Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Drum |
Catalog Number |
1991.48.01 |
Date |
ca. 1848 |
Material(s) |
Wood; leather; |
Dimensions |
H-18 Dia-16 inches |
Description |
The drum has a plain wooden body with wooden bands at the top and bottom that hold on the white skin head and bottom. There are ropes with leather tightners. The leather pieces have two stars etched into them at the top of the piece. |
Notes |
The drum belonged Captain John Miles Thomas in the Mexican War. |
Collection |
Waveland State Historic Site Collection |
Event |
Mexican-American War |
Subjects |
Drums War Battles |
Search Terms |
Mexican War Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |