DepartmentHispano

Sheep shearing counter

NameSheep shearing counter

Maker John Donald Robb

Dateca. 1956

Place collectedNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumBrass

DimensionsDiameter: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.8 × 2.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Historical Society of New Mexico, A5.1957.25b

Object numberA5.1957.25b

DescriptionOctagonal shaped brass counter with hole at top, stamped beaded design border, hand stamped G.M.L. on reverse and L.V on face. This counter represented 25 sheared sheep. The letters L.V. stand for Lorenzo Villa of Carlsbad NM, a sheep owner employing shearers.