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File Name	shades_tsla_0034.tif
Title	Secession Cockade
Alternate Title	Hair Ornament Worn by Female Confederate Sympathizers
Date	ca. 1862
Genre	Artifacts
Material/Technique	Red velvet ribbon
Description	It is red velvet made into a looped bow and attached to a card that reads, "Secession cockade, made by my mother and worn by me."
Historical note	This red bow was worn by a Polk family cousin during the Civil War.
Subject	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Emblems
Theme	Capturing the Flag
Story	Antoinette Polk
Tags	Women
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Columbia
Time period	1860-1869
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact Tennessee State Library & Archives.
Credit line	Tennessee State Library & Archives, Gerald Branch Howard Papers
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,77
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsla_0034.tif