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OBJECT TYPE: FUR
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0011.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MINK FUR; SILK LINING; BRAIDED SILK CORD FOR CARRYING; SHELL "CLAWS"

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PRESUMABLY USED C. 1915-1930S.
Canada: MUFF OWNED BY MRS. CHARLES A. PIERCE, A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN WHO OPERATED RETAIL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS OWNING LUMBER YARDS AND MINES IN NORTHERN ONT.
Function: DECORATIVE ACCESSORY USED TO COVER, PROTECT AND PROVIDE FURTHER WARMTH TO THE WEARER'S HANDS. USUALLY WORN OVER GLOVES.
Technical: MINK FUR MUFF MADE FROM THE PELTS OF 6 ANIMALS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: FAIRLY COMPLETE: SOME DAMAGE/AREAS OF LOSS TO ANIMAL HEADS, AND SHELL "CLAWS" FIXED TO PELT FEET.
Finish: DARK BROWN/BLACK SILK LINING. WOVEN BROWN SILK CORD PROVIDES CARRYING LOOP FOR WEARER. DARK BROWN"CLAWS" REPRODUCED IN SHELL ARE FIXED TO ANIMALS PAWS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Muff, circa 1915, Artifact no. 2004.0011, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0011.001/

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