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John Ericsson

Artist:
W. F. Pollard & Co.  Search this
Sitter:
John Ericsson, 31 Jul 1803 - 8 Mar 1889  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 10.9 × 6.4 cm (4 5/16 × 2 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Date:
1861
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
John Ericsson: Male  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Marine engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.77.146
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f3004855-930e-4ac1-99d5-b91de36f0029
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.77.146

Inventor John Ericsson

Artist:
Horace Kneeland, c. 1808 - c. 1860  Search this
Sitter:
John Ericsson, 31 Jul 1803 - 8 Mar 1889  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
estimate: 77cm (30 5/16")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1830-60
Topic:
John Ericsson: Male  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Marine engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum, Stockholm
Object number:
NMSk 402
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4714345ca-bd15-4d05-b957-dc7a331e16a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NMSk_402

John Ericsson

Artist:
Arvid Frederick Nyholm, 1866 - 1927  Search this
Copy after:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)  Search this
Sitter:
John Ericsson, 31 Jul 1803 - 8 Mar 1889  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (Verified): 123.8 x 92.7 x 2.5cm (48 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 1")
Frame (Verified): 154.3 x 122.6 x 11.4cm (60 3/4 x 48 1/4 x 4 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1912
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Tool\Try square  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Compass  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Ruler  Search this
Vehicle\Ship\Model ship  Search this
John Ericsson: Male  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Marine engineer  Search this
John Ericsson: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the Swedish American Republican League of Illinois to the Smithsonian Institution, 1912
Object number:
NPG.66.54
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4daff4356-33cd-4c1a-a837-db8dd49648f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.54

Noah's Ark Figures

Maker:
Park, Bentley J.  Search this
Physical Description:
paint (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 3/4 in x 13 in x 4 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 33.02 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
figures, set of
Place Made:
United States: Maine, Searsport
Date made:
1888-03-04
Depicted:
Noah's Ark  Search this
Subject:
Children  Search this
Bible  Search this
Floods  Search this
Disasters  Search this
Toys  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Education  Search this
Credit Line:
The George C. Seybolt Collection of American Marketing Artifacts
ID Number:
CL.299567.0154
Accession number:
299567
Catalog number:
299567.0154
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Exhibition:
2W Gateway
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-749d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1200893

Molley Russell's Sampler

Maker:
Russell, Molley  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
linen (overall material)
brown (overall color)
blue (overall color)
green (overall color)
pink (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
tan ground (overall color)
embroidery (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 17 3/4 in x 11 3/4 in; 45.085 cm x 29.845 cm
Object Name:
sampler
Place Made:
United States: Massachusetts, Haverhill, Bradford
Associated place:
United States: Pennsylvania, Lower Merion Township, Rosemont
Date made:
1776
Associated dates:
1963-11-28
Depicted:
Alphabets  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Pope Meigs, Jr
ID Number:
TE.T20239A
Accession number:
246268
Catalog number:
T20239.A
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Samplers
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-8c07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1134702
Online Media:

Ship Model, Transport American Merchant

Measurements:
overall: 15 5/8 in x 56 1/4 in x 7 5/8 in; 39.6875 cm x 142.875 cm x 19.3675 cm
Object Name:
ship
ship model
model, ship
Date made:
1920
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Emergence of Modern America  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Transferred from U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce (through Hon. Wesley L. Jones)
ID Number:
TR.306999
Accession number:
64928
Catalog number:
TR*306999
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dfff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1343151

Shipbuilding War Service Badge

Physical Description:
copper alloy (overall material)
enameled metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/4 in x 1/4 in; .635 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
button
Date made:
ca 1919
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Emergence of Modern America  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
ID Number:
TR.63540.01
Accession number:
63540
Catalog number:
63540.01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ac12-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1343973

1825 - 1835 Betsy Totten's "Rising Sun" Quilt

Maker:
Totten, Mary Betsy  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton, silk (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 94 in x 96 in; 239 cm x 244 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States: New York, Staten Island
Date made:
1825-1835
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Marvel Mildred Matthes
ID Number:
TE.T08153
Accession number:
147358
Catalog number:
T08153
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-cbd3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556331
Online Media:

Shipbuilder's Half Hull Model, Whaleship Jireh Swift

Maker:
Mashow, John  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
ferrous (part material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 1/2 in x 71 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 39.37 cm x 181.61 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
ship
ship model
whaling bark, half-model
half-model, whaling bark
Other Terms:
ship; Maritime; Whaling
Place Made:
United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford
Jireh Swift voyage:
Pacific Ocean
Jireh Swift captured:
Arctic Ocean
Date made:
1853
Subject:
Whaling  Search this
Related event:
Expansion and Reform  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of White & Allen, New Bedford
ID Number:
TR.076323
Catalog number:
076323
Accession number:
015358
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Cultures & Communities
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4ab5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_842494

Iron Ship, Patent Model

Inventor:
Kerr, James  Search this
Grant, William  Search this
Potter, John  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 29 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 74.93 cm x 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
patent model, ship, iron
Object Type:
Patent Model
Other Terms:
patent model, ship, iron; lifeboat; Maritime
Associated Place:
United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Date made:
1842
Patent date:
1842-05-07
1842-10-14
Subject:
Patent Models  Search this
ID Number:
TR.308545
Catalog number:
308545
Accession number:
89797
Patent number:
2,612
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ff93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_843791

Ship Side Light, Patent Model

Inventor:
Hidden, Enoch  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (frame material)
wood (backboard material)
glass (window material)
Measurements:
overall: 9 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 21.59 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
patent model, light, ship side
Object Type:
Patent Model
Other Terms:
patent model, light, ship side; porthole; Maritime
Associated place:
United States: New York, New York City
Associated Place:
United States: New York
Date made:
1853
Patent date:
1853-07-21
Subject:
Patent Models  Search this
ID Number:
TR.308552
Catalog number:
308552
Accession number:
89797
Patent number:
9,811
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-550f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_843825

Ship Model, Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
textile (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 25 in x 31 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 63.5 cm x 80.01 cm x 13.335 cm
overall: 23 in x 31 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 58.42 cm x 80.01 cm x 13.335 cm
Object Name:
boat
model, ship
Other Terms:
boat; Maritime; Fishing
Displayed:
United Kingdom: England, London
Unique to:
United States: Chesapeake Bay
Date made:
1880
Date made:
1875
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this
Great International Fisheries Exhibition  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of T. B. Ferguson
ID Number:
TR.25003
Catalog number:
025003
Accession number:
4586
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Cultures & Communities
Work
Natural Resources
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7824-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_844043

Ship Model, Ship London

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
iron (overall material)
textile (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 38 in x 33 in x 12 in; 96.52 cm x 83.82 cm x 30.48 cm
Object Name:
merchant ship, rigged model
model, rigged merchant ship
Other Terms:
ship; Maritime
Date made:
1967
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Revolution and the New Nation  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
ID Number:
TR.327688
Catalog number:
327688
Accession number:
272429
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8dae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_844172
Online Media:

Rigged Model, Extreme Gold Rush Clipper Challenge

Designer:
Webb, William H.  Search this
Captained the ship on its maiden voyage:
Waterman, Robert H.  Search this
Maker:
Arthur G. Henning Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
textile (part: rigging lines material)
Measurements:
overall: 48 in x 72 in x 18 in; 121.92 cm x 182.88 cm x 45.72 cm
Object Name:
ship
ship model
clipper ship, rigged model
Other Terms:
ship; Maritime; Clipper
Ship built and sailed from:
United States: New York, New York
Ship sailed to:
China
United States: California, San Francisco
Date made:
1965
Ship launched:
1851-05
Ship sold:
1861
Ship sank:
1877-02
Subject:
Sailing Ships  Search this
Related event:
Expansion and Reform  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
ID Number:
TR.326530
Catalog number:
326530
Accession number:
255036
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-938d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_844190

Presentation Model, Typical Wartime Freighter

Recipient:
Piez, Charles  Search this
Presenter:
Association of Northwestern Shipbuilders  Search this
Referenced:
Emergency Fleet Corporation  Search this
Maker:
Zapffe, Carl  Search this
Physical Description:
silver (overall material)
wood (overall material)
enamel (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 26 in; x 66.04 cm
Object Name:
Ship, Freighter
ship model, freighter
model, ship
Other Terms:
Ship, Freighter; Ship; Maritime; Freighter
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Seattle
Date made:
1919
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Emergence of Modern America  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of Catherine M. and Capt. Raymond M. Kotrla, USN (Ret.)
ID Number:
TR.335462
Catalog number:
335462
Accession number:
321772
1976.321772
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8532-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_844269

Photograph of Hog Island

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall in frame: 18 in x 153 in x 2 in; 45.72 cm x 388.62 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
photograph
Other Terms:
photograph; Maritime
Date made:
1919
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Emergence of Modern America  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of J. D. Andrew, Jr.
ID Number:
TR.335550.2
Catalog number:
335550.2
Accession number:
1977.0003
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Work
Engineering, Building, and Architecture
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7743-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_844383
Online Media:

Ship Model, Catcher-Processor Alaska Ocean

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 20 5/16 in x 11 1/4 in x 72 13/16 in; 51.6128 cm x 28.575 cm x 185.0136 cm
Object Name:
ship model
model, ship
Date made:
2009
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Contemporary United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift from At-Sea Processors Association thru Stephanie Madsen, Executive Director
ID Number:
2009.0080.01
Accession number:
2009.0080
Catalog number:
2009.0080.01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Food
Engineering, Building, and Architecture
Work
Natural Resources
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-bca1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1348873
Online Media:

Badge: Shipbuilding War Service

Physical Description:
copper alloy (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in x 1/4 in; 5.715 cm x 4.1275 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
badge
Date made:
1918-1919
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
The Emergence of Modern America  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Corp.
ID Number:
2009.0157.01
Accession number:
2009.0157
Catalog number:
2009.0157.01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Industry & Manufacturing
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-9c44-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1355085

Shipbuilding scene

Maker:
Wilbur, Lawrence Nelson  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
sheet: 24.5 cm x 32.5 cm; 9 21/32 in x 12 25/32 in
plate: 19 cm x 28 cm; 7 15/32 in x 11 1/32 in
Object Name:
print
etching
Object Type:
Drypoint
Etching
Subject:
Maritime  Search this
Ships  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ingrid R. Rose in memory of Milton R. Rose
ID Number:
2015.0197.06
Accession number:
2015.0197
Catalog number:
2015.0197.06
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-181a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1970751

Cargo Shipbuilding

Artist:
Bailey, Vernon Howe  Search this
Object Name:
Sketch
Other Terms:
Sketch; Pencil
Associated Place:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1917
Subject:
World War I  Search this
Ships  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
In memory of Gerald Clark Kling (1910-1915)
ID Number:
AF.34652
Catalog number:
34652
Accession number:
71894
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Naval
Military
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7de7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_450840

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