Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Engine plate
Object Number:
1941.804
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 21 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on plate: "SKINNER & ARNOLD/BUILDERS./1892/ALBANY, N.Y."
Description:
Cast brass steam engine plate; oval with beveled edge and engraved lettering.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this plate is from the steamboat "Victoria" 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.
