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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Romance
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Romance

Object numberMO 2006.262
Name Model
Maker
Mediumpaint on wood, string, fabric, paper
Dimensionsoverall (ship on base) H 14 1/4 in x W 23 in x D 7 in (36.2 cm x 58.4 cm x 17.8 cm )
DescriptionA small model of the three-masted clipper ship, ROMANCE. The wood ship has a green and brown painted hull with furled sails, and an American flag flying from the stern. The model is affixed to a stained wood base with the name of the ship on one corner: ROMANCE.
Label TextPresident Roosevelt once displayed this model in the White House Oval Study. This may be a model of the clipper ship, ROMANCE OF THE SEA, built in East Boston by Donald McKay in 1853.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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