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Shell or Moon Gorget
John Lumsden (Canadian, active about 1804)
Canadian
about 1800
Object Place: Montreal, Canada
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Other (Overall): 11.1cm (4 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herbert Edes
Accession Number36.46
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionSlightly concave circular disk with two buttons in upper part. Bright cut and engraved: design around edge, tree in center with squirrel on top twig, dog seated on hanches at left, and indian at right shooting with with bow and arrow. Marked at foot of tree, lion passant to right and IL in rectangle.
Marks
Marked at foot of tree, lion passant to right and IL in rectangle.
ProvenanceEarly history unknown prior to its gift to the Museum in 1936. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herbert Edes, 1936.