Model in bottle of U. S. S. CONSTITUTION
model in bottle and stand
MODELS - VESSELS - IN BOTTLESmarad; models
Circa 1931
glass; wood; textile
overall: 4 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.;Overall: 4 3/4 x 11 x 4 1/8 in.
Quart sized clear glass bottle with fancy stopper knotwork. Contains model of 3-masted ship CONSTITUTION, flying American flag, and tender, on simulated water. Lighthouse, lightkeeper's house and two palm trees on simulated land also in bottle. Piece of paper below water, in bottle, reads "THIS MODEL OF THE OLD IRONSIDE/ OR THE CONSTITUTION/ WAS MADE IN BROOKLYN Jan. 1st 1931./ BY Christ. Andersen." The maker of the model was a Danish seaman .
1986.85.2