Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock |
Catalog Number |
2005.008.00001a |
Description |
Italian marble clock with gold works. Picture on center of calendar with the inscription "My heart for Thine." Glass door in front and rear. Hollowed bottom cavity. Includes pendulum rod, weight, and key. |
Dimensions |
H-7.25 W-6.5 D-2 inches |
Owned |
Judah P. Benjamin; George Washington Johnson |
Event |
Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Provenance |
The clock belonged to Judah P. Benjamin and was placed in his office in Richmond at the time of the burning of Richmond. Mr. George Washington Johnson, secretary for Judah P. Benjamin, saved the clock from the burning building. Judah P. Benjamin then gave him the saved clock. |
People |
Benjamin, Judah P. Johnson, George Washington |
Search Terms |
Jewish Jews Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 capture and occupation of Richmond, Virginia, 1865-1870 Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
gifts Judaism |