Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Key |
Catalog Number |
2005.008.00001b |
Description |
Brass winding key, for clock (a). |
Material |
Metal/Brass |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-1.75 D-0.25 inches |
Owned |
Judah P. Benjamin; George Washington Johnson |
Event |
Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Provenance |
The clock belonged to Judah P. Benjamin and was placed in his office in Richmond at the time of the burning of Richmond. Mr. George Washington Johnson secretary for Judah P. Benjamin saved the clock from the burning building. Judah P Benjamin then gave him the saved clock. |
People |
Benjamin, Judah P. Johnson, George Washington |
Search Terms |
Jewish Jews Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 Richmond, Virginia capture and occupation of Richmond, Virginia, 1865-1870 |
Subjects |
gifts Judaism |