Memorial card (W.F. Barton)

Object/Artifact

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Berkeley County Museum

Name/Title

Memorial card (W.F. Barton)

Entry/Object ID

22.10.112

Description

Memorial card for Doctor William Ford Barton (1811-1890). Barton came to the United States as a teenager and was head of a large family of children and grandchildren.

Use

This memorial card would have been given to visitors at the funeral or Barton home. Memorial cards are still in use in the 21st century.

Collection

Dyson family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2022.10

Source or Donor

Saundra & Bill Dyson

Made/Created

Date made

1890

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Mourning

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Paperboard