Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Luce Center
Book-shaped wooden piece of Merrimac
Object Number:
2008.42.404
Date:
1863
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 89.8 x 61 x 19.3mm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Description:
Wood piece carved into shape of book, lacquered and with gold painted detail and inscriptions; front: "A piece of the/ Str. Merrimack"; back: "Presented to the/ Hon. Edward Everett of Mass./ by the Master laborer of Wash'n/ Navy Yard. Feb. 10th 1863".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
