Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
DIPPER |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00017 |
Description |
The dipper consists of a turned baluster pine handle iwth a steel of tin collar around the portion nearest the dipper bowl. The dipper bowl is a gourd, ornately carved with a design of a basket of roses, shield, and a crest. The initials "A. L." are carved into the crest of bowl. |
Dimensions |
L-14 inches |
Owned |
Agnes Lee |
Made |
unidentified Confederate POW |
Provenance |
An unknown Confederate POW carved this dipper from a coconut gourd and presented it to Miss Agnes Lee. |
People |
Lee, Agnes Lee, Eleanor Agnes (Wig) unidentified Confederate POW |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war gifts |