Plymouth Rock fragment with painted inscription, 1830
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Object Details
- Description
- In the early 1800s, tourists visiting Plymouth Rock were provided a hammer so that they could take a piece of the rock as a souvenir. By 1880, what was left of the rock was fenced off within a memorial.
- Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Virginia L. W. Fox, 1911
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Virginia L. W. Fox
- 1830
- ID Number
- PL.012058
- catalog number
- 12058
- accession number
- 52309
- Object Name
- rock fragment
- Physical Description
- stone (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 10.795 cm x 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts, Plymouth
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Souvenir Nation
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_523279
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6364-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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