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本月的文物– Calliope

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This month’s artifact of the month is our miniature 24-whistle steam calliope, ca 1901. The calliope was invented in 1855 by Joshua C. Stoddard and had its debut in Worcester, Massachusetts on the 4th of July, 1856. It was made to work by having a number of graduated whistles pitched to create the appropriate sound. When the player hit a key, steam would be released into the appropriate whistle to create the desired sound.

Calliope是由乔治·克拉茨的辛辛那提建造的，并且可能是克拉茨的最后一个克拉特斯蒸汽呼叫。这件作品来自一个名为的展示法国的新感觉。She was the fifth showboat to bear that name and was built at Higginsport, Ohio in 1901. The calliope was frequently used to announce the showboat’s arrival into town to attract visitors.阅读更多

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月的文物 - 美洲虎雕像

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Inspired by a recent story about how they came to be, I have decided to make our two Jaguar statues the artifacts of the month for April! These two pieces are currently displayed in what we call our Huntington Room, so a lot of visitors probably haven’t seen them as this room is mostly used as a rental space or for staff meetings/events. The room was named for Archer and Anna Huntington, with a smaller adjoining room (The Anna Room) being named for Anna Huntington.

Jaguars，名为“到达Jaguar”和Jaguar的Jaguars在1926-1932之间的某个时候被Anna Hyatt Huntington雕刻了。安娜是一名才华横溢的雕刻型，以其描绘了动物的准确性。安娜的父亲，阿尔法斯·凯悦，是一个动物学和古生物学教授，所以安娜在生活中早期获得了动物的热爱。尽管存在这种爱，但她打算成为一个小提琴手，直到疾病导致她必须重新评估她所选的道路。安娜的姐姐哈拉特，是谁是安娜的信誉，让她陷入雕刻的世界。哈拉特与安娜一起努力创造一个男孩和动物的雕塑，因为哈丽特无法塑造动物。（你可以阅读安娜的采访HERE她提到的那里）哈拉特也闻名在我们的财产上雕刻雕像，称为呼喊男孩。多年来，他位于水壶池塘，但现在他在我们的院子里。阅读更多

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本月的文物 - 克莱特壶

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This month’s artifact of the month comes as a recommendation from boss lady and is a claret jug inscribed to Francis Pettit Smith, a pioneer in the development of the screw propeller.

虽然不是在最好的形状了,你可以e how decorative and beautiful it must have been when presented to Smith. The inscription reads “The First Screw Ship ARCHIMEDES 1859 / Presented with a silver salver / TO FRANCIS PETTIT SMITH ESQUIRE / By the committee and the other subscribers to / To the Smith Testimonial Fund / As a lasting mark of their high estimate of his / private worth, and the great benefit conferred / by him on his country. / In introducing, and by his talent, energy and / perserverence. Bringing into general use the / system of screw propulsion. / 1858”阅读更多

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本月的文物 - SS Kaiser Wilhelm II的绘画

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今天的目的是一幅带有轮船的油画Kaiser Wilhelm IIin front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. I remember when I first came across it as I thought it was such a strange image with the ship completely out of water, but of course that’s how an allegorical painting is supposed to look. With my interest piqued, I went to check out the file folder to see what the background of this painting was. To my dismay, there was next to no information in the file and the wrong artist had even been attributed to the painting, despite the fact that there is a clear signature in the bottom left hand corner.

我是一个非常好奇的人，所以不知道这幅画的任何东西都是相当痛苦的。采取我对此的一点，这基本上只是艺术家，我转向我最好的朋友答案，谷歌。我很快发现了艺术家奥托布拉格，是德国不来梅着名的画家。这是他设置了他的'atelier'，意思是工作室。在签名的“Atelier Bollhagen”下面是'不来梅'。今天在1892年开始的商业奥托在曾孙的领导下继续。阅读更多

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月份 - 白色星线的文物

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This “Artifact of the Month” is a piece of china from the White Star Line. The White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company and today is most known for its ship, RMS泰坦尼克号。While our piece of china is not from the actual泰坦尼克号，它非常类似于船上的一流嘉宾，因此在我们的蒸汽画廊大厅的角落里展示了与信息和其他有关的物品泰坦尼克号。

“Stonier Co. Liverpool” is stamped on the back of the plate, but in reality they did not make the china. The Stonier company brokered and distributed the china. The star featured in the center of the dish is the symbol of the White Star Line, which is also inscribed in the banner below the flag star. The crown pattern around the plate originated from Brownfield, which gave this style its name. As you can see in the photo, the gold gilt and turquoise embellishments really highlight the center emblem well.阅读更多