WCTU Hatchet, around 1910

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Description:

Though distancing themselves from Carry A. Nation’s “hatchetations,” the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and other organizations could hardly ignore the hatchet as a symbol of teetotaling activism and popular engagement. Somewhat at odds with this message, this wooden WCTU hatchet’s head is decorated with the emblem of a box turtle, an icon of dryly unexcitable endurance.

Date Made: c. 1910Associated Date: 1904

General Subject Association: Women's History

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Norman Hedglin

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.323503.01Catalog Number: 323503.01Accession Number: 323503

Object Name: Hatchet

Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 in x 12 in x 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 30.48 cm x 1.27 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-2fd3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_516749

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