Ice Water Pitcher and Stand: An Inscribed Dedication Piece


An ice water pitcher and stand, featuring an inscribed dedication. Accompanying archival materials include notes from a book for sale by Irv Unger describing a poem, "Antietam," read by Surgeon Nathan Mayer at the dedication of a monument in 1894. The poem commemorates the Sixteenth Connecticut Regiment's service at the Battle of Antietam in 1862. Additional notes mention Mayer's novel, *Differences* (1867), described as the first American Jewish novel with literary merit. A seminar announcement from November 15, 2005, details a presentation on Nathan Mayer's life and work.


Associated People/Businesses

  • MAYER, NATHAN DR.

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Arc.MS.56, Tray 4, Well 5|Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 13