Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engine plate
Object Number:
1941.787
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Brass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 30 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 76.2 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
incised: on front: "RENSSELAUER."
stamped: on reverse: "T"
Description:
Cast brass rectangular plate, heavy gauge, incised lettering enameled black on obverse, fitted for receiving three bolts on back.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this name plate was from the steamer "Rensselaer," built in 1909.
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.
