Hatchet

Name/Title

Hatchet

Entry/Object ID

1925.7

Description

Small wooden hatchet carved from a single piece of wood.

Context

Made from the broken flag staff taken from the Battle of Gettysburg.

Acquisition

Accession

1925.7

Source or Donor

Howe, Elizabeth Ingraham, Hooper, Ada Penniman Howe

Made/Created

Date made

1863

Place

City

Gettysburg

State/Province

Pennsylvania

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

4-1/4 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Battle of Gettysburg

Event

Civil War