Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
Bomb shell fragment
Object Number:
1886.10b
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3 in. ( 2.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment; domed, circular cap for shell.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shell fragment was found on the battlefield after the Battle of Keneshaw Mountain in June, 1864.
Credit Line:
Gift of A.V.W. Van Vechten
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
