Carving

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Carving

Entry/Object ID

1962.13.1

Description

Small bone trinket. The piece is rectangular on one end, and has a cross on the other. Though it looks like a key now, it was likely meant to represent a church.

Context

Made by Walter Graham while a prisoner of war in Danville, Virginia, prison No. 1 during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1962.13

Source or Donor

Langele, Ada Graham

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Graham, Thomas Walter (1840-1901)

Date made

1864 - 1865

Place

City

Danville

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Bone

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

10th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Arlington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War