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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.
Italian Shipyard Diorama
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Italian Shipyard Diorama

Artifact IDMO 1944.104.1
Object Type Diorama
Maker (Italian)
Gifter
Dateca. 1915-1920
Mediumwood, hemp, metal, paint
Dimensionsoverall H 36 in x W 60 in x D 24 5/8 in (91.4 cm x 152.4 cm x 62.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA scale diorama (1:50) of an Italian ship under construction in a shipyard. The bow half of the ship shows the manual construction methods employed in the 1870s, while the stern half is the same boat as it would have been built about 1915-1920 with mechanical equipment. The model is encased in the original wood and glass case.
Historical NoteThis diorama of an Italian schooner under construction in a shipyard was designed to be an instructional model. Activity around the bow section depicts the manual construction methods employed during the 1870s. Action around the stern depicts more modern (ca. 1915-1920) construction methods involving mechanical equipment.

The model was made by Comincini Flaviano. It was presented to President Roosevelt on November 8, 1943 by Mr. Genna, Chairman of the Administrative Counsel of the Royal Navy University Institute, Naples, Italy, (through Col. Edgar E. Hume, G.S.C., Chief, Military Government Sect., Headquarters Fifth Army).

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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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