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Object Name |
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Catalog Number |
0985.11.00153 |
Description |
This a double teardrop shaped watch pocket with a black and clear beaded design in the shape of a flower and a beaded loop fringe. |
Dimensions |
H-7 W-3 inches |
Owned |
Mary Johnston Black; Edward Black |
Provenance |
This watch pocket belonged to Mary Johnston Black, the wife of Lt. Edward Black, a Confederate soldier of Blacksburg, Virginia. He carried her watch to war and was imprisoned at Ft. Delaware where the Federals took the watch from him. The pocket watch was never used again. Lt. Black gave it to his niece at the death of his wife. |
People |
Black, Mary Johnston [Mrs. Edward] Johnston, Mary Black, Edward |
Search Terms |
Fort Delaware items captured by Union soldiers items captured from Confederate soldiers items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers |
Subjects |
Prisoners Prisoners of war POW's women gifts |