Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fragment of ship's hull from the "Somerset" w/2 documents
Object Number:
INV.11063
Date:
1770-1780
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 x 10 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 25.4 x 26 cm )
Marks:
pen inscription: on accompanying note: "This block is from the hull of the/frigate Somerset which fought at/Bunker Hill and was lost on Cape/Cod./Gift to the New York Historical Society/from the collection of James Morris Whiton, Sept. 24, 1920"
Description:
Large wooden fragment.
Gallery Label:
A note found nailed to the object reads: "From "The World" N.Y. May 16/86 / The Somerset, 40 to 60 guns, & 480 men, Capt Aurly [Curly?]. Referred to by Longfellow in "Paul Revere's Ride." Took part in battle of Bunker Hill. For two years remained in [illeg.]. 1778, wrecked [-----] Peaked Hill... to have been uncovered for a short time by a storm some forty years ago. Some five feet [3 illeg. words]. Now buried again [rest illeg.]"
Credit Line:
Gift of James Morris Whiton, 1920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
