[CIVIL WAR] POW Carved Bone Relics
Set of 3 carved bone soldier's relics, including:
1. Carved bone book-shaped pendant. "Cover" carved with "CSA" and "1861" with inlaid wood ornament. Reverse etched "Confederate States of America." Colored with red pigment.
2. Carved bone ring or tie-slide. Carved and painted in red & black pigment: "W.W.C. / Suffolk. Va. / 1863." with decorations of arrows and stars.
3. Carved bone bullet-shaped pendant. Carved and painted with a dice motif in red and black pigment.
A charming set.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Prison, POW, Prisoner of War, Prisoner Art, Camp Art, Trench Art, Relic, Folk Art, Bone Art, Libby Prison, Andersonville]
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Set of 3 carved bone soldier's relics, including:
1. Carved bone book-shaped pendant. "Cover" carved with "CSA" and "1861" with inlaid wood ornament. Reverse etched "Confederate States of America." Colored with red pigment.
2. Carved bone ring or tie-slide. Carved and painted in red & black pigment: "W.W.C. / Suffolk. Va. / 1863." with decorations of arrows and stars.
3. Carved bone bullet-shaped pendant. Carved and painted with a dice motif in red and black pigment.
A charming set.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Prison, POW, Prisoner of War, Prisoner Art, Camp Art, Trench Art, Relic, Folk Art, Bone Art, Libby Prison, Andersonville]