Necklace

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Necklace

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.95

Description

Property J&C3: Lewis and Clark Style Trade Bead Necklace. Object: necklace, Artist/Maker: unknown, Title/Model: Lewis & Clark Style Trade Bead Necklace, Date/Region: second half of 19th Century / Louisiana Territory, Medium/Technique: strung round Padre beads & British coin / handmade Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 37.5" L (necklace), 1" D (coin), Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Double stranded bead necklace made of multi-colored round stone and glass beads with a coin pendant. Includes some of the type of colored beads originally used by Lewis and Clark for trade with the Native Americans, but age and origin are indeterminable.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018