USS CONSTITUTION WOOD BOX By Rowland R. Hazard 1792-1874- Wood From Ship 1833

Description

This beautiful wooden box bears the following tag-
Box constrcted by Rowland R. Hazard 1792-1874 This box made of wood from the Constitution "Mary A. Goff".
A silver plate is embedded in the cover with the initials"RRH".
It is a keyed box of dovetailed construction and the bottom is attached to the sides with square nails. The back edge of the bottom shows a little wear and damage which is the only damage found and the photos show this.
Rowland Robinson Hazard 1792-1874 has multiple records in Ancestry.com and family trees on the Internet. He was born Feb 20, 1792 in Narragansett, RI and died Aug 21, 1874 in Newport, RI.
This is an excerpt from the USS Constitution website in an article "Pieces of the Past":
USS Constitution souvenirs have long been popular collectibles. The tradition began in 1833, when the ship entered the newly completed Dry Dock 1 in the Charlestown Navy Yard for restoration. By this time Old Ironsides had made her mark as a famous ship, and throngs of Bostonians and dignitaries gathered as Constitution, once again under the command of her old captain Isaac Hull, gently glided into dry dock for a period of repair. Hull, who made the long trip from the Washington Navy Yard where he was commandant, ordered all the wood and copper removed from Constitution during the restoration sent to Washington for reuse. He had canes, boxes and other souvenirs made from the materials, and sent the trinkets to friends and public officials throughout the United States.
An antique postcard, circa 1910, of the USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, is included.
We purchased the box at an Estate Auction in Albany, NY in the 1990's. It was offered as authentic and we believe that it is but we have no documentation to support it.