Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
July 24, 1811
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 55
Notes:
Anne Newport Royall visited the Peale Museum and noted of the barge, "It is remarkable for its great length in proportion to its width, something like a canoe, being very narrow: men were sitting in it, in the act of rowing; though, believe me, they made but little progress." Sketches of the History, Life, and Manners, in the United States (New Haven, 1826), p. 216
Charles Stewart (1778-1869) was an officer in the U.S. Navy who commanded a number of US Navy ships, including USS Constitution.
