard L. Feigen, St. James's, London, England;
(3) Eugene V. Thaw 19 November 1990.;
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| Used |
Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa |
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