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![[CIVIL WAR] Libby Prisoner Carved Bone Pincushion](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/325455/175169083_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1712370394)
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Carved bone pincushion.
A finely carved relic made by a prisoner at the infamous Libby Prison. Made with great skill, the artist carved a patriotic "Union" shield, a representation of the prison with the legend "Libby", and a set of dates, "June 23 / 1863 / March 1 / 1865”, likely corresponding to the artist's confinement. The lower register features the word "PRISON" rendered in finely carved cut-work letters, themselves suggesting the bars of a prison.
An unusually impressive prisoner's relic.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Prison, POW, Prisoner of War, Prisoner Art, Camp Art, Trench Art, Relic, Folk Art, Bone Art, Libby Prison, Andersonville]
A finely carved relic made by a prisoner at the infamous Libby Prison. Made with great skill, the artist carved a patriotic "Union" shield, a representation of the prison with the legend "Libby", and a set of dates, "June 23 / 1863 / March 1 / 1865”, likely corresponding to the artist's confinement. The lower register features the word "PRISON" rendered in finely carved cut-work letters, themselves suggesting the bars of a prison.
An unusually impressive prisoner's relic.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Prison, POW, Prisoner of War, Prisoner Art, Camp Art, Trench Art, Relic, Folk Art, Bone Art, Libby Prison, Andersonville]
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[CIVIL WAR] Libby Prisoner Carved Bone Pincushion
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