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Moccasins (2 of 2)
Native American, Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
19th century
Medium/Technique
Leather and fabric beaded moccasins
Dimensions
Length x width: 22.9 × 10.4 cm (9 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur C. Beale Trust through the generous assistance of Teresa A. Hensick
Accession Number2024.2203.2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPair of moccasins with dark brown fabric cuff, leather bottom and sides, and beaded fabric vamp
InscriptionsInside is a handwritten note that says "Mrs Brodie's Aunt over 100 years hand made"
ProvenanceJuly 9, 2011, sale, The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, NH, lot 142, to Arthur Beale (b. 1940 – d. 2022) and Teresa Hensick, Scituate, MA; transferred by Arthur Beale and Teresa Hensick to the Arthur C. Beale Trust; 2024, gift of the Arthur C. Beale Trust, through Teresa Hensick, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 2024)
NOTE: The moccasins are accompanied by a note reading “Mrs Brodie's Aunt over 100 years old hand made.”
NOTE: The moccasins are accompanied by a note reading “Mrs Brodie's Aunt over 100 years old hand made.”