Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Jacknife found in Battery Park
Object Number:
INV.7875.60
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Metal, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 3.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Jacknife found in Battery Park; bone handle with metal blade which pivots on hinge and folds into handle.
Gallery Label:
This jackknife was found by New-York Historical Society staff members in Battery Park during the excavations for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel from 1948 through 1950.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
