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

Driftwood Bowl

Object numberMO 1941.8.54
Name Bowl, Decorative
Maker
Mediumwood
Dimensionsoverall H 2 in x Diam 7 3/8 in (5.1 cm x 18.7 cm )
DescriptionA small, shallow, lacquered bowl made from a piece of driftwood using a lathe. On the underside of the bowl, within an unlacquered circle, is the maker's information stamped in ink: DRIFTWOOD / T. C. SIMMONS / OCEAN PARK, ORE.
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 SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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