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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.
Sailing Ship in a Bottle
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sailing Ship in a Bottle

Object numberMO 1941.7.48
Name Ship-in-a-Bottle
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1941
Mediumglass, paint, wood, cork, string
Dimensionsoverall (bottle on stand) H 6 1/4 in x W 10 1/2 in x D 4 in (15.9 cm x 26.7 cm x 10.2 cm )
 object (bottle only) H 4 in x W 10 1/2 in x D 2 1/2 in (10.2 cm x 26.7 cm x 6.4 cm )
DescriptionA small model of a sailing vessel contained in a glass bottle with a cork stopper. The wooden model is of a three-masted sailing ship with white sails and a black hull. The interior background of the bottle has been painted to replicate they sky. A painted ocean, including a cliff with lighthouse, has been created in the bottom interior.

The bottle rests unattached on a wooden cradle stand.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. 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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