Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Antimacassar |
Catalog Number |
2001.009 |
Description |
White lace square with fringe. |
Dimensions |
W-31 L-35 inches |
Owned |
Mary E. Burroughs |
Event |
evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Provenance |
An antimacassar was used to cover the back of a chair to protect the upholstery from the macassar oil used to dress hair. Mrs. Mary E. Burroughs took this one from the Davis Mansion in Richmond, Virginia three days after the evacuation of the Confederate Army. Mrs. Burroughs' spouse was Brevet Gen. George T. Burroughs, US Army. |
People |
Davis family Burroughs, Mary E. |
Search Terms |
Confederate Executive Mansion Confederate White House Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 Executive Mansion capture and occupation of Richmond, Virginia, 1865-1870 items taken White House of the Confederacy |