Name/Title
Wood FragmentEntry/Object ID
1984.19.1Description
Small, rectangular wooden beam. One side is pasted with a yellowed piece of paper with the handwritten inscription, "this is a piece taken from the Royal Savage Boat Sunk near Valcour Island in the Mar 1812; it was a Brittish Boat". [The information is incorrect.]Context
Taken from Benedict Arnold's ship, Royal Savage, in Lake Champlain, which was sunk in 1776.Acquisition
Accession
1984.19Source or Donor
Daughters of the War of 1812Acquisition Method
TransferCredit Line
In memory of Laura Baldwin Simonds (Mrs. Clarence Durrell Simonds)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Relic, HistoricNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
1-7/8 inLength
9-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801)Related Places
Place
Lake
Lake ChamplainCity
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
American Revolutionary WarEvent
Battle of Valcour Island