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Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
Artist/Maker: John Conger

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Boat model in wooden box

Boat model in wooden box
Object name 
Boat model in wooden box
Date 
ca. 1900
Related People 
Artist/Maker: J. Warren Scott Dey
Medium 
Brass, wood
Dimensions 
box: 4 x 14 x 6 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 35.6 x 15.9 cm )
Description 
Brass boat cast in two parts; housed in wooden dovetailed box with brass handle.
Credit Line 
Gift of Richard V. Dey
Object Number 
262
Marks 
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to inside of lid: "Boat model made by / J. Warren Scott Dey / Presented by Richard V. Dey / July 1, 1925 / Museum Accession # 262" handwritten in pencil: on tag attached to handle: "BOAT MODEL / PRES. BY / R. V. DEY / JULY 1, 1925 / #262"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.