Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trowel
Object Number:
1922.107
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 10.5 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "PRESENTED BY THE / 69TH REGIMENT, N.G.N.Y. / Honorable Geo. B. McClellan / MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY / on the occassion of / laying the corner stone / of its new armory/ Lexington Avenue, / 25th-26th Streets / April 23rd / 1904" in b
Description:
Cast silver and ivory trowel with a tapered, cylindrical ivory handle with a molded silver tip, a tapered handle socket and a tapered and curved stem with a triangular joint; diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed tip and an engraved foilate border; blade engraved, "PRESENTED BY THE / 69TH REGIMENT, N.G.N.Y. / Honorable Geo. B. McClellan / MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY / on the occassion of / laying the corner stone / of its new armory/ Lexington Avenue, / 25th-26th Streets / April 23rd / 1904" in block letters, script and gothic script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of George B. McClellan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
