Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Half-Model of the "Albany"
Object Number:
1949.65a
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 85 x 10 in. ( 20.3 x 215.9 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: in gold on backboard: "STR. ALBANY"
Description:
Half-model of hull of steamship mounted on backboard; white stripe painted beneath wide deck platform; backboard has gilded bevelled edge; gilded inscription "STR. ALBANY."
Gallery Label:
The "Albany" was a Hudson River passenger steamboat built in 1880. Half models were also known as builders' models because they were used as guidelines for the actual construction of ships.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hudson River Day Line
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
