Gavel Block, Senate
| Title | Gavel Block, Senate |
| Artist/Maker | Frank
Marchone
(
1918
-
2011
)
|
| Date | 1980 ca. |
| Medium | Wood |
| Dimensions | h. 5.25 x w. 5.25 x d. 1.437 in. (h. 13.335 x w. 13.335 x d. 3.65 cm) |
| Credit Line | U.S. Senate Collection |
| Accession Number | 79.00005.001 |
- Object Description
- This square mahogany gavel block was made for use on the vice president's desk in the Old Senate Chamber. It was placed on the desk sometime around 1980 and remained on display in the Old Senate Chamber for many years. It was also used in a joint meeting of Congress convened in Philadelphia's Congress Hall on July 16, 1987, to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
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