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A Dress Cloak of a Chief of the N. West Coast of America, principally made of Feathers &c. worn in the Winter

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 21, 1813

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 68

Additional Source Text:

The donor was "of Chester, Pa."

Notes:

This cloak was offered as Lot 105 in the 13-14 October 1869 sale of "Peale's Museum Relics" owned by Montroville Wilson Dickeson (1810-1882), p. 4.

Thomas Robinson (1768-1847) was a merchant sea captain and lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812. He also gave "A Dress Cloak of a Chief of the N. West Coast of America, worn in the Summer time," among other contributions.