2001.100.10590
Title

life ring

DateCirca 1880-1920
Mediumcanvas, cork
Dimensions[H] __[W]3 /12" __[D] __[Dia]29"
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10590
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn American life ring of cork or kapok covered with canvas and painted light green. The life ring/lifebuoy/life preserver/ring buoy was used onboard the bark Charles W. Morgan of New Bedford some time after 1899. The ring has "Charles W. Morgan * New Bedford" in black block letters around one side. There are three loops of 1/2" manila line attached to the periphery.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.
On View
On view
2001.100.11165_Box List.pdf
KWM Loose Manuscript Collection
1725-1960
Image Not Available for [Richard Kugler Papers :
[Richard Kugler Papers :
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[Hill collection :
Hill, Knowles
1818-1915
Mss56_SeriesO_Subseries1.pdf
Business records collection,
1745-1925
Image Not Available for Journal of the Exchange (Bark), Marcella (Bark), and Mary Frazier (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Oliver J. Hazard, John Rounds, Pardon C. Winslow, and James S. Hazard, kept by William B. Hyde and John Rounds, on three voyages from 12 June 1849 - 6 December 1854
Journal of the Exchange (Bark), Marcella (Bark), and Mary Frazier (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Oliver J. Hazard, John Rounds, Pardon C. Winslow, and James S. Hazard, kept by William B. Hyde and John Rounds, on three voyages from 12 June 1849 - 6 December 1854
Exchange (Bark)
1849-1854
Image Not Available for [Ship's papers]
[Ship's papers]
Morgan, Charles Waln,--1796-1861
1803-1838
Image Not Available for [Collection of papers, correspondence, diaries, and other papers, of Samuel Rodman, Jr. (1792-1876), merchant and civic leader, relating to business activities, family life, and economic conditions in New Bedford, particularly during the Civil War; letter book and financial records of his brother, Benjamin (1794-1876)],
[Collection of papers, correspondence, diaries, and other papers, of Samuel Rodman, Jr. (1792-1876), merchant and civic leader, relating to business activities, family life, and economic conditions in New Bedford, particularly during the Civil War; letter book and financial records of his brother, Benjamin (1794-1876)],
Rodman family
1781-1933
Cup (toothpick stand form)
Cup (toothpick stand form)
Cleveland, Benjamin D.
Image Not Available for [Charles H. Pierce papers]
[Charles H. Pierce papers]
Pierce, Charles H.,--1830-1876
1859-1874
Image Not Available for [Arthur Clinton Swift Jr. papers :
[Arthur Clinton Swift Jr. papers :
Swift, Arthur Clinton,--Jr
1822-1962
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Charles W. Morgan returns to New Bedford :
New Bedford Standard Times,
2014
Image Not Available for Logbook of the Champion (Ship) and Clarice (Bark) of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Henry Colt and Cornelius M. Marchant, kept by Cornelius M. Marchant, on two voyages from 16 August 1848 – 29 August 1875
Logbook of the Champion (Ship) and Clarice (Bark) of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Henry Colt and Cornelius M. Marchant, kept by Cornelius M. Marchant, on two voyages from 16 August 1848 – 29 August 1875
Champion (Ship : 1833-1871)
1848-1875

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