Lantern
Classification:
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
with handle down: 10 1/2 x 6 in. ( 26.7 x 15.2 cm )
with handle up: 17 1/2 x 6 in. ( 44.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Glass globe enclosed in wire frame, domed foot, circular top with domed chimney, bail handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megreve
Object Number:
1941.1052
Marks:
inscribed: on base: "POST & CO./MAKERS/CIN. O"
Gallery Label:
This type of lnatern was used on steamers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
12031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eagle
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Painted and gilded pine with iron strengthening bars
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 7/8 x 42 x 32 1/4 in. ( 86 x 106.7 x 81.9 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden sculpture of eagle
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.488
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this eagle was mounted above the pilot house of a river steamboat.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belaying pin
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 1 5/8 in. ( 48.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Oak belaying pin with turned handle at one end, straight shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1941.762a
Gallery Label:
This belaying pin was used in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
11951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lobster float
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 4 x 4 in. ( 55.9 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Wood lobster float painted white, yellow, and black, with wood (possibly walnut) handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1941.763
Marks:
branded: "C E PETERSON"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
11949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lobster float
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, leather, steel, rope, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 31 1/2 x 4 in. ( 9.5 x 80 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Lobster float painted yellow, black, and red, with carved initials at one end and leather strap with rope attached.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1941.765
Marks:
carved: on one end of float: "M T"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
11948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lobster float
Classification:
Date:
1825-1925
Medium:
Wood (probably pine), paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 40 x 16.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Hand-carved wooden lobster float with flat back and tapered top with hole through end; painted in wide bands of red, white, and orange, with initials "AW" carved in middle (white) section.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1941.766
Marks:
carved: on side: "AW"
Gallery Label:
This wooden float was most likely used to mark the location of submerged lobster traps.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
11886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Valve handle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1879-1839
Medium:
Iron, brass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cast iron valve wheel painted green with a central brass nut and bolt.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.883
Marks:
molded: into back of wheel: "6"
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1839
eMuseum Object ID:
11887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ship's wheel
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 55 x 60 x 22 in. ( 139.7 x 152.4 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden ship's wheel; wheel with eleven radiating spokes with handles, on trestle-shaped support with drum (orignially intended for ropes that controlled movement of the rudder).
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1936.798
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this ship's wheel is taken from a steamboat that operated on the Connecticut River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11884
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 11.1 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Spoon used on the steamer "B. B. Odell"; oval bowl with inscription engraved on interior; handle pierced at center, with roses in relief on either side and stamped inscription at end of obverse.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.794
Marks:
engraved: on inside of bowl: ""B. B. ODELL," / 1911"
stamped: on end of handle, obverse side: "C. H. S. B. Co."
stamped: on reverse: "HOLMES & EDWARDS [in rectangle] XIV [in rectangle]"
Gallery Label:
This spoon was used on the Hudson River steamboat "Benjamin B. Odell," launched in 1911. The initials stamped on the handle of this spoon are those of the Central Hudson Steamboat Company.
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
11883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Spoon used on unidentified Hudson River steamer; plain oval bowl and upturned handle with rounded end.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.826
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "[triangle] W B"
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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