Gavel

Name/Title

Gavel

Entry/Object ID

1925.2

Description

Wooden gavel consisting of a heavily molded cylindrical head on a long wooden handle.

Context

Made of wood from the "new barn shed" of Calvin Smith, where it is said that the fight that decided the name of the town of Barre, Vermont, took place on September 5, 1793.

Acquisition

Accession

1925.2

Source or Donor

Ball, George F.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gavel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Depth

1-7/8 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America