STAR OF INDIA-IN-BOTTLE

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

STAR OF INDIA-IN-BOTTLE

Entry/Object ID

1996.073.001

Description

Cr: Complete/Excellent This Item Commercially Sold in Museum Store. Last 2 Sets Available. Accessioned Per Curatorial Committee. 96.72.1 = Bottle. Star of India Under Full Sail on a Blue Sea. Wooden Spars, Canvas Sails & Black Plastic Hull. Round Glass Bottle with Macramé' Stopper. Bottle Glued To Wooden Base. Small Brass Plaque on Base Reads: "Barque Star of India 1863. British Trading Vessel on India. Later Immigrant Packet To Australia. From 1900 Under American Flag. Home Port San Diego." Made in China. 96.72.2 = Wooden Case with "the Sailor's Secret - a Ship in a Bottle" Label on Sliding Lid. Dimensions 11 1/4" X 3 3/4" X 4 1/4". 96.73.1 = Same As 72.1 96.73.2 = Same As 72.2

Collection

Models Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Authentic Models

Manufacturer

Authentic Models

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bottle, Impossible

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Construction

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Euterpe, Star of India

Material

Glass, Wood, Plaster