Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Rivet in box w/ 2 docu: rivet from Steamer Merrimack, 1865
Object Number:
INV.5409
Date:
1860-1862
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
insription: on accompanying note: "Rivet/from Steamer/Merrimack/apl 5/11/from R.C. Rathbone"
inscription: on accompanying note: "Rivet from Steamer/Merrimack 1865"
Description:
Brass rivet with accompanying note identifying it as a "rivet from Steamer Merrimack."
Gallery Label:
This rivet may be from the confederate ironclad vessel "Merrimac," which was defeated by the ironclad "Monitor" during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of R.C. Rathbone, 1911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
