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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.
Chinese Pleasure Boat Carving
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Chinese Pleasure Boat Carving

Artifact IDMO 1941.5.31
Object Type Carving
Maker
Dateca. early 20th century
Mediumivory, wood (ebony)
Dimensionsoverall (sculpture on stand) H 4 3/4 in x W 7 in x D 2 in (12.1 cm x 17.8 cm x 5.1 cm )
 object (sculpture) H 3 in x W 7 in x D 1 3/4 in (7.6 cm x 17.8 cm x 4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, delicately-carved ivory model of a Chinese pleasure boat. The boat features several figures sitting throughout at tables or on the floor. Two flags fly from the stern. An adhesive sticker on the bottom has typed text: B-30-9.

The model rests unattached on a small ebony stand carved to resemble waves.
Historical NoteMuseum records for this carving indicate it may have been given to Franklin D. Roosevelt by a Chinese banker in New York City.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 7, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library 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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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