Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Taffrail log
Object Number:
1939.394a-e
Date:
1892-1900
Medium:
Textile, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 20 x 15 in. ( 24.1 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: "NEGUS/TAFFRAIL LOG"
printed: "Patented 1892"
Description:
Log device consisting of meter, balance, propeller, and two brackets.
Gallery Label:
Taffrail logs were used to measure the daily mileage and speed of a ship.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
