Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Luce Center
Whitworth artillery shell, captured? at Fort Fisher, Id'd, (good History), Civil War?
Object Number:
X.403
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 in. ( 23.5 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: exterior: "3 IN WHITWORTH SHELL/CAPTURED IN FORT FISHER/JAN. 15 1865 BY R. ADML' PORTER"
Description:
Iron and brass Whitworth artillery shell; tapered, cylindrical iron shell with flat base, rounded top, and brass collar for screw-on cap; mark stamped onto oval flutes on center exterior.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
