Collection Highlights
Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blade sharpening block
Title
Blade sharpening block
Object name
Razor-strop
Date
ca. 1863
Medium
Wood, leather, iron nails, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 2.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Razor-strop consisting of a squared wooden stake with a strip of leather nailed to one side and one end shaped into a handle and painted dark brown; paper label with handwritten inscription affixed to one side.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louise S. Gilder
Object Number
1949.310
Marks
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to object: "Gettysburgh / July 3 1863."
Gallery Label
This razor-strop is said to have been used at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
