Watervilet Arsenal Exporiantal box
Classification:
Medium:
metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 9 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7826
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British cartridge pouch
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 15.6 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Leather and brass cartridge pouch; brown leather pouch with two vertical belt loops sewn to rear, and flap with outer strap that fastens to brass stud on front of pouch.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.551
Gallery Label:
This cartridge pouch was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
22167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Navy cartridge box
Classification:
Medium:
metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 9 x 9 in. ( 7.6 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7846
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22168
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Naval yard fuse box; primer box; not Civil War
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1903
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Leather and brass primer box; rectangular black leather box with vertical loop sewn to rear, and flap riveted to left side and fastened to stud on right side of box; stamped mark on front of box.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.577
Marks:
stamped: front: "NAVY YARD/WASHINGTON/1903"
Gallery Label:
This Naval Yard fuse box/primer box was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
22166
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Revolutionary War Hand Grenade
Classification:
Date:
1760-1840
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell; hole at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph Nathan Kane
Object Number:
1934.66
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
22056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whitworth artillery shell, Id'd, from Gettysburg, Civil War
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1855-1863
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 in. ( 23.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron and brass Whitworth artillery shell; tapered, cylindrical iron shell with flat base, rounded top, and brass collar for screw-on cap; foliate lettering engraved onto oval flutes on center exterior.
Object Number:
X.405
Marks:
engraved: exterior: "Found near/Genl. G.G. Meade's /head Quarters/Taneytown Road/after battle of/Gettysburg/1st-2nd-3rd July 1863"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
22055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn w/ strap & stopper
Classification:
Date:
1773
Medium:
Horn, wood, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 7 x 19 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 17.8 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Carved powder horn with leather strap and wooden stopper, wooden cover at one end with metal loop at the center with strap strung through; horn incised with horizontal lines and some foliage; spout end ribbed near the end, with opposite end of strap tied beneath.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sulliven and George H. Sullivan
Object Number:
1929.149
Marks:
incised: along one side: "Jonas Hoit's / Horn Dat'd Bedford / April 4 1773"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1773
eMuseum Object ID:
21931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Barshot: 24lbs.
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 5 in. ( 40.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by cylindrical bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Reginald Pelham Bolton
Object Number:
1920.117
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this bar shot was found during an excavation at Whitehall and State Streets in lower Manhattan, and was preserved by the Parks Department until its presentation by Reginald P. Bolton.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
21927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shot pouch
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Leather, cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 11.4 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Leather, cotton, and brass shot pouch; pear-shaped, stitched brown leather pouch with circular brass collar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry L. Shapiro
Object Number:
1950.72
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
21895
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder flask
Classification:
Date:
1840-1865
Medium:
Brass, leather, iron, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 20 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Brass, leather, iron, and cotton powder flask; pear-shaped brass body with cylindrical mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged lever on side; stitched brown leather cover with ring suspended from loop at bottom; flasked stamped with birds in center, flanked by wreath at bottom and side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry L. Shapiro
Object Number:
1950.70
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21894
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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