Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Souvenir |
Catalog Number |
TBMR-465 |
Description |
A souvenir black metal miniature horse-shoe that is probably made from the USS Merrimac. On the "bottom" (ground side) of the horse shoe are the words "OLD DOMINION I. & N.W. Co." and on the "top" (hoof side) is "MERRIMAC 1862." |
Dimensions |
W-1.125 L-1.375 inches |
Owner Regiment |
CSS Virginia / USS Merrimac |
Made |
Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works Company, Richmond, Virginia, USA |
Provenance |
A souvenir of the CSS Virginia: "This little horseshoe was made from part of the armor of the Confederate ironclad "Virginia," formerly the United States frigate "MERRIMAC." The armor plates for the "VIRGINIA" (MERRIMAC) were made at the Tredagar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia..." |
Search Terms |
Battle of Hampton Roads Confederate States Navy Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
navies Iron-clad vessels Ironclads souvenirs |