Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Luce Center
Fragment of the ship "Lawrence"
Object Number:
1937.1
Date:
1800-1813
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 9.8 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
written: in ink of label: "Wood of Perry's Flag ship/ Battle of Lake Erie"
Description:
Wood fragment with inscribed label attached.
Gallery Label:
According to a note affixed to this object, it is a fragment of the ship "Lawrence," which was Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry's flag ship during the battle of Lake Erie.
Credit Line:
Gift of Augustus C. Hone
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
