Framed pieces of the wood from the "Lawrence" and from flagstaff at Erie, PA

1796-1910

Place madeUnited States, North America

Wood, paper, glass, paint

Overall: 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 19 x 21 x 3.2 cm )

INV.841

Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) was an active committeeman during the early Revolutionary movement and served with distinction in the Revolutionary War. He was commissioned brigadier-general in 1777.

Inscribedhandwritten in ink: above relics of the "Lawrence": "Oak and Cedar Wood; parts of / Commodore O. H. Perry's flag ship / "Lawrence," which carried the flag / bearing the motto, "Don't give up the / ship," at the battle of Lake Erie Sept. 18, / 1813.[in pencil]" handwritten in ink: above Wayne relic: "Chestnut Wood from the Flag Staff / beside which Genral Anthony / Wayne was buried at / Presque Isle, now Erie Pa. / 1796. A picture of Wayne's , Flag / at Wabash, Ind. 1910. B. J. T."

ClassificationsHISTORIC RELICS

DescriptionPieces of oak and cedar wood, parts of Commodore Oliver H. Perry's flagship, the "Lawrence," and a piece of chestnut wood from flagstaff beside the grave of General Anthony Wayne at Presque Isle, now Erie, Pennsylvania; mounted side by side on buff-colored paper and framed; with painted images of Perry's flag bearing the motto "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" and Wayne's flag at Wabash, Indiana, and handwritten inscriptions.

Object NameFramed pieces of the wood from the "Lawrence" and from flagstaff at Erie, PA