Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Luce Center
Wood fragment from the steamship "Thomas McManus"
Object Number:
1941.829
Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 4.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden fragment with inscribed paper label.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fragment came from the lignum vitae of the steamship "Thomas McManus."
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
