Photograph
General Joseph Bailey's Silver Punch Bowl and Sword
| Studio photograph of a silver punch bowl and a silver sword presented to Civil War General Joseph Bailey in commemoration of the dam he built on the Red River near Alexandria, Louisiana, creating enough water flow to allow the Union ironclad fleet to escape Confederate capture. |
| Image ID: | 4242 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin collection photographs, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Tradition records that each of Bailey's fellow officers donated a portion of his pay in silver coin which was sent to Tiffany's, melted down, and formed into the punchbowl. The bowl is now in the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum; accession no. 65.228.1. A representation of the dam with steamboats departing is engraved on the side of the punchbowl not seen in this image. Also see Harper's Weekly, 1864, p. 385 for a similar scene. See Image ID: 49981 for detail of the engraving. |
| Decorative arts |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Naval history |
| Weapons |
| Indoor photography |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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