Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Luce Center
Engine part
Object Number:
1941.802
Date:
1878
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14 x 7 cm )
Description:
Turned brass plug for cylinder head of steam engine, ogival dome shape with hexagonal base and screw mount.
Gallery Label:
This cylinder plug was from the Hudson River tug boat the 'G. C. Adams.'
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.
