A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF THE STEAMBOAT "LAWRENCE"
A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF THE STEAMBOAT "LAWRENCE"

AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF THE STEAMBOAT "LAWRENCE"
American, 19th century
Realistically modeled with black smokestack, weight derived mechanism to power the double paddle wheels, with applied paper and polychrome decoration centering the ships name in block letters and surmounted by a black-painted eagle
12in. high, 6¼ in. wide, 22in. long

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