Created by:

Armstrong Manual Training School, American, founded 1902  Search this

Subject of:

Judge Robert Herberton Terrell, American, 1857 - 1925  Search this

Owned by:

Judge Robert Herberton Terrell, American, 1857 - 1925  Search this

Medium:

cedar, silver

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.4 × 7 × 4.4 cm)

Type:

gavels (ceremonial mallets)

Place made:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place collected:

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1914

Description:

Gavel head owned by Judge Robert Terrell. The gavel handle is missing. There is a metal plaque nailed around the center of the gavel head. The metal has engraved text on scroll motifs which reads [JUDGE ROBERT H. TERRELL / MAY 29, 1914. / MADE BY BOYS, A·M·T·S· / CEDAR FROM / CEDAR HILL]. There is wear on the sides on the gavel.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Education  Search this

Law  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

Object number:

A2017.13.1.7

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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