Historic Relic

Name/Title

Historic Relic

Entry/Object ID

1888.2.1a

Description

Oak plank with a paper label pasted to one side. The plank is semi-rounded, narrower on the left than the right. On the right there is a small, applied beam.

Context

Taken from the American gunboat "Congress", which was sunk with others in Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold's fleet in Lake Champlain on October 13, 1776.

Acquisition

Accession

1888.2

Source or Donor

Nimblet, Dr. Oscar L. (b. 1832), Sears, Cassius

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Place

City

Skenesborough

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (a)

Width

1 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

3-1/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (b)

Height

1-1/8 in

Width

3-5/8 in

Length

14-3/4 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801)

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Island

Event

American Revolutionary War