Carving

Name/Title

Carving

Entry/Object ID

1962.13.2

Description

Small carved bone anvil and hammer. The two are connected by a metal wire.

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

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Length

1 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