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Object Name |
Box |
Catalog Number |
0985.04.00061a-b |
Date |
1865 |
Description |
Box: Wooden box (.61a) with a sliding lid (.61b). Carved on the lid of the box: "J.W. Bowles. / Johnson's Is'l. O. / 1865". Each side of the box is decorated with painted flowers, leaves, and the top features a compass. Used to hold chess pieces (.61b-hh). |
Material |
wood |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-4.5 L-6 inches |
Owned |
James W. Bowles |
Owner Regiment |
2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C |
Made |
James W. Bowles |
Provenance |
Chess set made by Captain James W. Bowles, Company C, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry while a prisoner on Johnson's Island in 1865. |
People |
Bowles, James W. |
Search Terms |
Johnson's Island Military Prison |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war Games Gaming Chess |