Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood fragment from the frigate "Constitution"
Object Number:
1941.831
Date:
1795-1812
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 10.2 x 6 cm )
Marks:
hand written: on label: "A Piece of the old/ U.S. Frigate/ Constitution"
Description:
Fragment of wood with inscribed label affixed to side.
Gallery Label:
The inscribed label indicated that this wood fragment came from the U.S. Frigate "Constitution," which fought and won many naval battles during the War of 1812.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
