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Object Name |
Foil |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00739 |
Description |
Fencing foil: square steel blade; wooden grip wraped in string and covered in red leather; open, figure eight guard; ovoid pommel. |
Dimensions |
L-40 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Provenance |
The foil came from the J. W. Davies collection. Davis raised a company of sharpshooters detailed for special duty along the James River. His son William W. Davies served as messenger to Jefferson Davis. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |