Collection Highlights
Controller handle
1904
1922.103
Silver, steel, ceramic
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Wood fragment and twine from Chinese junk Keying
Object name
Wood fragment and twine from Chinese junk Keying
Date
1840-1847
Medium
Wood, string
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 11 x 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Long, narrow fragment of wood with inscribed paper label, and coil of twine.
Credit Line
Gift of the Connecticut Historical Society
Object Number
INV.303
Marks
hand written: on label: "Wood and string from the/ Chinese Junk Keying/ New York Aug 1847/ [Lemuel W. Terell/]"
Gallery Label
The label affixed to the wood fragment indicates that these artifacts come from a Chinese junk which was in New York Harbor in August of 1847.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.