Collection Highlights
The Puritan
1899
1946.253
Dark brown/ black patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood fragment from the steamship "Columbia"
Object name
Wood fragment from the steamship "Columbia"
Date
ca. 1881
Medium
Wood, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 x 7 cm )
Description
Fragment of wood with white paint on one side.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1941.853
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this fragment came from the steamship "Columbia" ex "Perseus," which was built in 1881 by the Iron Steamboat Co.
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
