Name/Title
Key to Patrick Henry's BedroomEntry/Object ID
76.27Description
Brass key. Round, open bow. Two teeth with a space in between them making up key mechanism on bottom.Collection
Patrick & Dorothea Henry CollectionDimensions
Width
1-1/2 inDepth
1/4 inLength
4 inProvenance
Notes
This is said to be the key to Patrick Henry's bedroom at Red Hill. It was saved from the February 1919 fire that destroyed Lucy Henry Harrison's (1857–1944) mansion.
The key was purchased by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation from Lucy Henry Harrison's estate through her executrix, Elizabeth Kerper, after her death on June 30, 1945.