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Catalog Number |
C12.529 |
Title |
Box Made from Fragment of U.S.S. Philadelphia |
Object Name |
Box |
Description |
Small, circular box made of wood. Comes apart in two pieces. Remains of a paper label can be seen on one side. |
Date |
c.1804 |
Year Range from |
1804 |
Year Range to |
1824 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Dimensions |
Dia-1.5 inches |
Material |
Wood |
Place of Origin |
Mediterranean area |
Provenance |
Presented by George Washington Storer in 1824. The Philadelphia was captured in 1803 in the Barbary Wars and was destroyed by an American raiding party led by Stephen Decatur, Jr. in 1804. |
People |
Storer, George Washington, 1789-1864 |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Athenaeum Collection Stephen Decatur |
Subjects |
Boxes Ships USS Philadelphia Barbary Wars |