Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Cannon.
Object Number:
1914.19
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 65 x 10 in. ( 165.1 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron cannon.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cannon was used as a curb post at the northeast corner of Pearl and Pine Streets. It was probably used during the Revolution, firing cannonballs weighing about seven pounds.
Credit Line:
Gift of J.G. Phelps Stokes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
