Chair Back

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Chair Back

Entry/Object ID

1948.11.2

Description

Top of a chair back carved with leaves and flowers.

Context

Cut from the back of a chair in a burning building in Baton Rouge during the Civil War by Sergeant John Henry Hurley of Northfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1948.11

Source or Donor

Hurley, Minnie H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

14 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hurley, John Henry (1836-1909)

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

7th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Baton Rouge

State/Province

Louisiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War