Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object Number:
1941.842
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 9.5 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the front of the body: "Onteora" in script
stamped: on the underside of the base: "W" in a spiders web over "659"
Description:
Cast silver plated creamer with a squat pear shaped body on a circular foot; shoulder flares to a plain rim; short triangular spout; loop handle; body engraved, "Onteora" in script; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the base.
Gallery Label:
This creamer was used on the steamboat "Onteora."
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
