Collection Highlights
Central Park Competition Entry No. 29
Date:
March, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.233
Medium:
Ink and Wash
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Historical Artifacts
Boiler plate
Object Number:
1941.795
Date:
1887
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 13 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 35.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
cast: on sign: "Christiana/Delamater Iron WORKS/NEW YORK 1887/PINE STEEL & Iron Workers PA./IRON. 389 inch 53023 T.S."
Description:
Rectangular cast brass plaque with mounting holes in each corner.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this boiler plate is from the steamer "Christiana," built in 1887.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
