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Newel Post Fragment

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Recovered with bodies by the CS Minia and kept by her captain, W.G. Squares de Carteret.
From newel posts of either the forward or aft Fist Class staircase, probably one of the end posts.
Oak trim with a vegetable, fruit and flower design.
Made of quarter-cut English white oak (the finest and most expensive cut from the tree).
Its image is easily spotted in photographs, paintings and movie recreations of RMS Titanic's grand staircase.

Reference no.: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, M2004.50.109

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Recovered with bodies by the CS Minia and kept by her captain, W.G. Squares de Carteret.
From newel posts of either the forward or aft Fist Class staircase, probably one of the end posts.
Oak trim with a vegetable, fruit and flower design.
Made of quarter-cut English white oak (the finest and most expensive cut from the tree).
Its image is easily spotted in photographs, paintings and movie recreations of RMS Titanic's grand staircase.

Reference no.:
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, M2004.50.109

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