Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Door |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01827 |
Description |
The door is made of wood, in its frame, painted white, with an iron bar window. A lock with escutcheon was formerly present, but is missing; two holes through the door are all that remain. A paper label is pasted on one side of the door on which is written the object history. |
Dimensions |
H-73 W-36 D-5.5 inches |
Owner Regiment |
"Montauk" |
Provenance |
"This door was the door on the prison room in which Mary Surratt was kept on board the ship 'Montauk.' The 'Montauk' was bought for old iron by the Tredegar Company in the year 1904 - and they gave this door to the Confederate Museum of the C. M. L. Soc. Richmond, Va. Mr. Hobson brought it here - or rather came here and s(aw it) delivered." Isabel Maury, House Regent. This door was said to be to the prison room in which Mary Surratt was kept on board the ship 'Montauk' prior to her hanging. Subsequent research indicates that she was never taken on board that ship, although the room was afterward exhibited as her cell. However, three other Lincoln conspirators were held on board: Lewis T. Powell, alias Paine (confined in the Chain Locker/Anchor Room); David E. Herold (confined near the Dining Room); and Edman Spangler (confined in a closet). It is possible that the story of a Lincoln conspirator on board the ship was conflated into the best-known conspirator (Surratt). |
People |
Surratt, Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Powell, Lewis T. [Lewis Paine] Herold, David E. Spangler, Edman |
Search Terms |
Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
Door fittings Doors & doorways |