Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brass ornament found at Fort Lennox
Object Number:
INV.6196.68ab
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Brass ornament; shell-shaped.
Gallery Label:
This ornament was excavated in 1927 by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for the British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814. The ornament was probably worn on a British soldier's uniform, or on the point of a British officer's sword scabbard.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
