Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Artifact, Unidentified |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.02153 |
Description |
Unidentified object; possibly a homemade tompion, canteen stopper, or other stopper. Consists of metal thimble and a cork; the narrow end of the cork is tightly inserted into the narrow top opening of the thimble. Museum sticker with numeral "6" or "9" is on top of cork. White painted numeral "6" or "9" on side of thimble and in two places on side of cork. |
Material |
Metal/Cork |
Dimensions |
L-1.25 inches |
Provenance |
From a collection of relics from the battlefields of Cold Harbor and the Crater, picked up by John W. Drew. Possibly a tompion (gun barrel stopper). |
People |
Drew, John W. |
Search Terms |
found on battlefield Overland Campaign (tentative) Peninsula Campaign (tentative) Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg (tentative) Seven Days Battles (tentative) |