Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Confederate Ram "Manassas" Attacking the U.S.S. "Brooklyn" Below New Orleans, Louisiana
Object Number:
X.398
Medium:
Gouache on illustration board
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 8 in. ( 19 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower right: "Davidson"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black gouache: "DAVIDSON"; inscribed at lower center outside image in graphite: "The Frigate Brooklyn attacked to… ram Manassas"; various other printing instructions; verso inscribed at center in blue pencil: "Davidson / 'Brooklyn' & Ram 'Manassas''; various other printing instructions
Description:
Marine
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
