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Apothecary Bottle
Name/Title
Apothecary Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass apothecary bottle with a round, glass stopper and a square base. A plastic label is inset into the front of the bottle and reads, "Pepto Bismol / Indegestion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhea / Norwich".
Acquisition
Accession
2010.72
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cecchini Pharmacy
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2010.72.9a-b
Context
Used at the Cecchini Pharmacy in Barre, Vermont
Basketball
Name/Title
Basketball
Description
Orange-brown basketball with traditional black lines and numerous inscriptions. From top around: "Presented to Daryl Wetzel
MacGregor (r)
for 1,000 POINTS
OFFICIAL (within circle) LAST BILT
1/31/'78
at Austine vs Whitingham
X10 L
MOISTEN NEEDLE INFLATE TO 9 LBS. USA"
MacGregor (r)
for 1,000 POINTS
OFFICIAL (within circle) LAST BILT
1/31/'78
at Austine vs Whitingham
X10 L
MOISTEN NEEDLE INFLATE TO 9 LBS. USA"
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Ball itself and maker details are all in rubber while the later handwritten inscriptions appear in black permanent marker.
Material
Rubber
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.21
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Daryl Wetzel was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 and was presented this ball for his winning of the 1,000 points in his junior year in Spring, 1978. He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
Daryl Wetzel was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 and was presented this ball for his winning of the 1,000 points in his junior year in Spring, 1978. He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
Web Links and URLs
Candy Dish
Name/Title
Candy Dish
Lexicon
Description
Small Sevres dish, dark blue with gold fleur de lis and gold trim, small pedestal.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.139
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
A brown velvet women's traditional cap with pink, blue and gold embroidery. A paper tag sewn inside says, "Bonnet Breton du Finistere." A card pin inside says, "Mr. et MMme Marcel Hamet, Guingamp."
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silk, Floss, Embroidery
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.107
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
A child's bonnet of dusty rose and purple brocade, purple edging and lace around the face.
a rose ribbon ties under the chin and a fancy brocade ribbon is tied in a bow in back with trailing ties.
a rose ribbon ties under the chin and a fancy brocade ribbon is tied in a bow in back with trailing ties.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silk, Cotton
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.110
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Clock
Interpretative Labels
Label
Clock
France
Gift of the State of Vermont, 1964.63.125
In 1949, the French people shipped 49 boxcars filled with tokens of gratitude for the trainloads of food, clothing, and medicine that the United States had sent in 1947 to assist France's recovery following World War II. The "Merci Train," a response to the "American Friendship Train," arrived in February.
There was an antique boxcar full of gifts and messages for each of the 48 states, plus one for Hawaii and the District of Columbia to share. Vermont's boxcar arrived in the state aboard a flatbed car on February 9. It made short stops in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, and White River Junction on its way to Montpelier. The official welcoming ceremony took place on February 10, and included Governor Ernest W. Gibson Jr. and Count Max de Montalembert, the French vice-consul in Boston.
Vermont's boxcar contained hundreds of items--dolls, toys, paintings, crafts, pencil boxes, embroidered collars, wooden puppets, ornamental fans, paintings, vases, trinkets, books, cards, and letters. Some of the artwork was given to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington, some French books to Middlebury College, and individual items were sent via legislators to towns and libraries throughout the state. The remainder--nearly 200 items--has been in the custody of and stored at the Vermont Historical Society.
Pieces from the collection have been displayed twice since they arrived in that boxcar 70 years ago--in the 1950s and in 1988.
Name/Title
Clock
Lexicon
Description
Wooden clock with ornately carved front. The front panel features floral carvings and inserted turnings. A round clock face is attached to the center. The front opens to reveal a space on the inside with a label indicating that it was given to the Merci Train.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Events
World War II
Event
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.125
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Collar
Name/Title
Collar
Lexicon
Description
Two light blue attachable collars, with rounded edges in front. One has embroidered rabbits and a card that says it was made by Christiane Gamblin. The other features snails and doesn't have a card.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Yarn
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.54
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Doll
Name/Title
Doll
Lexicon
Description
Doll in green wool skirt, white apron and blouse, black velvet hat tied with white ribbon, red hair, eyes that open, paint cracked on arms and legs.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.20
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Doll
Name/Title
Doll
Lexicon
Description
Doll in black skirt and blue and white striped blouse, tall white lace hat with wire loops, two black clogs, and brown hair. The doll's skin, socks, and facial features are painted.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.38
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
First Aid Kit
Name/Title
First Aid Kit
Lexicon
Description
Box containing items making up a Fallout Shelter Medical Kit from the Office of Civil Defense. The box is made of brown corrugated cardboard with a mailing label reading, "FROM: Department of the Army/ Schenectady Army Depot/ Schenectady, N.Y./ TO: Arthur Newhouse/ C D Dir Town Chairman/ (his address)/ M/F: Homer Fitts Store/ 159 N Main/ Barre, VT./ - - - " Handwritten in black ink: "Opened by./ D-- / June 17, 1971/ Removed Phenobarbitol".
The sides are printed in black letters with, "SURVIVAL SUPPLIES/ FURNISHED BY/ OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE/ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/ MEDICAL KIT A/ 50-60 SHELTER OCCUPANTS/ THIS UNIT CONTAINS NO NARCOTICS" Printed on third side: "DOD - OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE/ FALLOUT SHELTER MEDICAL KIT" and listing the medications, dressings, etc. in the box. Also other directives.
The box contains:
b: 12 unopened boxes of gauze
c: 500 aspirin tablets
d: 100 tongue depressors
e: Bottle of diarrhea medication
f: Bottle sodium chloride (table salt)
g: Isopropyl alcohol
h: Vaseline
i: Syringe fountain (rubber bag, tubing, etc.)
j: 500 sulfadiazine tablets
k: 200 surgical gauze pads.
l: Thermometer
m: Metal tweezers
n: 100 cotton swabs
o: 3 bottles of eye and nose drops
p: 200 water purification tablets
q: Blunt-edged metal pocket scissors
r: 12 1.5-in safety pins
s: 100 Cascara Sagrada laxative tablets
t: 6 bars of surgical soap
u: Large bandage
v: Bottle of Eugenol (toothache remedy)
w: 100 penicillin G tablets
x: Baking soda
y: Sterilized non-compressed purified cotton
The sides are printed in black letters with, "SURVIVAL SUPPLIES/ FURNISHED BY/ OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE/ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/ MEDICAL KIT A/ 50-60 SHELTER OCCUPANTS/ THIS UNIT CONTAINS NO NARCOTICS" Printed on third side: "DOD - OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE/ FALLOUT SHELTER MEDICAL KIT" and listing the medications, dressings, etc. in the box. Also other directives.
The box contains:
b: 12 unopened boxes of gauze
c: 500 aspirin tablets
d: 100 tongue depressors
e: Bottle of diarrhea medication
f: Bottle sodium chloride (table salt)
g: Isopropyl alcohol
h: Vaseline
i: Syringe fountain (rubber bag, tubing, etc.)
j: 500 sulfadiazine tablets
k: 200 surgical gauze pads.
l: Thermometer
m: Metal tweezers
n: 100 cotton swabs
o: 3 bottles of eye and nose drops
p: 200 water purification tablets
q: Blunt-edged metal pocket scissors
r: 12 1.5-in safety pins
s: 100 Cascara Sagrada laxative tablets
t: 6 bars of surgical soap
u: Large bandage
v: Bottle of Eugenol (toothache remedy)
w: 100 penicillin G tablets
x: Baking soda
y: Sterilized non-compressed purified cotton
Acquisition
Accession
2006.61
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
The Homer Fitts Company
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1971-1962
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Mercury, Aluminum, Metal, Soap, Paper, Plastic, Cardboard, Cotton, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2006.61.28a-y
Context
Sent to Barre, Vermont to be used in case of evacuation to a fallout shelter, 1971.
Flask
Name/Title
Flask
Lexicon
Description
Dark-colored glass flask or decanter with a wide, circular body and long, thin neck. The neck has an applied glass handle, shaped like an ear. On one side of the body of the bottle is a paper note with the typed inscription, "This is Authentically DR. "THUNDERBOLT" WILSON'S FLASK Purchased at an Auction of His Personal Property, May 22, 1847 By Judge Charles Royall Tyler Handed Down By Him to His Granddaughter, Helen Brown Tyler Purchased from Her by Miss Mary R. Cabot / Author of The Annals of Brattleboro And Presented July 25, 1929 by Miss Cabot to Charles E. Crane"
Acquisition
Accession
2005.29
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wilson, John (1788-1847)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Brookline
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2005.29
Context
Owned by Dr. John "Thunderbolt" Wilson, a traveling doctor and teacher in Vermont. Due to Wilson's private nature and mysterious injuries, after his death rumor aligned him with notorious highway robber, Captain Thunderbolt.
Medical Test
Name/Title
Medical Test
Lexicon
Description
Lucira Covid-19 at-home lamp test, literature, and box. The test kit contains a clear test tube for the sample that fits into the opening on the base. The base is a white, plastic rectangular box that reads "LUCIRA" just below the test tube slot and "Ready Done / COVID-19 / Positive / Negative" at the front. There are light up indicators beside the words "Ready," "Done," "Positive," and "Negative".
Acquisition
Accession
2022.11
Relationships
Related Events
Covid-19 Pandemic
Event
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Materials
Material
Plastic, Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
2022.11.1
Context
Given to donor [Amanda Gustin] by State of Vermont to be used for testing over Christmas 2021, when the testing labs were closed.
Medicine Bottle
Name/Title
Medicine Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Green glass medicine bottle with the molded inscription, "DR BAXTER'S MANDRAKE BITTERS LORD BROS PROPRIETORS BURLINGTON VT". The bottle has 12 narrow sides forming a circle.
Use
Mandrake bitters were used as a cure for indigestion, constipation, and headaches.
Acquisition
Accession
1997.28
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Lord Brothers
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1997.28.16
Context
Made for Lord Brothers of Burlington, Vermont.
Megaphone
Name/Title
Megaphone
Description
Green and white megaphone from the Austine Cheer Squad. The green megaphone has silver metal rolled rims at the small mouth opening and the larger projection opening, and a cleat-style handle a long the metal pinned seam. The megaphone is green with "AUSTINE" down one side in white lettering and a white arrow with scraped-away green "A" at the top point edge for the Austine Arrows.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Made/Created
Date made
1960-1990
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.19
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Pin, Political
Name/Title
Pin, Political
Lexicon
Description
Round political pin with green background and yellow border. The pin reads in yellow, "BONEHEADS for Health Care Reform". There is an arc of yellow stars above the words and around the border.
Acquisition
Accession
2019.20
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)
Vermont Legislature
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2019.20.9
Context
The pin was created in response to a squabble between Gov. Howard Dean and Republicans in the Legislature in 2000 over how to address the shift of the cost of Medicaid to private insurance when Medicaid reimbursements were low. Dean called a move by Republican lawmakers to increase Medicaid payments to hospitals "bone-headed" because he said his administration was in the midst of talks about how to address the issue. Some lawmakers started wearing this pin in the Statehouse. Dean argued he wouldn't consider increasing Medicaid payments unless health care providers agreed to some cost-control measures.
Pocket Flask
Name/Title
Pocket Flask
Lexicon
Description
67 cardboard box forms for holding sputum; scored to fold into the correct pocket shape. The interior is coated with wax. The boxes are orange-red with the black inscription, "To be Certain----Burn it All/POCKET SPUTUM FLASK "XL"/Patented/BURNITOL MANUFACTURING CO./Boston, Massachusetts/Patent Numbers/1,719,876/Made in U.S.A." The Burnitol Trade Mark (Burnitol within a black circle) appears above all the lettering.
Use
To hold and dispose of the highly contagious phlegm of people with tuberculosis.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.78
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Brown's Pharmacy
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1918
Manufacturer
Burnitol Manufacturing Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2006.78.8.1 -- .67
Context
Distributed by doctors to workers in the granite industry. (Never used.)
Web Links and URLs
Salver
Name/Title
Salver
Description
Medium silver-plated salver with copper underneath. Intricate leaf decoration etching into plate. Edging has wrapping pattern. Middle has smaller circle bearing inscription "SO. NE. SKI JUMP TOURNAMENT 1ST PLACE CLASS A 1954" On the back significant scratch perhaps removing mark of maker/manufacturer, is exposing copper-ish metal underneath silver plating but polished. Although both front and back have visible figure print marking (as shown).
Given to class of 1947 alumnus and class A ski jumper Herbert Holbrook during a 1954 race wherein he won first place.
Given to class of 1947 alumnus and class A ski jumper Herbert Holbrook during a 1954 race wherein he won first place.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Silver-plated something else (something with a copper-ish color). On back scratch and throughout foliate engraved designs silver has worn away to reveal the copper-ish tone underneath.
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.33
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Given to Herbert P. Holbrook on the occasion of winning first place in the Southern New England Ski Jump Tournament of 1954. Holbrook was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.
Given to Herbert P. Holbrook on the occasion of winning first place in the Southern New England Ski Jump Tournament of 1954. Holbrook was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.
Web Links and URLs
Surgical Mask
Name/Title
Surgical Mask
Lexicon
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Mask
Textile Details
White
Color
Jersey
Fabric
Cotton
Material
Clothing Sex
Unisex
Description
White, jersey-knit cotton surgical-style mask. The word "VOTE" is screen printed onto the center front in dark blue. The O is light blue and completely filled in except for a silhouette of Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2021.3
Relationships
Related Events
Covid-19 Pandemic
Event
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
2020
Entry/Object ID
2021.3.1
Context
Produced for the Vermont Democratic Party for the 2020 election.
Toy Car
Name/Title
Toy Car
Description
A windup metal toy Renault car, with rubber ties, a hole for a key, a switch to turn the front wheels, a painted license plate that says "Renault" and another diamond emblem on the back right that reads "4CV." This one is navy with white outline and its key is stuck in the turn hole.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Rubber
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.100
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Trivet
Interpretative Labels
Label
Trivet
Students at the College Moderne et Technique
Monceau-les-Mines, France
Metal
Gift of the State of Vermont, 1964.63.64
In 1949, the French people shipped 49 boxcars filled with tokens of gratitude for the trainloads of food, clothing, and medicine that the United States had sent in 1947 to assist France's recovery following World War II. The "Merci Train," a response to the "American Friendship Train," arrived in February.
There was an antique boxcar full of gifts and messages for each of the 48 states, plus one for Hawaii and the District of Columbia to share. Vermont's boxcar arrived in the state aboard a flatbed car on February 9. It made short stops in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, and White River Junction on its way to Montpelier. The official welcoming ceremony took place on February 10, and included Governor Ernest W. Gibson Jr. and Count Max de Montalembert, the French vice-consul in Boston.
Bermont's boxcar contained hundreds of items--dolls, toys, paintings, crafts, pencil boxes, embroidered collars, wooden puppets, ornamental fans, paintings, vases, trinkets, books, cards, and letters. Some of the artwork was given to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington, some French books to Middlebury College, and individual items were sent via legislators to towns and libraries throughout the state. The remainder--nearly 200 items--has been in the custody of and stored at the Vermont Historical Society.
Pieces from the collection have been displayed twice since they arrived in that boxcar 70 years ago--in the 1950s and in 1988.
Name/Title
Trivet
Lexicon
Description
Eight-sided, metal trivet with four legs. The surface is punched with holes that make a picture of a butterfly. Two notes accompany the piece: one giving the origin of the piece and another asking to establish correspondence between the young makers and young Americans.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Made/Created
Manufacturer
College Moderne et Technique de Montceau-les-Mines
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.64
Context
Made in a class of 12 year olds at the College Moderne et Technique and given to the State of Vermont by the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Trophy
Name/Title
Trophy
Description
Silvered metal cheerleading trophy. The trophy is in the shape of a lidded chalice with a female cheerleader in a skirt and long-sleeved shirt on the top. The chalice has a hammered textured surface to the lid and cup, and two laurel wreath applied "handles." The stem is a fluted urn-shaped form with a round pedestal base with a gadrooned edge. The trophy rests on a hollow stained wooden box. The silver label on the front reads, "N.E.S.D.B.A. / CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM / 1977" and was awarded to the Austine School Cheerleading Squad for a first-place win in the National Deaf Cheer Competition in 1977. The Austine School cheer squad won first place three times including this 1977 win.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Made/Created
Date made
1977
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.5
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Vase
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1949, the French people shipped 49 boxcars filled with tokens of gratitude for the trainloads of food, clothing, and medicine that the United States had sent in 1947 to assist France's recovery following World War II. The "Merci Train," a response to the "American Friendship Train," arrived in February.
There was an antique boxcar full of gifts and messages for each of the 48 states, plus one for Hawaii and the District of Columbia to share. Vermont's boxcar arrived in the state aboard a flatbed car on February 9. It made short stops in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, and White River Junction on its way to Montpelier. The official welcoming ceremony took place on February 10, and included Governor Ernest W. Gibson Jr. and Count Max de Montalembert, the French vice-consul in Boston.
Bermont's boxcar contained hundreds of items--dolls, toys, paintings, crafts, pencil boxes, embroidered collars, wooden puppets, ornamental fans, paintings, vases, trinkets, books, cards, and letters. Some of the artwork was given to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington, some French books to Middlebury College, and individual items were sent via legislators to towns and libraries throughout the state. The remainder--nearly 200 items--has been in the custody of and stored at the Vermont Historical Society.
Pieces from the collection have been displayed twice since they arrived in that boxcar 70 years ago--in the 1950s and in 1988.
Name/Title
Vase
Lexicon
Description
Paper mache vase painted blue-gray, silver and gold. The vase has a short body that flares outward in a saucer shape and has a long neck. A card inside the vase says it was made by students at the College Moderne et Technique.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Events
World War II
Event
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Made/Created
Time Period
20th Century
Manufacturer
College Moderne et Technique de Montceau-les-Mines
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Papier-mâché
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.73
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Vase
Name/Title
Vase
Lexicon
Description
Artillery shell turned into a vase with green background painted on and oak leaves. On the bottom the shell says August 1917 and that the shell is 87 percent copper.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Copper, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.133
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Vase
Name/Title
Vase
Lexicon
Description
Tall black metal vase with copper-colored rim, flowers and church. It is marked on the bottom as being from M.Flour-Paris.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.141
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Vase
Name/Title
Vase
Description
Vase made from a World War I artillery shell. It has a pounded design of oak leaves and is partly painted green. On the bottom there is a date -- Sept. 1917. On the outside the word "souvenir" is etched onto a shield.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Brass
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.159
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
