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TRADE SILVER [3 records]

Record 1 2007-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Jewellery
DEF

Ornaments usually made of silver that were used as money around the middle of the 18th century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Parures faites habituellement en argent qui ont servi de monnaie vers le milieu du XVIIIe siècle.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • History (General)
  • Jewellery
OBS

"Trade silver is silver jewellery made for the Indians in the late 18th and early 19th centuries."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire (Généralités)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
OBS

"On appelle orfèvrerie de traite les bijoux en argent faits pour les Indiens à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et au début du XIXe."

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a kind of currency among the American Indians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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