Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Luce Center
Musket balls (3)
Object Number:
1921.34a-c
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Lead musket balls.
Gallery Label:
These musket balls were found inside the hull of a ship uncovered in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
