01246crm a2200217 4500 758975130 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 150918|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Ship Model U.S.S. Constitution [Museum Object]. unknown. "Hand-made model of the the U.S.S. Consititution, ""Old Ironsides."" Made of wood, cloth sails, and twine for rigging. Hull painted black with white trimming. Red water line. Mounted on stand; lettered on one side: ""Old Ironsides"" on other: ""M. Hemingway, Jr.""". PERMANENT COLLECTION. "See files for ""ship models"" in 2nd drawer of black file cabinet, curator's office.". 20150918. """Old Ironsides"", officially known as the U.S.S. Constitution, a US frigate built at Boston and commissioned in 1798. When in 1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes learned the ship was to be scrapped, he wrote the famous poem ""Old Ironsides.""". "Hemingway, Matt Jr.". https://rosenberg.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/0448D786-C4D9-4F22-BA76-166558529444 See Museum Object Listing RV8