Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fowler c.1820-30, converted flintlock percussion musket: inscribed
Object Number:
1929.142
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 54 1/2 in. ( 138.4 cm )
Part (barrel): 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)
Marks:
stamped: lockplate: "W/KETLAND/& CO."
Description:
Wood, iron, and brass percussion rifle; French-style conversion to percussion system; part round, part octagon barrel with bladed front sight and stamped circles at breech end and near middle; brass furniture with two ramrod pipes; two brass inlays on left side of stock; checkering at wrist and engraved floral designs on hammer, lockplate, and bolster; stamped mark at center of lockplate; wooden ramrod.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this rifle was used during the War of 1812.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sanderson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
