Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Cuff |
Catalog Number |
1958.32.2ab |
Date |
1850-1863 |
Material(s) |
Linen |
Dimensions |
W-4.5 L-8.5 inches |
Description |
This is a pair of linen cuffs (a,b) with eyelet embroidery. It has an embroidered, scalloped edge. It matches 1958.32.1 (collar). |
Notes |
Attributed by the donor to Ann Eliza Viley (1815-1875), daughter of Captain Willa and Lydia Smith Viley, and wife of George W. Johnson (1811-1862). Johnson was a lawyer, farmer, and state legislator elected governor of Kentucky's Confederate shadow government in November 1862 at a secession convention in Russellville, Kentucky. He was killed at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. The couple married in 1833 and had ten children. |
Collection |
Mrs. William H. Coffman Collection |
People |
Johnson, Ann Viley Johnson, George W., 1811-1862 |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Fashion |
Search Terms |
Scott County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |