Bolt from starboard rail of galley
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1777
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 in. ( 43.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron bent in V-shaped cylindrical bolt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Howland Pell
Object Number:
1933.127
Gallery Label:
This bolt is from the starboard rail of the U.S War Galley the 'Trumbull', sunk ooof of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777. The wreck is only visible inabnormally low water off of Lake Champlain. The bolt was taken by the donor in 1933. The bolt is bent from the action of the ice on the lake.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1777
eMuseum Object ID:
11618
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sculpture base
Classification:
Medium:
plaster, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 12 x 12 in. ( 15.2 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm )
Object Number:
INV.220
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
11546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Finial
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1913
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 6 in. ( 17.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Bulbous turned finial with carved acanthus leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.886
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this finial is from the steamboat "Berkshire," 1913-?
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
11505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket telescope
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Brass, glass, twine
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm )
open: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical brass pocket telescope wrapped in varnished twine, with retractable eyepiece.
Credit Line:
Gift of F. E. Ogden, Sr.
Object Number:
1940.454
Marks:
engraved: on side of eyepiece: "Dallond / London"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object is a relic of Captain G. F. Lyon's "Haela" and "Fury" expedition in search of a Northwest Passage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
11357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fog horn
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Wood, copper, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. ( 41.9 x 24.1 x 52.7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular red wooden box with copper horn on side with brass fittings.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1939.485
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
11282
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walrus tusk
Classification:
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 17 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 44.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Walrus tusk engraved and blackened and polychromed with male portrait; eagle, shield, flags, scrolls, and stars; male figure holding an anchor; hole bored through tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1943.247
Marks:
engraved: scrolls flanking eagle: "UNITED WE STAND / DIVIDED WE FELL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
11137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sliding latch
Classification:
Date:
1939-1942
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Brass latch with hook handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.847
Marks:
engraved: on plate: "ATLANTIC 1885-1939"
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
11129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sliding latch
Classification:
Date:
1920-1942
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 10 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 5.1 x 26 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Brass latch with loop handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.844
Marks:
engraved: on face: "1861-1920/MARY POWELL"
struck: on face of plate: "CHAs CORY & SON/278 DIVISION S.I., N.Y."
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
11082
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sealing press
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1884
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 17.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cast iron seal press with curved erect lever, painted gold with black outlines around base and foliate motifs on lever.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hudson River Day Line
Object Number:
1948.491
Marks:
engraved: on seal: "MARY POWELL STEAMBOAT/ INCORPORATED/ MAY 9/1884/ HIGHLAND N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
8811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, black pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 16.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved and blackened on obverse with two ships in dock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1943.81
Marks:
engraved: beneath scene on obverse: "TIMBER SHIP IN DOCK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
8478
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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