Consisting of a small, beveled-edge rectangle stamped "SOUVENIR / MADE OF ARMOR / TAKEN FROM THE VIRGINIA-MERRIMAC / CONSPICUOUS IN THE / BATTLE AT HAMPTON / ROADS. WAR OF / 1861-65."
5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1.5 in.
A rare and significant relic from the first modern naval engagement.
