Pair of Chippewa Beaded Garters
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DESCRIPTION: Rare pair of Chippewa (Great Lakes) beaded garters or cuffs circa 1880-1910. This is a rare survival of a true pair of these geometrically beaded garters. Each with regular hourglass and diamond beaded garters with red and white yarn ties. PROVENANCE: Collected by Theodore Kepner Long (1856 - 1947) and then by gift to the Carson Long Military Academy. Raised in Millerstown (Pa.), Long attended Yale Law School before relocating to North Dakota where he became publisher of the Mandan Pioneer. He rose to prominence in the legal profession becoming a States Attorney for lands West of the Missouri River in 1885 and Attorney for N.P.R.R. Bismark North Dakota in 1887. The then moved to Chicago in 1894 before returning to New Bloomfield Pennsylvania and founding Carson Long Military Academy in 1914. MEASUREMENTS: Each 10-1/2" x 3-1/2" without fringe. CONDITION: Excellent.
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Pair of Chippewa Beaded Garters
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