Box

Object Name:

Box

Object ID:

1987.061.01-.03

Date:

1920

Description:

Box with glass bottle, ship christening set.
.01 Rectangular wooden box containing champagne bottle used for launching of S. S. Pagasset from Atlantic Corporation Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH, October 9, 1920. Inlaid picture of ship on hinged cover. Inlaid diamond motif on front with letter "P". Inlaid decorative borders on all surfaces. Brass handles on sides. Oval silver plate inside cover, engraved "S. S. PAGASSET / Built by / THE ATLANTIC CORPORATION / PORTSMOUTH, N. H. / Launched / October 9, 1920. / Sponsor / MRS. H. E. FRICK". Several photographs accompany.
.02 Champagne bottle, green glass, with paper label of Louis Roederer, Reims, France. No cork. Contained within a gold-colored net to which is attached a rope, 45 ft. long, covered with red, white, and blue cloth. Attached to the net are several pieces of red, white, and blue ribbon, one of which is imprinted "S. S. PAGASSET" in gold letters.
.03 Gold-colored net containing the neck of a broken champagne bottle. Attached to the net are several pieces of red, white, and blue ribbon, one of which is imprinted: "S. S. SATARTIA" in gold letters. Another is imprinted: "A. I. S. C. HOG ISLAND, PA." Foil wrapper on champagne cork is imprinted "WHITE TOP CHAMPAGNE CO."

Material:

Wood
Glass
Brass
Metal
Textile
Silver
Paper
Fiber
Cork

Dimensions:

H-6.4 W-7.1 L-16.5 inches

Provenance:

Box presented to Katharine M. Frick, who sponsored and christened the ship. Her husband, Henry E. Frick, was Superintendent of the Atlantic Corporation. Mr. and Mrs. Frick were the parents of the donor.

Credit Line:

Gift of William M. Frick

People:

Frick, Henry E. (c. 1876- ), Frick, Katharine M. (c. 1880- )

Subjects:

Ships, Launchings, Christenings, Champagne (Wine), Shipyards