Crewing Oar

Item Information

Title:
Crewing Oar
Description:
Shaped wooden oar, stained brown. Round handle wihich flattens into a rectangular paddle head. Paddle has a metal plate tacked along the front side, following the contour of the head. Leather band tacked around the shaft forms a handhold.
Date:
1900–1933
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
leather
metal
wood (plant material)
oars
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Unidentified Metal
Leather
Places:
Massachusetts
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
4 3/8 in. x 108 3/8 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/12671
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.1780
Identifier:
12671