E0572: Leather Jacket with Charms, 19th Century

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0572

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ claw ➔ dew claws
metal ➔ brass ➔ buttons
metal ➔ gauntlets.

Dimensions:

77 cm L
59.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

The white button is a calico button. Made in the 1860 - 80s. It's sometimes called a prosser button. Made of powdered porcelain China with fired on transfer design.

Source Locality:

USA

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