Relic
- Object Name:
- Relic
- Object ID:
- 1927.015.20
- Date:
- 1858
- Description:
- Rectangular piece of wood from the frigate USS Constitution. Wood is rounded on one of the long narrow ends, and tapered on one toward one of the narrow ends. Nail hole visible from one side. Side opposite rounded edge has white paint on it, remainder is stained brown. Three paper labels affixed to wood. First, typed: "JOHN C. THORNE / 216 N. MAIN STREET / CONCORD, N. H." Second, typed: "A piece of trimming from / the ship "Old Ironsides" / obtained while undergoing / repairs at the Portsmouth / Naval Yard by J. C. Thorn / 1858". Third, handwritten: "A piece of trimming from the cabin of the ship "Old / Ironsides," obtained while undergoing repairs at the / Portsmouth Navy Yard, by J. C. Thorn. 1858. / 16 years 9 1/2 inches."
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-0.6 W-1.9 L-9.8 inches
- Provenance:
- From the frigate USS Constitution, obtained during her conversion to a school ship, 1857-1860. Conversion undertaken in Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John Calvin Thorne
- People:
- Thorne, John Calvin (1842-1929)
- Subjects:
- Old Ironsides, U.S.S. Constitution
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