Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Cartridge
Object Number:
1923.111b
Date:
1840-1865
Medium:
Paper, lead, gunpowder, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Paper, lead, cotton, and gunpowder cartridge; lead musket ball and gunpowder charge wrapped at tail end of paper package; package tied with white string at tail.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
