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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Admiral Nelson and the HMS Victory Door Stop
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Admiral Nelson and the HMS Victory Door Stop

Manufacturer Unknown
Date19th century
MediumBrass | Iron
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineMyers House Admissions Purchase
Object number64.33.5
On View
On view
DescriptionLonghandled cast door stop with a sailing ship "Victory" at the base and a medallion near the loop handle at top, inscribed "Admiral Nelson."

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1806
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
Unknown
ca. 1785
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2022
Jacques Nicholas Pierre François Dubuc
ca. 1815-1819
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2007.
Brass Founder
Federal period, early 19th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2007.
Brass Founder
Federal period, early 19th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.
William Hunt Diederich
ca. 1925