Pipestone horseshoe shaped paperweights

1526.A-B, bottom

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Titles: Pipestone horseshoe shaped paperweights (Supplied title)

Description: A pair of horseshoe shaped pipestone paperweights with decorative carvings of four leaf clovers, possibly Dakota, circa the mid- to late 19th century.

Dates

  • Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 1526.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 2 items

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 4 1/4 inches height (1526.A)
  • 3 3/8 inches width (1526.A)
  • 1/2 inches thickness (1526.A)
  • 4 inches height (1526.B)
  • 3 1/2 inches width (1526.B)
  • 5/8 inches thickness (1526.B)

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1526.A-B, bottom

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A reproduction can be purchased.

1526.A-B, top

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A reproduction can be purchased.