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Object Name |
Canteen |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00931 |
Date |
ca. 1775 |
Description |
Glazed redware ring canteen (or ring jug) with integral spout, no sling loops, no sling, no stopper. Holds approximately 6.5 oz. "M[?] I T TY[?]" impressed on side. |
Material |
Ceramic/glaze |
Dimensions |
W-7 D-1.5 inches |
Owned |
John Ward; Robert Anthony Ward |
Owner Regiment |
22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry, Co. B |
Made |
unknown |
Provenance |
This ring canteen (ring jug) was carried throughout the Revolutionary War and worn home from British General Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown by Private John Ward, a soldier from Lunenburg County, Va. The canteen was later carried in the Civil War by John Ward's grandson, Lieutenant Robert A. Ward, Co. B, 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry. |
People |
Ward, John Ward, Robert Anthony |
Search Terms |
American Revolution Revolutionary War |
Subjects |
Grandfathers Grandparents Pottery Earthenware |