Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Machete
Object Number:
X.1
Date:
1880-1898
Medium:
Steel, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 60.6 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Machete with straight, single-edged steel blade of constant width, with a narrow groove parallel to back edge on either side; wooden pistol grip handle.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this machete was used during the Spanish-American War by a Cuban volunteer in the Spanish Army.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
