Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lock
Object Number:
1941.805
Date:
1919-1940
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
written: in pencil on tag: "Captain's Locker"; "West Keene"
molded: on lock: "RUSSWIN"; "42L21/ R"
Description:
Rectangular brass lock with keyhole, and holes for attaching to door; inscribed tag.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records and a tag found with the object, this lock came from the steamship "West Keene." The record also states: "1919 UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD."
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.
