Leather knife sheath. The sheath is made from a single piece of leather folded in half and machine stitched around the matched edges, leaving one end open.
Context
Used by Corporal Phil Sheridan Howe of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War
Acquisition
Accession
1945.20
Source or Donor
Howes, Mildred Burr (1902-1994)
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1890
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Knife, Sheath
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Knife, Weapon
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Edged Weapons
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
