Quilled Circular Tray
1840
Medium/TechniqueBirch bark, dyed porcupine quills, colored silk and white beads
DimensionsHeight x width: 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LinePartial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession number2013.644
On View
On viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murray Threipland, Fingask Castle, Perth, Scotland; April 26-28, 1993, Fingask Castle sale, Christie’s, Scotland, lots 492-494, to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by James Frank to John Molloy, New York; 2013, sold by John Molloy to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
1840
1844
about 1875
1900–25
1860–1900
1800-1830
late 18th century to early 19th century
1875–1900
early 20th century
about 1880