Auction: Sale #3305M - 3305MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 04, 2019 10:00AM
Description:
Camp-made Carved Bone and Wood Frame and Image Identified to Charles Bennet, Company L, 5th New York Heavy Artillery, c. 1862, carved bone obverse with a cutout and image of Bennet, with a star carved above his head, and foliate designs, marked below the image "C. BENNET/CO L/5TH N.Y./1862," with a wooden back, ht. 2 5/8, wd. 1 1/2 in.
Provenance: The collection of Ron Tunison.
Note: Bennet enlisted July 24, 1862, and was mustered out of service on June 26, 1865, at Harpers Ferry.
Estimate $300-500
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