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THBLibby POW Folk Art Carved Pipe Identified to John Oakford, 37th Pennsylvania Infantry
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Medium sized folk art carved pipe, dark brown in color with nicely grained wood most likely laurel root. Carved in a style, typical of a soldier, but very excellent workmanship for its type. A leaf and branch design is carved in simple relief at top of bowl, around its entire perimeter. Full front of bowl relief carved with two large American flags on poles (each pointing in opposite directions, towards the sides). Each being held in the center of the pole by a human hand with the index finger only pointing upwards. Also held in that closed fist of the hand a flowing riband relief inscribed, God and our Native Land. Left side of bowl with a flowing riband vertically relief carved and with relief letters, Don't Give Up the Flag. A similar flowing, relief carved riband with relief letters, Williamsburg, on the right side, almost full length vertically on the bowl. Decorative relief carving (fluted and bowl leaf designs) filling most of the shank. Overall width of bowl and shank 3 in.; bowl height 2.5 in., dia. 1.375 in. Accompanying stem not original to the pipe.
Attached to this pipe (and always with it) is a boldface typed tag which reads: This pipe bowl was presented to M.G. Steele by Mrs. C.H. Reckfus of Perryville, Md. It was carved in Libby prison at Richmond, Va. by her father John Oakford who was a prisoner there. He was a Quaker but drove a Conestoga wagon for the Federal Army. The name “Williamsburg” which is carved on the pipe probably refers to the Battle at Williamsburg, Va. on May 5, 1862 when the Confederate Army was in retreat from Yorktown towards Richmond.
Even though he was a Quaker, John Oakford enlisted as a corporal in the 37th Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. F, on July 1, 1863. His regiment was part of a late response of threatened border states like Pennsylvania. Several regiments frantically assembled just before the battle of Gettysburg in order to protect their homes and loved ones. There is no record of Oakford's capture in his service, but that does not mean he was not taken and interned at Libby. His record does show he mustered out of service on August 4, 1863.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Small cracks/areas of loss in leaf details carved along shank (3 of the 6 relief carved leaves). Few slight nicks/cracks in pipe. Stem not original to pipe.Condition
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