Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War 8 in. Armstrong shell
Object Number:
X.409
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 8 in. ( 40.6 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: body: "8 IN ARMSTRONG SHELL/CAPTURED IN FORT FISHER/JAN. 15TH 1865/BY/R. ADMIRAL PORTER"
Description:
Iron and brass artillery shell; cylindrical iron shell with rectangular brass knobs protruding from sets of five holes on body, domed bottom, and screw-on domed cap; stamped mark on body.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
