Razor owned by Pvt. Marquis Peterson, Co. F, 55th Mass. Vol. Inf.
date: label: Date
content: 1850s-1860s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: George Wostenholm and Son, British, 1823 - 1971
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
notes: label: Description
content: A razor owned by Marquis Peterson. The handle is dark colored wood with raised lettering on one side that reads “ORIGINAL PIPE RAZOR.” The lettering has remnants of gold flake. A makers mark in the shape of a pipe is engraved on the blade near the handle on this side. Carved in the other side of the handle is “M. P.” Engraved on the blade on this side near the handle is “George Wostenholm & So. / MANUFACTURERS OF THE / ORIGIANL & TRUE RAZOR.” The handle has two brass fasteners, one on each end.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.78.4
objectType: label: Type
content: razors
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 6 1/8 × 1 × 5/16 in. (15.6 × 2.5 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 9 7/16 × 1 × 5/16 in. (24 × 2.5 × 0.8 cm)