Piece of wood from the British prison ship "Jersey"
1750-1780
Wood
Overall: 2 × 6 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
Gift of Elizabeth Stevens
1973.52
According to the donor, this fragment was taken from the "Jersey," a British prison ship that was anchored in Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn, and used to imprison captured Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
DescriptionWood fragment.ClassificationsHISTORIC RELICS
2008.42.403
Oliver Hazard Perry
1796-1910
INV.841
