Name/Title
Relic, HistoricEntry/Object ID
1988.13.1.1-.2a-bDescription
Broken top and neck of a champagne bottle, festooned with red, white and blue striped ribbons (1), used to christen the Battleship "Vermont" on August 31, 1905. Other ribbons and an additional bow made of the same striped material are not attached to the bottle. Rectangular wooden box containing bottle and ribbons (2b) and interlocking lid (2ba). Pink foil covering on the top of the bottle shows the name G.H. Mumm & Co. The glass is green and cork is in place.Context
Jennie Bell (daughter of then governor Charles J. Bell) christened the "Vermont", attended by two Vermont "maids", Mary E. Morse (mother of the donor) and Virginia E. Perry. As described in "The Vermonter" Vol. XI, No. 3, October 1905, "... Miss Jennie Bell swung her right arm and struck a blow with the dangling, beribboned bottle squarely on the port side of the ram bow and cried, "I christen thee Vermont!""Acquisition
Accession
1988.13Source or Donor
Dwinell, Margaret Mason (1916-2012)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Relic, HistoricNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
5-1/4 inWidth
5-1/4 inLength
15 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Bell, Charles J. (1845-1909)Person or Organization
Bell, JenniePerson or Organization
Morse, Mary E.Person or Organization
Perry, Virginia E.