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Source Description
With the completion of the Santa Fe Railroad at the turn of the 20th century, the American Southwest became a tourist destination. Fred Harvey, a British businessman, recognized the potential of this new market and took the opportunity to open a series of hotels, restaurants, and dining cards along the route. Tourism led to a rising interest in American Indian jewelry. This bracelet is typical of pieces sold by the Fred Harvey Company. This inexpensive though elegantly crafted bracelet uses traditional designs but was produced for the fast-growing tourist industry and contains less silver than bracelets the Navajos themselves would have worn.
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Document identity
localId
11079
label
Bracelet
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
11079
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bracelet
description
With the completion of the Santa Fe Railroad at the turn of the 20th century, the American Southwest became a tourist destination. Fred Harvey, a British businessman, recognized the potential of this new market and took the opportunity to open a series of hotels, restaurants, and dining cards along the route. Tourism led to a rising interest in American Indian jewelry. This bracelet is typical of pieces sold by the Fred Harvey Company. This inexpensive though elegantly crafted bracelet uses traditional designs but was produced for the fast-growing tourist industry and contains less silver than bracelets the Navajos themselves would have worn.
provenance
[Arizona]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 20th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bracelets
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.2
height
6.7
depth
5.5
dimensionsRaw
1 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.2 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Navajo
med
silver, turquoise
creator_ids
6184
collection_ids
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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759c9f0af2acbc79
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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562f8ad358320fb8
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no
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no