Form, necklace

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OBJECT TYPE: DISPLAY
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0110.001

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: PAPIER-MACHE AND PLASTER FORM, MOUNTED ON METALSTAND.

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 36.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS NECKLACE FORM OR STAND PROBABLY USED LATE 19TH C+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995.
Function: USED TO SUPPORT AND DISPLAY NECKLACES.
Technical: NECKLACE FORM OR STAND FOUND IN ATTIC OF DOWNTOWN MONTREAL HENRY BIRKS & SONS STORE. PRESUMABLY USED TO DISPLAY NECKLACES, OR TO ADJUST THE LENGTH OR PERFORM OTHER MINOR REPAIRS: DELICATE CONSTRUCTION AND FINISH DETAILS PRECLUDE IT'S USE AS A WORKING OR FABRICATION TOOL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: PALE YELLOW PLASTER; ROUND BASE MAY BE SILVER PLATED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Form, necklace, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1998.0110, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0110.001/

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