Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
Object Number:
2002.1.217
Date:
1913
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This tile has an image in brown of steam ships at dock, with the words "Pier 46 Mystic Wharves/ B.&M.R.R. Terminal Boston/906 feet long, 240073 square feet./The steamers lying at Pier are:/Hamburg-American Line/ S.S. "Den of Crombie"/American Oriental Line/ S.S. "Jesseric"/Holland-America Line/ S.S."Amsteldyk". On the reverse is a calendar for 1913. See also 2002.1.216.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
