- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Northrup, Eva Stewart, American, 1890 - 1964
- New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945
- Date
- June 3, 1944
- Medium
- silk (fiber) , glass , oak , metal
- Dimensions
- 4 9/16 x 13 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (11.6 x 35.2 x 11.7 cm)
- Description
- 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 used
- South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Ceremonial Tools
- Type
- bottles
- Topic
- Activism
- Emancipation
- Freedom
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Women
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.