Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
December 10, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 19
Additional Source Text:
"Was found where the part of the City called Pompia [Pompeii] was dug up -- which was buried in Lava from an eruption of mount vesuvious 74 [i.e., 79] years after Christ -- Naples Italy."
Notes:
William Cutbush was serving as a midshipman on the frigate USS Philadelphia when it ran aground and was captured by Tripolitan forces in October 1803. The crew remained captive until the Barbary Wars ended in June 1805.
