Description
This is a pair of Jennie Wade souvenir pieces which include a small dough tray and pin. These small wooden dough trays were made by the Jennie Wade House Museum and sold as souvenirs in memory of the only Gettysburg civilian killed during the battle. This tray is one of the later examples. It measures 4.75 inches long at the top x 2.75 inches wide x 2.25 inches high. The piece comes with a detachable lid with a portrait of Jennie on the top and the words “Gettysburg, Pa July 1,2,3, 1863”. A paper label on underside reads, “THIS IS A MODEL OF THE DOUGH TRAY AT WHICH JENNIE WADE, THE ONLY CIVILIAN KILLED DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, WAS WORKING AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. THE ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT THE JENNIE WADE HOUSE, GETTYSBURG, PA”. Included with the tray is a small pin which features a portrait of Jennie as well and the words “Jennie Wade. Killed at Gettysburg”. The pin itself is very small, about the size of a dime.
