Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gun
Object Number:
1909.43a
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
overall: 13 x 47 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Description:
Steel gun with five barrels mounted in cylindrical frame; projections for mounting on stand.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this handle and its associated gun were taken from one of the Spanish fleet sunk at Manila in the Philippine Islands in 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of Archer M. Huntington
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
