Museum Collections
Luce Center
Baluster from the steamboat "Mary Powell"
Object Number:
1941.885
Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 73.7 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on upper surface: "Mary Powell"
Description:
Single wooden baluster from the steamer "Mary Powell."
Gallery Label:
The "Mary Powell," a Hudson River steamboat, was built in 1861. She was one of the fastest steamers of the time and became known as the "Queen of the Hudson."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.