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Object Name |
Gavel |
Date |
1865 ca. |
Catalog Number |
49.75.2 |
Description |
Polished olive wood gavel with turned head. Handle thickens toward the end. Made from wood from the Mount of Olives. |
Collection |
Colfax Collection |
Provenance |
Presented to Schuyler Colfax when he was Vice President of the United States. Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is a significant site for Christians. Donor was Colfax's granddaughter. |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Harold C. Townson |
People |
Colfax, Schuyler |