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Luce Center
Artillery shell fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Object Number:
INV.6318.399
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 10.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Gallery Label:
This shell fragment was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others at a military camp that extended between 190th and 194th Streets, and Audobon and Eleventh Avenues, near Laurel Hill in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.