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

Greek Sponger

Object numberMO 1941.7.100
Name Model
Maker
Dateca. 1939
Mediumpaint on wood, brass, string, fabric
Dimensionsobject (ship) H 48 in x W 66 in x D 18 in (121.9 cm x 167.6 cm x 45.7 cm )
 overall (ship on cradle) H 53 in x W 66 in x D 18 in (134.6 cm x 167.6 cm x 45.7 cm )
DescriptionA two-masted, wooden model of a Greek sponger lugger. The ship has a green and white hull and typical lugsails sails unfurled. A Greek flag flies from the top of the rear mast. Greek lettering is on the life preservers. Mounted to the deck are two plaques, one with a Greek inscription and the other reading: MADE IN GREECE. The model shows excellent workmanship. It is mounted on two wooden cradle stands.
Label TextThis model was displayed in the Greece pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Additional Details
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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