Sesquicentennial mug

Object/Artifact

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Battleship graphic on 2026.1018.1

Battleship graphic on 2026.1018.1

Name/Title

Sesquicentennial mug

Entry/Object ID

2026.1018.1

Description

A plastic mug sold out of the museum gift shop. It is celebrating the Texas Sesquicentennial celebration marking 150 years of Texas from 1836-1986. One side of the cup has a graphic of Battleship Texas with the words "I HELPED SAVE THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS" The other side has a graphic of a Texas flag.

Context

The Battleship Texas Museum was operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1983 to 2020. She was located at San Jacinto State Park on the Houston Ship Channel.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1986

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mug

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials