"The Mediator"

Summary

"The Mediator" transported Richard Rush with James Smithson's legacy, in the form of gold sovereigns packed in eleven boxes, as well as his personal effects including his mineral cabinet, library, and scientific writings, across the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived in New York harbor on August 29, 1838, and the personal effects were deposited with the collector of the Port of New York on September 1.

Subject

• Rush, Richard 1780-1859
• Smithson, James 1765-1829
• Mediator (Ship)
• Mariners' Museum (Newport News, Va.)

Notes

• Original Image is a Born Digital from Smithsonian Institution Libraries' and Smithsonian Institution Archives' online exhibit "From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution,"
• Digital Image of the oil painting, "The Mediator." The original painting is attributed to D. MacFarlane, and the original size of the painting is 59h x 88w cm (23 3/16h x 34 11/16w in). The painting is owned by the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

Contained within

SIL's and SIA's online exhibit "From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution," http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Smithson-to-Smithsonian/labels/039_high.html.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Born Digitial Images

Date

c. 1855

Restrictions & Rights

Image is owned by the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

Topic

• Smithson Bequest
• Boats and boating
• Cargo ships
• SI, Early History
• Painting
• Ships

Form/Genre

• Digital Image
• Painting

ID Number

img0039_hires

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 6.54w x 4.12h ; Type of Image: Painting; Medium: Digital Image

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