Carving Figurehead
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Carving Figurehead
Description
Mentioned J. Skillen as skilled artist who has been commissioned to carve the figurehead of Hercules for the frigate Constitution.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
20
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
John Skillen
Rush
artist
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
frigate
figurehead
Hercules
Constitution
notable idea/issue
carving
commissioned artist
document number
1796092014000
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |