Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Historical Artifacts
Piece of wood from the British prison ship "Jersey"
Object Number:
1973.52
Date:
1750-1780
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wood fragment.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this fragment was taken from the "Jersey" a British prison ship that was anchored in Wallabout Bay and used to imprison captured Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elizabeth Stevens
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
