Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Gavel:...Edwd. H. Kent...
Object Number:
1951.512
Date:
1881
Medium:
Ebony, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 8.6 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
carved: around center of head: "Post LaFayette No. 140 G.A.R. / to / EDWD. H. KENT / Commander / 1881"
Description:
Gavel with ivory head and ebony handle; the head resembles turned wood, the handle is baluster shaped at the neck, slightly wider towards the bottom.
Gallery Label:
This gavel was presented to Edward H. Kent, commander of the 7th Regiment of New York's National Guard, by Post LaFayette No. 140, some members of which had formerly been under Kent's command.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Provenance:
LC-392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
