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Creator	[Unknown].
Title	Gavel
Medium or Materials	wood -- oak
Date Original	ca. 1836
Description	Wooden gavel made of oak with an octagonal head and handle. Dark wooden circles inlays around edge of each face.
Dimensions	H. 10 W. 3.75 x D 1.5 in. (25.4 x 9.53 x 3.81 cm)
Place of Origin	Republic of Texas ; Columbia (Brazoria County, Tex.) ; West Columbia (Brazoria County, Tex.)
Provenance	Made from the wood of the three oaks under which the first Congress of the Republic of Texas met in Columbia.
Date Digital	2017
Type	img
Artisan or Artist	[Unknown].
Subject LC	oak ; souvenirs (keepsakes) ; gavels ; carving (decorative arts)
Subject AAT	Materials Facet -- Materials (Hierarchy Name) -- materials (matter) -- biological material -- plant material -- wood (plant material) -- hardwood -- oak (wood) ; Objects Facet -- Object Genres (Hierarchy Name) -- object genres (object classifications) -- commemoratives ; Objects Facet -- Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) -- Tools and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) -- equipment -- striking tools -- mallets (tools) -- gavels (ceremonial mallets) ; Activities Facet -- Processes and Techniques (Hierarchy Name) -- sculpting -- sculpture techniques -- carving (process)
Subject NMC	Communication Artifacts -- documentary artifacts -- memorabilia -- commemorative ; Communication Artifacts -- ceremonial artifacts -- organizational objects -- gavel
Form	communication artifacts -- commemoratives ; communication artifacts -- gavels
Process or Technique	PROCESS carving
Coverage Date	1836 - 1846
Resource Set	San Jacinto Museum of History Artifact Collection
Local Resource Number	2968
Contributing Institution	San Jacinto Museum of History
Rights	For information about reproductions or permissions, please contact the San Jacinto Museum of History, library@sanjacinto-museum.org or 281.479.2421
Format	jpg
Identifier	SJMA-2968
Date created	2017-07-17
Date modified	2017-07-17

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Title	SJMA-2968
Date created	2017-07-17
Date modified	2017-07-17

Gavel

SJMA-2968

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Gavel

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