Belt
- Object Name:
- Belt
- Creator:
- Meloon, Rachel -- Artist
- Date:
- circa1763
- Material:
- Porcupine quill
Grass - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-48 inches
- Description:
- Belt, Abenaki style. Made by Rachel Meloon (1744- ? ) for Peter Kimball of Boscawen, NH. Red, blue, and brown dyed porcupine quills on beige fabric (twined grass). "RM PETER KIMBALL" woven in belt. Small pieces of woven fabric (perhaps linen) added on one or both ends. Some small pieces of leather sewn onto belt edge in a few places.
- Provenance:
- Made for Peter Kimball, by Rachel Meloon who was captured by the Indians and remained with them for several years. After her release she made this belt, which Peter Kimball wore at the Battle of Bennington, where he was wounded. The donor, Cyrus A. Kimball (1861-1927), was the great-grandson of Peter Kimball.
- Subjects:
- Native Americans, Captives, Capture & imprisonment
- Collection Name:
- Inventory
- Item Number:
- 1921.013
- Accession Number:
- 1921.013
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society
- Credit Line:
- Loaned by Cyrus A. Kimball
- Participating Organization:
- New Hampshire Historical Society
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