Clara Barton Miniature Collector's Figurine - Detailed Historical Figure Statue for Display, Gifts & Home Decor

Product Description

• Hand painted
• Two pieces: Clara Barton and a chair
• 2 4/5 inches tall
• Cast metal
• Not a toy. Not recommended under 14 years old

• This wonderful likeness of the visionary leader Clara Barton is a delightful tribute to the extraordinary humanitarian. Crafted in minute detail, this hand painted figurine in her period attire makes a wonderful collector's item and gift.

• Shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Clara Barton’s Ladies’ Aid Society began collecting and distributing medical supplies to the Union soldiers despite opposition from the War Department. In 1862, however, Barton gained permission to work on the front lines. She distributed stores, cleaned field hospitals, and applied dressings after several horrific battles including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Cold Harbor. In 1864, she was appointed “lady in charge” of the hospitals for the Army of the James by Union General Benjamin Butler. Postwar she ran the Office of Missing Soldiers, whose purpose was to find or identify soldiers killed or missing in action. Barton was introduced to the Red Cross on a trip to Geneva, Switzerland, and she would ultimately found the American Red Cross upon her return to the United States.