Lot 4: Gorget by: Dillon Householder and Will Manire

Heddle Weaving by Will Manire.
Trade Silver by Dillon Householder.

This collaborative piece was inspired by the famous image of “Mico Chlucco, King of the Muscogulges” as drawn in the journal of William Bartram during his 1773-77 travels in the southeastern frontier of North America. The pattern on the heddle woven strap is taken directly from this image, as is the shape of the silver crescent gorget. They interpret this image as showing two separate objects, which they combined into a single piece. Similarly, the image engraved onto the face of the gorget is heavily influenced by an extant original piece of trade silver circa 1760-1770.

Materials: Glass, Wool, Linen, Solid Sterling.