Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engine plate
Object Number:
1941.792
Date:
1881
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 34 x 3 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 86.4 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
incised: on sign, front: "REBUILT/BY NEAFIE & LEVY. 1881"
Description:
Rectangular sheet metal engine plate incised with large print and small scrolling motifs with incised border, pierced around perimeter with eight holes.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this name plate is from the steamer and Hudson River ferry "Transport" built in 1875.
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.
