Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blunt & Syms Underhammer Pepperbox
Object Number:
1948.381
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
barrel length: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Overall: 7 1/8 in. ( 18.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: frame: "BLUNT&SYMS/NEW YORK"
Description:
Wood and steel pepperbox handgun; fluted barrel ribs with medium frame and bag handle; scroll-engraved frame; stamped mark on frame.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
