Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Cannonball
Object Number:
INV.6479.3
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found at the Riflemens' Redoubt in Fort Washington Park, Manhattan. It was probably fired at the American-held redoubt during the British and Hessian assault of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
