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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.
Breton Cargo Vessel
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Breton Cargo Vessel

Object numberMO 1977.6
Name Model
Maker
Mediumwood, paint, string, metal, fabric, glass
Dimensionsoverall (model in case) H 20 3/4 in x W 23 3/4 in x D 5 1/4 in (52.7 cm x 60.3 cm x 13.3 cm )
DescriptionA model of a single-masted, broad-beamed Breton cargo vessel. The wooden ship is painted white above the water line and green below. A small cabin on deck can be removed to reveal a table and two benches. A dory hangs over the port side. The ship has no sails and flies the Breton flag from the top of the mast. The model is mounted on a wooden cradle stand and base. In the lower right corner of base is the maker's signature: A.E. Feuillye. The model is housed within a wood and glass case.
Label TextPresident Roosevelt gave this model to his grandson, Curtis Roosevelt. Curtis Roosevelt later donated it to the Roosevelt Library
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Curtis Roosevelt
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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