Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ship fragment: Capstan block from the Spanish Warship "Oqueudo"
Object Number:
1932.153
Date:
1880-1898
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 10 x 5 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 25.4 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
written: on paper label afixed to wood: "From the Spanish War ship "Oqueudo," destroyed at San Tiago Cuba, July 3rd 1898, by our Navy. Presented to me by Lieut. Spencer S. Wood. U.S.N. S.H.C. Jr./ "Capstain Block"
Description:
Wooden capstan block with tapering rectangular form; metal block with ring affixed to wider end by four screws.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
