Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Luce Center
Head for a gunpowder flask found at a French fortress in Canada
Object Number:
INV.5780.3
Date:
1730-1758
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brass head for a gunpowder flask found at Louisbourg, a French fortress in Canada; pear-shaped tip with tapered neck connected to oval collar; collar has iron screw or peg.
Gallery Label:
This head for a gunpowder flask was found at Louisbourg, a French fortress on Cape Breton Island in Canada. Louisbourg was captured in 1745 during King George's War by New England militia forces supported by a British fleet, and again in 1758 by British forces during the French and Indian War. The head was attached to a large leather bag containing gunpowder, probably for artillery.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Lawrence Price, through Major Howland Pell, 1935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
