Object Record
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Object Name |
Cup |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00163 |
Description |
The sponge cup is porcelain glazed with light red, green, and light green in a simple cylindrical design. |
Material |
Ceramic/Porcelain |
Dimensions |
H-2.75 inches |
Owned |
Judah P. Benjamin ; Alice Berryman Bromwell |
Event |
evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Provenance |
Mrs. Alice Berryman Bromwell (wife of William J. Bromwell, a Confederate State Department official) took this sponge cup from the Hon. Judah P. Benjamin's desk at the time of the evacuation of Richmond in April 1865. Mrs. Bromwell gave the cup to the donor. |
People |
Benjamin, Judah P. Bromwell, Alice Berryman [Mrs. William J.] Berryman, Alice |
Search Terms |
Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 Jewish Jews Richmond, Virginia capture and occupation of Richmond, Virginia, 1865-1870 |
Subjects |
Judaism women |