Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood molding fragment from the steamship "Thomas Cornell"
Object name
Wood molding fragment from the steamship "Thomas Cornell"
Date
ca.1863
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 4 in. ( 1.3 x 4.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Rectangular wood fragment with gray paint on one side and pencil inscription.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1941.830
Marks
handwritten: in pencil: "Thomas Cornell"
Gallery Label
The inscription indicates that this fragment comes from the steamship "Thomas Cornell."
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.