Description
This razor handle was handcrafted by Robert Quinn from Catalpa wood from the Ellwood Plantation. The venerable Ellwood Catalpa was a giant of a tree, both in size and what it had witnessed over the last 170 years. Ellwood, a circa 1790 home located in the western portion of the Wilderness Battlefield, is significant to the nation because of the role the house and grounds played during the Civil War. Within a year’s span two flags flew over Ellwood; the Confederate hospital flag and the blue swallowtail flag of the Army of the Potomac’s Fifth Corps. In 1863, it served as a Confederate hospital for six months following the Battle of Chancellorsville. Following his wounding at Chancellorsville, the family cemetery became the burial site for General “Stonewall” Jackson’s amputated arm.
The wood was provided by Historical Woods of America, Inc. (www.historicalwoods.com) who reclaims wood from historical sites. Bill Jewell, the founder of Historical Woods of America has been featured in numerous publications, as well as a guest on The New Yankee Workshop.
This piece will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authentication from HWA as to the origin of this very special wood.
This razor handle is 3.25 inches long and weighs 1.4 ounces.
