Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Luce Center
Engine plate
Object Number:
1941.784
Date:
ca. 1884
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 12 x 9 in. ( 0.3 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on plate: "WARD, STANTON & CO./NO. 235"
stamped: on plate: "OSCEOLA"
engraved: on plate: "ENGINEERS &/SHIP BUILDERS/NEWBURGH, N.Y./1884"
Description:
Oval sheet brass plaque engraved with large print embellished with engraved lines (arcs) and pierced with four holes.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this engine plate is from the Hudson River tugboat "Osceola," in service from 1886 to 1930.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
