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Garter

Arts of the Americas

MEDIUM Yarn, garnet beads, pony beads
DATES early 19th century
DIMENSIONS 11 3/4 x 1 11/16 in. (29.8 x 4.3 cm)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 50.67.37a
CREDIT LINE Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
PROVENANCE Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Beaded garter with geometric designs of rectangles and diagonal lines, opposed as chevrons. The piece is loom woven probably without the use of a heddle. It is made with garnet and white pony beads on a warp of black and green with thread wefts. See other garters, 50.67.b,c,d shown in additional photographs.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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