Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Cartridge
Object Number:
X.283
Date:
1850-1861
Medium:
Lead, paper, jute
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Lead, paper, and jute cartridge; conical lead bullet inside paper wrapping tied at both ends with rope.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cartridge was taken from the pocket of a dead Confederate soldier after the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
