Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Luce Center
Engine plate
Object Number:
1941.799
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 8 in. ( 30.5 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on plate: "NO. 55/T.S. MARVEL & CO./BUILDERS./NEWBURGH. N.Y. 1892./E.H. MEAD"
Description:
Sheet brass engine plate with engraved lettering encased in engraved cloud motif decoration; four hanging holes.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this engine plate is fom the steamboat "E.H. Mead" built in 1892
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.
