Name/Title
SouvenirEntry/Object ID
GHS 115Description
Dark wood fragment, roughly rectangular in shape. Two labels on piece. Label on front is attched by means of four nails. Label is off-white trimmed with blue. Handwritten on label is the following, "This piece of wood was taken from the British frigate Augusta, sunk at the Battle of Fort Mercer at Red Bank, New Jersey. October 23, 1777." Number "115" Presented by "Frank Bicking". Label on top is attached by both adhesive and one nail. Label is off-white, trimmed with red. Handwritten on label is "#21 block of wood and photo presented by Frank Bicking".Dimensions
Height
4-5/8 inWidth
7-3/4 inDepth
4-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
See GHS True Accession Book #115, "Block of Wood and Photograph of British Frigate "Augusta" sunk in battle at Fort Mercer. Red bank. October 22, 1777. Presented by Frank Bicking."