Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War Carbine box
Object Number:
1936.560
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, brass, wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 9 in. ( 14.6 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
incised: rear: "FK"
Description:
Leather, brass, wood, and iron cartridge box; black leather box with two vertical loops for shoulder belt riveted and sewn to rear, two iron buckles on bottom, and flap with strap that fastens to brass stud on bottom of box; box contains wooden block with twenty bored cartridge holes; incised letters on rear of box.
Gallery Label:
This cartridge box was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
