Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Flask, Powder |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01254 |
Description |
The powder flask consists of copper with brass fittings, having no decoration or stopper. |
Dimensions |
W-1.5 L-3.5 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Provenance |
J. W. Davies raised a company of sharpshooters detailed to special duty along the James River. Mrs. William W. Davies donated the items in memory of her husband, the owner's son, who had been a messenger for President Davis during the war. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |