Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood fragments from the "Merrimac"
Object Number:
Z.932
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
written: on paper: "Piece of the Rebel iron-clad gunboat 'Merrimack' cut by Henry Draper Esqu from a piece brought from fortress Munroe by President Lincoln, to Washington, from there to new York by Simeon Draper Esqr./ New York May 19th 1862, Monday"
Description:
Two wood fragments wrapped in paper inscribed with note explaining that the wood is from the Merrimac.
Gallery Label:
According to a note written on the paper wrapper in which this and other objects were found, it is a relic collected by Herbert D. Halsey, and was donated in 1941.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.