COAL CHUNK WITH CARVING ON FACE

Name/Title

COAL CHUNK WITH CARVING ON FACE

Entry/Object ID

1989.040.001

Description

Carving on an oval shaped piece of coal; Carved on face: "USN Cap'T N.B. Farwell" and the image of a ship on the ocean; Base, written in ink, obscured by aging: "S.J. Davitt, N7. College Ave., Elmira, NY, 27 Oct. 1942"

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1942

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

U.S. Navy

Material

Coal