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Object Name |
Bell, Dinner |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01397 |
Description |
Dinner bell. The bell and its clapper are made of brass; its handle is made of turned wood. |
Material |
metal (brass); wood |
Dimensions |
H-9 Dia-5 inches |
Owned |
Helen Haw Ragland; Lewis Harvie Ragland |
Provenance |
Miss Helen Haw took this bell from Jackson Hospital (in Richmond, Virginia), where she was a nurse during the war. After the war, she married John Shelton Ragland, a member of the Richmond Howitzers (2nd Co.)[Co. K, 1st Virginia Artillery]. "A dinner bell…used at Jackson or Winder Hospital during the war." The donor's mother "Miss Haw…nursed the soldiers." |
People |
Ragland, Helen Mar Haw [Mrs. John Shelton] Haw, Helen Mar |
Search Terms |
Jackson Hospital Richmond hospitals Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
hospitals Medical aspects of war Medical care Medical equipment & supplies Medical personnel Nurses women |