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Figurehead from the Barkentine Bear of Oakland, circa 1874
Unknown carver
OF 37
Located in the collections of The Mariners’ Museum

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The Show Must Go On
We are a little over a month out from the opening of a new exhibition entitled, “Toys Ahoy! A Maritime Childhood.” The exhibit will put a playful spin on the typical maritime history exhibit with plenty of toys, games, and books to excite both the young and the young at Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Oct 10 2019By Emilie Duncan
Baptism at the ‘Waist of the World’
When planning this year’s Gallery Crawl I decided to include a station focusing on a well-known seafaring tradition: the line crossing ceremony. If you’re asking yourself “what the hell is a line crossing ceremony?” and are planning to attend the Crawl let me just say you are in for a Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 10 2019By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
Tornado Saves Capital (and Steals Anchor for Museum!)
Recently I had the pleasure of giving a behind the scenes tour to attendees of the annual conference of the National Society Children of 1812 (if you follow me on Facebook you might remember Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Aug 19 2019By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
Hunting with the Amazons
Well…probably not the kind of Amazons you’re thinking about, these were the Amazon-class steam screw sloop’s HMS Daphne, Dryad and Nymph of the Royal Navy and the “hunt” occurred off the East Coast of Africa as they worked to suppress the African slave trade. I became interested in this story Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Jul 8 2019By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
Even the lion has to defend himself against… lichen?
Click to view slideshow. The Lions are ready for the catwalk again. Conservation cleaning of four of the Museum’s most iconic treasures is complete for this year. Click to view slideshow. These before and after images highlight the reduction of biological growth from the surface of the stone. As Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Jul 3 2019By Paige Schmidt

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