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Silver bracelets
Robert Cruickshank1767/1809
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
From 1750 to 1850, Montreal was one of the main trade silver-producing centres in Canada; thousands of pieces were made here. One of the city's most famous silversmiths was Robert Cruickshank, who emigrated from Scotland in 1773. Cruickshank had a very busy professional life, indicated by his associations with other craftsmen and his many apprentices. He had a home and an adjacent shop on Notre-Dame Street. With his popular innovative style, he was able to compete with American and British silversmiths of the day.
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Details
- Title: Silver bracelets
- Creator Lifespan: 1743/1809
- Date: 1767/1809
- Type: Bracelet, Bracelet
- Titre: Bracelet en argent
- Silversmith: Robert Cruickshank
- Description: De 1750 à 1850, Montréal fut l'un des principaux centres de production d'orfèvrerie de traite au Canada. Des milliers de pièces y furent créées. Un des plus célèbres orfèvres de Montréal est l'Écossais Robert Cruickshank, qui émigre à Montréal en 1773. Cruickshank a une vie professionnelle chargée, comme en témoignent ses associations avec d'autres artisans et le nombre d'apprentis qu'il engage. Il possède une maison rue Notre-Dame ainsi qu'une boutique adjacente. Son style novateur plaît et lui permet de faire concurrence aux orfèvres américains et britanniques de son époque.
- Culture (former name in parenthesis): Aboriginal: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)?
- Culture (ancien nom entre parenthèses): Autochtone: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. David Ross McCord, Don de Mr. David Ross McCord
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M1884.1-2
- Medium: Silver, Argent
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