Chief Austin E. Quinney (Ikutauam), Stockbridge Mahican, 1790-1865 Search this
Previous owner:
Harriet Quinney, Stockbridge Mahican, 1844-1925 Search this
Milwaukee Public Museum (Board of Trustees of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee) Search this
Collector:
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925 Search this
Object Name:
Spoon
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
22.9 x 11.4 x 26.0 cm
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Place:
Probably made at Schodack, New York; Calumet County; Wisconsin; USA
Date created:
1800-1825
Collection History:
Said to have been brought to Wisconsin by the Stockbridge Mahican, probably before 1840; collected from Harriet Quinney (Stockbridge Mahican, 1844-1925, a daughter of the artist) in 1923 by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) when he was on the staff of the Milwaukee Public Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Milwaukee Public Museum in 1925.
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