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Stone Obelisk
Stone Obelisk

Stone Obelisk

Maker (American, 1842 - 1890)
Date1861-1865
MediumStone
DimensionsOther (Height x Width x Depth): 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1in. (7 x 2.9 x 2.5cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Objects
Credit LineGift of Roger and Maria C. Rogers
Object number2013.221.2
DescriptionStone four-sided obelisk on top of two bases decreasing in size (from bottom to top). Made from a red stone with light colored veins running through it.
Status
Not on view
Trinkets carved on picket duty
David Allen Starr
1861-1865
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.49 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
20th century
Gift of Barbara Becker Girard 2016.31.7 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society
Barbara Becker
1976
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.48 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
20th century
Gift of Anne Holcombe, 2014.215.0 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ancient Burying Ground Association
2010-2014
Leather wallet
David Allen Starr
1860-1890
Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.6, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Barbara Becker
1976
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1986.295.1 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Dieges & Clust
Gift of Barbara F. Redden, 2002.105.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
1850s - early 1860s
Cased tintype of David A. Starr
David Allen Starr
1861-1865