Trinkets carved on picket duty
MakerMade by
David Allen Starr
(American, 1842 - 1890)
Date1861-1865
MediumWood (box, ring, heart, and books).
Peach pit (basket).
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 × 3 3/16in. (2.5 × 8.1cm)
see Notes for rest of dimensions
ClassificationsDecorative Objects
Credit LineGift of Roger and Maria C. Rogers
Object number2013.221.1.1-.6
DescriptionWooden ring (.1): flat top of ring with four hearts (like a clover), the two horizontal hearts slightly larger than the two vertical hearts. Crosshatched pattern around the hearts. On each side of the flat top is a star.
Heart (.2): Two carved hearts of the same size connected in the middle by a smaller piece of wood.
Basket (.3): Small basket with handle carved out of a peach pit. Inside of basket is hollow.
Book 1 (.4): Carved wooden book with the initials "HNS" carved into the front cover in red. The binding has 6 horizontal stripes (probably meant to be seven but there's a slight chip out of the bottom of the binding).
Book 2 (.5): Carved wooden book with a plain front and back cover, but the seven stripes on the binding (set of 2, then 3, then 2 stripes) are in red.
Round wooden box (.6a-b): Round wooden box with a lid.
NotesPiece of confederate money soiled and torn and reportedly carried by David Starr is also in the wooden box.Heart (.2): Two carved hearts of the same size connected in the middle by a smaller piece of wood.
Basket (.3): Small basket with handle carved out of a peach pit. Inside of basket is hollow.
Book 1 (.4): Carved wooden book with the initials "HNS" carved into the front cover in red. The binding has 6 horizontal stripes (probably meant to be seven but there's a slight chip out of the bottom of the binding).
Book 2 (.5): Carved wooden book with a plain front and back cover, but the seven stripes on the binding (set of 2, then 3, then 2 stripes) are in red.
Round wooden box (.6a-b): Round wooden box with a lid.
Ring and books were carved by David Starr when he was on picket duty on Cedar Mt. in Tennessee during the Civil War.
Dimensions:
Wooden Box (diameter x height): 3 3/16" x 1"
Ring (inside diameter x outside diameter x height): 3/4" x 13/16" x 1/8"
Heart (height x width x depth): 1 1/16" x 3/8" x 5/16"
Basket (heigth x width x depth): 7/8" x 3/4" x 1/2"
Books (height x width x depth): Thinner book: 5/8" x 7/16" x 1/8" ; Thicker book: 5/8" x 7/16" x 1/4"
Status
Not on view
