Historic Relic

Name/Title

Historic Relic

Entry/Object ID

1864.1ab

Description

Blue ribbon tied to wooden block (a)and piece of paper documentation (b). The wood block has a hole drilled through one corner, though which the ribbon has been tied. There is silver edging on the sides of the ribbon. Handwritten on the paper is "A piece of the first framed building in / Burlington, Vermont. Which was a barn, / built by Stephen Lawrence, soon after / the close of the revolutionary war. / Burlington Nov 14. 1864. Sarah E. Lund", and it is separated from the board.

Context

From the first framed building in Burlington, built by Stephen Lawrence. Taken from the structure in 1864 by Sarah E. Lund.

Acquisition

Accession

1864.1

Source or Donor

Lund, Sarah E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1783 - 1793

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Length

5-1/8 in

Material

Wood, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Stephen (d. 1789)