Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Pipe bowl
Object Number:
1949.156
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Sheet metal, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.8 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: in low relief on banner: "CAPT A.S. ERWIN"
Description:
Ovoid wooden pipe bowl carved with lyre, trumpet, fiddle, and banner with inscription.
Gallery Label:
This pipe bowl was made by a member of Capt. Alexander S. Erwin's Company during the Civil War. Captain Alexander S. Erwin was the donor's father.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Lamar Erwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
