Bottle used to christen the S.S. Harriet Tubman
date: label: Date
content: June 3, 1944
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: The original christening bottle from the ceremonial launching of the Liberty ship SS Harriet Tubman. The glass bottle is wrapped in red, white, and blue silk and housed in a specially made oak box with a glass window. Screwed to the box is a metal plaque that reads [CHRISTENING BOTTLE / SS. HARRIET TUBMAN / MRS. E. S. NORTHRUP / SPONSOR / JUNE 3 1944 / NEW ENGLAND SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION / SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE]
place: label: Place used
content: South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.50.36
objectType: label: Type
content: bottles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk (fiber) , glass , oak , metal
label: Dimensions
content: 4 9/16 x 13 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (11.6 x 35.2 x 11.7 cm)