Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery shell fragments (5)
Object Number:
INV.8037.1-5
Date:
1900-1914
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: base: "2091"; "M" (below crown)
stamped: stopper: "Sp..gr"
stamped: head fragment: "670"; "M" (below crown)
Description:
Iron and brass artillery shell fragments; one circular base, three cone-shaped head fragments with concentric rings at neck and stopper; one head fragment has brass lining on interior; stamped marks on stopper, base, and on one head fragment.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this artillery shell was fired into the Port of Bone, Algeria, by the German cruiser Breslau on August 4, 1914.
Credit Line:
Presented by Abraham L. Danziger, 1919
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
