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Plaque

Plaque
Title
Plaque
Object name 
Commemorative plaque
Date 
ca. 1909
Related People 
Depicted: Robert Fulton
Medium 
Brass, wood
Dimensions 
Overall: 12 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 31.4 x 22.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description 
Rectangular cast brass plaque with portrait of Robert Fulton in circular medallion inscribed "CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION" and "ROBERT FULTON" above rectangular panel with image of steamboat and further inscriptions; rectangular wooden frame with hardware on reverse for hanging.
Credit Line 
Gift of The Mariners' Museum, Warwick, Virginia
Object Number 
1958.33
Marks 
intaglio: on upper edge of plaque: "COPYRIGHT 1909" and "ROINE-WEIL" relief: on edge of medallion: "CENTENNIAL / CELEBRATION" and "ROBERT / FULTON" intaglio: on lower edge of plaque: "FIRST SUCCESSFUL / STEAMBOAT MDCCCVII-MCMIX" handwritten in ink: on tape affixed to reverse of plaque: "QS22a / dupl." handwritten in ink: tape affixed to reverse of wooden frame: "7737 HR" stamped: on reverse of plaque: "GORHAM CO. / Q / 170"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.