Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil cup
Object Number:
1941.871
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Brass, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on lid: "PAT. JAN 26, 68/[?]"
engraved: on front: "J. H. TREMPER/1885"
Description:
Urn-shaped cast brass oil cup with hinged lid and removable copper dipstick; name and date engraved [later] on front.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this oil cup was from the steamboat the 'J.H. TREMPER'.
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.
