Souvenir

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Souvenir

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1471.4 B

Description

Small roughly rectangular shaped piece of wood. Handwritten on one side in black ink is the following, "Oak from joist of Independecne Hall got by myself from there. Aug. 2nd, 1878. Sam'l C. Willits" Accompanying label states the same. On other side of wood is written in black ink, "Put in 1730 cut out 1878."

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA, Philadelphia

Dimensions

Height

3/4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Depth

2-1/8 in

Material

Wood

Provenance

Notes

GHS True Accession Book #1471, "Gifts from Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Brown, Rec'd September 1953. 2 pieces of wood from joist of Independence Hall."