Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery shell
Object Number:
1912.46
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 in. ( 20.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell; conical with scew-on cap and wood fragment attached to cap bottom.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shell was found in a trench at Santiago, Cuba, in 1899.
Credit Line:
Gift of John H. Thompson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
