Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr, Victorious
Date:
Object Number:
PR.052.48
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood fragment from ship "Tennessee"
Object Number:
INV.7565
Date:
1850-1864
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 47 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
Hand written: on paper label: "Piece of Ceiling of Rebel Ram "Tennessee," Captured/ At Mobile Bay August 5, 1864/ Presented by [illeg. name] Navy/ [illeg. title]"
Description:
Long wood block (piece of ceiling) with inscribed label.
Gallery Label:
The inscribed label on this fragment indicates that it was part of the "Tennessee," a rebel ram that was captured by the Union Navy in Mobile Bay in 1864.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
