Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Steam whistle
Object Number:
1941.870
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 in. ( 15.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on body: "Mc[W]AR & HARLIN MFG. CO. NY"
engraved: on body: "EDNA"
Description:
Cylindrical sheet brass steam whistle with acorn finial and domed base with molded lip.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this whistle is from the steamer the 'Edna' (1882).
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.
