Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Pen, Dip |
Catalog Number |
0985.02.00067a |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Description |
Gold flat-sided pen with steel nib and large clear stone in its cap. The pen was formerly attached via metallic wire to a paper card (0985.2.67b) onto which is glued a CSA $10 note; removed for preservation purposes, and stored separately. |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
L-4.75 Dia-0.5 inches |
Owned |
Mary Catharine Reeves [Mrs. Leo Vogel] |
Provenance |
This note was signed by Miss Mary Catharine Reeves (later Mrs. Leo Vogel), when in Confederate States Treasury Department. The pen and staff is the same used by her in the work of signing such notes. She was 21 years old when the war began. |
People |
Reeves, Mary Catharine Vogel, Mary Catharine Reeves [Mrs. Leo] |
Search Terms |
Confederate States Treasury |
Subjects |
Money Currency women Work Employment |