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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GETT_28098 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War Objects from Gettysburg National Militay Park |
| Title | Jew's Harp |
| Date | ca. 1861-1865 |
| Document Type | 360 Object |
| Content Description | Sand-cast iron jews harp; the harp has a U-shaped bow fashioned to resemble a miniature horseshoe, one side is flat with eight small rectangular depressions (four per side) and two bumps at the top end, the opposite side has two opposing bevels forming a continuous ridge at the center, the bow measures 1 3/8" wide, cast atop both arms on the horseshoe is a J-shaped tapered prong 1 7/16" long; mounted vertically down the center of the bow and in between the prongs is a spring ("tongue") made of thin flat iron which is tapered and curved at the top; the harp measures 2 3/4" long overall, maker unknown; the beveled side of the bow and spring have some light to medium pitting; jews harps was excavated from a Civil War campsite near Winchester, VA. |
| Subjects | Civil War Music Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |