Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Metal plate taken from U.S.S. Maine, 1898
Object Number:
1945.346
Date:
1890-1898
Medium:
Brass, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 3.8 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in metal plate:"PLATE TAKEN FROM / U.S.S. MAINE/ DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION/ 2140 TUESDAY/ FEBRUARY 15 1898"
Description:
Brass plate mounted on wooden block with inscribed metal label.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fragment of brass came from the U.S.S. Maine, whose explosion sparked the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain William H. Pashley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
