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

Glass Ship

Artifact IDMO 1942.12.1
Object Type Sculpture
Maker
Dateca. 1939
Mediumglass
Dimensionsoverall H 8 in x W 8 in x D 3 1/4 in (20.3 cm x 20.3 cm x 8.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, three-masted sailing ship made entirely of thin pieces of glass.
Historical NoteThis glass model of a three masted sailing ship was made by Richard Manley, who exhibited it at the Glass Show at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The model was presented to President Roosevelt by Robert Leavy of Brooklyn, New York on August 12, 1941.
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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