Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ship model
Object Number:
1886.6
Date:
ca. 1812
Medium:
Bone, wood, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 34.3 x 39.4 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Beef bone model of a Ship-of-the-Line on two-tiered wooden stand.
Gallery Label:
This model was constructed from beef bones by American Naval prisoners confined in Dartmoor Prison during the War of 1812.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarkson Crolius, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
