Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Canteen
Object Number:
X.230
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. ( 19 x 17.5 cm )
Description:
Wood and iron canteen; drum-shaped, circular wooden canteen with two halves of body fastened together with three iron sling loops at sides and bottom, and with cylindrical wooden mouthpiece.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this canteen was taken from a dead Confederate soldier after the capture of Fort Harrison in Virginia, and was presented to the Society by Union General B.F. Nichols.
Credit Line:
Gift of G.F. Nichols
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
