Cartridge box w/tag
Classification:
Date:
1865-1875
Medium:
Leather, wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 8 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 20.6 cm )
Description:
Leather, wood, and brass cartridge box; rectangular black leather box with two vertical belt loops sewn to back, and flap with strap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box; box contains wooden insert with twenty bored cartridge holes.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.558
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
40028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cartridge box and belt (2)
Classification:
Date:
1855-1862
Medium:
Leather, wood, tin, iron, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 21 cm )
Description:
Leather, wood, tin, and iron cartridge box; rectangular black leather box with one horizontal and two vertical loops sewn and riveted on back, two iron buckles at bottom of box, implement pocket on front, and flap with strap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box; box contains wooden insert with twenty bored cartridge holes; shoulder strap lined with green wool felt at bottom, and embroidered with worsted wool in green, yellow, and orange berlinwork on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Object Number:
1934.163ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cartridge box was found in 1862 by Captain J.G. Mackey of the 95th New York Volunteer Infantry on a skirmish line near Union, Virginia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
40027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cartridge box
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Leather, tin, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 19 cm )
Description:
Leather, tin, and iron cartridge box; rectangular black leather box has shoulder strap that runs through two two horizontal loops on back, with back ends fastened to iron buckles at bottom of box, two vertical loops also sewn to back, implement pocket on front, and flap with strap that fastens to stud at bottom of box; box contains four compartment tin insert.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence F. Haynes
Object Number:
1948.387
Gallery Label:
This cartridge box was used during the Civil War by John Park Haynes of the 51st Massachusetts Regiment.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39989
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shotgun shell cartridge
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brass and paper shotgun cartridge; hollow, cylindrical cardboard body with brass base; stamped mark on base.
Object Number:
INV.8004
Marks:
stamped: base: "9T"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
39908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 in. ( 10.8 cm )
Description:
Steel cannonball; screw-in hole at top; stamped letters on body.
Object Number:
INV.11672
Marks:
stamped: cannonball: "AR"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 in. ( 10.8 cm )
Description:
Steel cannonball; hole at top.
Object Number:
INV.11676
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39863
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Barshot
Classification:
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 3 1/2 in. ( 33 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by rectangular bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of C.K. Johnson
Object Number:
1934.133
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this bar shot was found by the donor in Dutchess County, New York. Bar shot was a kind of artillery ammunition that expanded and came apart when fired from a cannon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
39860
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Artillery shell casing
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 52.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Brass artillery shell casing; hollow, cylindrical brass shell casing; stamped marks on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Benjamin Rosen
Object Number:
1946.218
Marks:
stamped: bottom base: "75 F.B. WaAG60 (below Nazi eagle perched on circle enclosing swastika)/AM 349 40/LU. M 14L 40R/1
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shell casing was found on Fermanville beach, Normandy.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flask
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Steel flask; black-painted oval body with cylindrical mouthpiece and screw-on cap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Object Number:
1957.277l
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this flask was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
39790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ammunition flask
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Brass, leather, iron, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Brass, leather, iron, and glass ammunition flask; pear-shaped brass body with brown leather cover, and scew-in brass top with glass inset and cylindrical mouthpiece; stamped numbers on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Object Number:
1957.277n
Marks:
stamped: top: "40/32"; "3..."
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this flask was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
39789
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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